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Amphiura
Amphiura is a large genus of brittle stars (Ophiuroidea) found in oceans worldwide from tropics to Arctic and Antarctic regions.
60 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Amphiura
subgenusAmphiura
Amphiura chiajei
speciesAmphiura chiajei
Amphiura filiformis
speciesAmphiura filiformis
Amphiura arcystata
speciesAmphiura arcystata
Amphiura immira
speciesAmphiura immira
Ophiopeltis
subgenusOphiopeltis
Amphiura stimpsonii
speciesAmphiura stimpsonii
Fellaria
subgenusFellaria
Amphiura verticillata
speciesAmphiura verticillata
Amphiura serpentina
speciesAmphiura serpentina
Amphiura polyacantha
speciesAmphiura polyacantha
Amphiura gymnogastra
speciesAmphiura gymnogastra
Amphiura fibulata
speciesAmphiura fibulata
Amphiura carchara
speciesAmphiura carchara
Amphiura lacazei
speciesAmphiura lacazei
Amphiura algida
speciesAmphiura algida
Amphiura tomentosa
speciesAmphiura tomentosa
Amphiura ficta
speciesAmphiura ficta
Amphiura bihamula
speciesAmphiura bihamula
Amphiura agitata
speciesAmphiura agitata
Amphiura concinna
speciesAmphiura concinna
Amphiura hilaris
speciesAmphiura hilaris
Amphiura nociva
speciesAmphiura nociva
Amphiura celata
speciesAmphiura celata
Amphiura canadensis
speciesAmphiura canadensis
Amphiura exigua
speciesAmphiura exigua
Amphiura gymnopora
speciesAmphiura gymnopora
Amphiura tritonis
speciesAmphiura tritonis
Amphiura fragilis
speciesAmphiura fragilis
Amphiura brevispina
speciesAmphiura brevispina
Amphiura muelleri
speciesAmphiura muelleri
Amphiura richardi
speciesAmphiura richardi
Amphiura modesta
speciesAmphiura modesta
Amphiura concolor
speciesAmphiura concolor
Amphiura lunaris
speciesAmphiura lunaris
Amphiura acacia
speciesAmphiura acacia
Amphiura abyssorum
speciesAmphiura abyssorum
Amphiura latispina
speciesAmphiura latispina
Amphiura borealis
speciesAmphiura borealis
Amphiura kinbergi
speciesAmphiura kinbergi
Amphiura sundevalli
speciesAmphiura sundevalli
Amphiura crassipes
speciesAmphiura crassipes
Amphiura eugeniae
speciesAmphiura eugeniae
Amphiura rosae
speciesAmphiura rosae
Amphiura atlantidea
speciesAmphiura atlantidea
Amphiura cherbonnieri
speciesAmphiura cherbonnieri
Amphiura bountyia
speciesAmphiura bountyia
Amphiura iraciae
speciesAmphiura iraciae
Amphiura dino
speciesAmphiura dino
Amphiura calbuca
speciesAmphiura calbuca
Amphiura reloncavii
speciesAmphiura reloncavii
Amphiura inepta
speciesAmphiura inepta
Amphiura retusa
speciesAmphiura retusa
Amphiura tumulosa
speciesAmphiura tumulosa
Amphiura caparti
speciesAmphiura caparti
Amphiura benthica
speciesAmphiura benthica
Amphiura crypta
speciesAmphiura crypta
Amphiura megalaspis
speciesAmphiura megalaspis
Amphiura crispa
speciesAmphiura crispa
Amphiura kandai
speciesAmphiura kandai
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
Searching the stacks…
Every page naming Amphiura in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
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 55180.