Ophiocomina

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

Ophiocomina
Ophiocomina nigra
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Ophiuroidea
Order: Ophiacanthida
Family: Ophiotomidae
Genus: Ophiocomina
Koehler in Mortensen, 1920

Selected species

There are two species:[1]

  • Ophiocomina arnaudi O'Hara & Thuy, 2022
  • Ophiocomina nigra (Abildgaard in O.F. Müller, 1789)

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

References
  1. 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. "Ophiocomina Koehler, 1920". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 3 August 2023.


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