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Ophiopsila
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Ophiopsila

Ophiopsila is a genus of brittle star belonging to the family Ophiocomidae. Many species are bioluminescent.

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27 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Ophiopsila aranea

speciesOphiopsila aranea

Ophiopsila polyacantha

speciesOphiopsila polyacantha

Ophiopsila annulosa

speciesOphiopsila annulosa

Crevice Brittle Star

speciesOphiopsila riisei

Ophiopsila californica

speciesOphiopsila californica

Ophiopsila pantherina

speciesOphiopsila pantherina

Ophiopsila vittata

speciesOphiopsila vittata

Ophiopsila bispinosa

speciesOphiopsila bispinosa

Ophiopsila seminuda

speciesOphiopsila seminuda

Ophiopsila dilatata

speciesOphiopsila dilatata

Ophiopsila glabra

speciesOphiopsila glabra

Ophiopsila multispina

speciesOphiopsila multispina

Ophiopsila picturata

speciesOphiopsila picturata

Ophiopsila squamifera

speciesOphiopsila squamifera

Ophiopsila novaezealandiae

speciesOphiopsila novaezealandiae

Ophiopsila polysticta

speciesOphiopsila polysticta

Ophiopsila caribea

speciesOphiopsila caribea

Ophiopsila paucispina

speciesOphiopsila paucispina

Ophiopsila guineensis

speciesOphiopsila guineensis

Ophiopsila abscissa

speciesOphiopsila abscissa

Ophiopsila hartmeyeri

speciesOphiopsila hartmeyeri

Ophiopsila brevisquama

speciesOphiopsila brevisquama

Ophiopsila timida

speciesOphiopsila timida

Ophiopsila platispina

speciesOphiopsila platispina

Ophiopsila maculata

speciesOphiopsila maculata

Ophiopsila multipapillata

speciesOphiopsila multipapillata

Ophiopsila fulva

speciesOphiopsila fulva

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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 52534.