Ophiactidae are a family of brittle stars.
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| this brittle star on the wildfacts sheets on wildsingapore | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Class: | Ophiuroidea |
| Order: | Ophiurida |
| Suborder: | Gnathophiurina |
| Superfamily: | Ophiactoidea |
| Family: | Ophiactidae Matsumoto, 1915 [1] |
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Genera edit
The following genera are recognised by the World Register of Marine Species :[1]
- Hemipholis Lyman, 1865
- Histampica A.M. Clark, 1970
- Ophiactis Lütken, 1856
- Ophiopholis Müller & Troschel, 1842
- Ophiopus Ljungman, 1867
References edit
- ^ a b Stöhr, Sabine (2015). Stöhr S, O'Hara T (eds.). "Ophiactidae Matsumoto, 1915". World Ophiuroidea database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2015-07-19.
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