| Ophiopholis | |
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| Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota | 
| Kingdom: | Animalia | 
| Phylum: | Echinodermata | 
| Class: | Ophiuroidea | 
| Order: | Ophiurida | 
| Family: | Ophiactidae | 
| Genus: | Ophiopholis Müller & Troschel, 1842 [1]  | 
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Ophiopholis is a genus of brittle stars (Ophiuroidea) found in oceans worldwide from tropics to temperate regions.
Species
The following species are recognised by the World Register of Marine Species :[1]
- Ophiopholis aculeata (Linnaeus, 1767)
 - Ophiopholis bakeri McClendon, 1909
 - Ophiopholis brachyactis H.L. Clark, 1911
 - Ophiopholis japonica Lyman, 1879
 - Ophiopholis kennerlyi Lyman, 1860
 - Ophiopholis longispina H.L. Clark, 1911
 - Ophiopholis mirabilis (Duncan, 1879)
 - Ophiopholis pilosa Djakonov, 1954
 
References
- 1 2 Stöhr, Sabine (2015). Stöhr S, O'Hara T (eds.). "Ophiopholis Müller & Troschel, 1842". World Ophiuroidea database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2015-07-19.
 
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