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Family of brittle stars From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ophiacanthidae is a family of brittle stars.[2][3] Axel Vilhelm Ljungman circumscribed this taxon in 1867; he initially named the subfamily Ophiacanthinae within the family Amphiuridae.[4] Gordon L. J. Paterson promoted its rank to family in 1985.[5]
Ophiacanthidae | |
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Ophiacanthidae | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Echinodermata |
Class: | Ophiuroidea |
Order: | Ophiurida |
Suborder: | Ophiurina |
Family: | Ophiacanthidae Ljungman, 1867[1] |
Type genus | |
Ophiacantha Müller & Troschel, 1842 |
As of 2020[update], genera include:[1][3][6]
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