Ophiocomina

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Ophiocomina
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Ophiocomina nigra
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Ophiuroidea
Order: Ophiacanthida
Family: Ophiotomidae
Genus: Ophiocomina
Koehler in Mortensen, 1920

Ophiocomina is a genus of brittle stars belonging to the family Ophiotomidae. [1] [2] They are distributed worldwide. [2]

Selected species

There are two species: [1]

Ophiocomina australis is now recognized as Clarkcoma australis . [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Stöhr S, O'Hara T, eds. (2023). "Ophiocomina Koehler in Mortensen, 1920". World Ophiuroidea Database. World Register of Marine Species . Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Ophiocomina Koehler, 1920". Global Biodiversity Information Facility . Retrieved 3 August 2023.


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