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Ophiothrix
Ophiothrix is a large genus of brittle stars (Ophiuroidea) found in oceans worldwide from tropics to Arctic and Antarctic regions.
41 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Ophiothrix
subgenusOphiothrix
Common Brittle Star
speciesOphiothrix fragilis
Acanthophiothrix
subgenusAcanthophiothrix
Angular Brittle Star
speciesOphiothrix angulata
Ophiothrix oliveri
speciesOphiothrix oliveri
Ophiothrix orstedii
speciesOphiothrix orstedii
Ophiothrix quinquemaculata
speciesOphiothrix quinquemaculata
Ophiothrix magnifica
speciesOphiothrix magnifica
Ophiothrix cotteaui
speciesOphiothrix cotteaui
Ophiothrix synoecina
speciesOphiothrix synoecina
Ophiothrix galapagensis
speciesOphiothrix galapagensis
Ophiothrix brachyactis
speciesOphiothrix brachyactis
Ophiothrix platyactis
speciesOphiothrix platyactis
Ophiothrix lineata
speciesOphiothrix lineata
Ophiothrix comata
speciesOphiothrix comata
Ophiothrix parasita
speciesOphiothrix parasita
Ophiothrix planulatus
speciesOphiothrix planulatus
Ophiothrix cimar
speciesOphiothrix cimar
Ophiothrix convoluta
speciesOphiothrix convoluta
Ophiothrix dirrhabdota
speciesOphiothrix dirrhabdota
Ophiothrix eurycolpodes
speciesOphiothrix eurycolpodes
Ophiothrix dedita
speciesOphiothrix dedita
Ophiothrix amphibola
speciesOphiothrix amphibola
Ophiothrix hartfordi
speciesOphiothrix hartfordi
Ophiothrix viator
speciesOphiothrix viator
Ophiothrix marginata
speciesOphiothrix marginata
Ophiothrix tenuis
speciesOphiothrix tenuis
Ophiothrix nociva
speciesOphiothrix nociva
Ophiothrix maculata
speciesOphiothrix maculata
Ophiothrix pallida
speciesOphiothrix pallida
Ophiothrix luetkeni
speciesOphiothrix luetkeni
Ophiothrix berberis
speciesOphiothrix berberis
Ophiothrix rathbuni
speciesOphiothrix rathbuni
Ophiothrix merguiensis
speciesOphiothrix merguiensis
Ophiothrix variegata
speciesOphiothrix variegata
Ophiothrix innocens
speciesOphiothrix innocens
Ophiothrix petersi
speciesOphiothrix petersi
Ophiothrix congensis
speciesOphiothrix congensis
Ophiothrix stri
speciesOphiothrix stri
Ophiothrix simplex
speciesOphiothrix simplex
Theophrix
subgenusTheophrix
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 48839.