Genus

Ophiopholis

Ophiopholis aculeata. Photo: (c) Ian Manning, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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Ophiopholis is a genus of brittle stars (Ophiuroidea) found in oceans worldwide from tropics to temperate regions.

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
  - Phylum: Echinodermata (Echinoderms)
    - Subphylum: Asterozoa (Sea stars and brittle stars)
      - Class: Ophiuroidea (Brittle stars)
        Subclass: Myophiuroida
        Infraclass: Metophiurida
        Superorder: Ophintegrida
        Order: Amphilepidida (Amphilepididans)
        Suborder: Gnathophiurina
        Superfamily: Ophiactoidea
        Family: Ophiopholidae
        Genus: Ophiopholis
        Species: Ophiopholis aculeata (Daisy brittle star)

Subtaxa

Species: Ophiopholis aculeata (Daisy brittle star)

Where in Humboldt

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