Ophiacanthida

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Ophiacanthida is an order of echinoderms belonging to the class Ophiuroidea.

The order contains two suborders, Ophiodermatina and Ophiacanthina, which include the following families:

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Ophiacanthida is an order of echinoderms belonging to the class Ophiuroidea.

The order contains two suborders, Ophiodermatina and Ophiacanthina, which include the following families:

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Ophiocoma scolopendrina

Ophiocoma scolopendrina is a species of brittle star belonging to the family Ophiocomidae. Restricted to life in the intertidal, they live in the Indo-Pacific. They can typically be found within crevices or beneath borders on intertidal reef...

Ophiomastix wendtii

Ophiomastix wendtii, also known by its common name, the red ophiocoma, and formerly as Ophiocoma wendtii, is a species of brittle stars that inhabits coral reefs from Bermuda to Brazil, primarily in the Caribbean sea. These brittle stars have long,...

Ophiocoma echinata

Ophiocoma echinata, the spiny ophiocoma, is a species of brittle star belonging to the family Ophiocomidae. It is the type species of the genus Ophiocoma and is found in the tropical west Atlantic Ocean, the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico.