Ophiotomidae

Ophiotomidae is a family of brittle stars.^[2] It was originally introduced as a subfamily Ophiotominae under the family Ophiacanthidae.^[1] The family has a worldwide distribution.^[3]

Ophiotomidae
Ophiocomina nigra
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Echinodermata
Class:	Ophiuroidea
Order:	Ophiacanthida
Family:	Ophiotomidae Paterson, 1985[1]
Type genus
Ophiotoma Lyman, 1883

Genera

There are six genera:^[2]

• Ophiocomina Koehler in Mortensen, 1920
• Ophiocopa Lyman, 1883
• Ophiomitra Lyman, 1869
• Ophiopristis Verrill, 1899
• Ophiotoma Lyman, 1883
• Ophiotreta Verrill, 1899