Family
Amphiuridae (Long-armed burrowing brittle stars)
Amphiodia occidentalis. Photo: (c) Don Loarie, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Amphiuridae (commonly called long-armed burrowing brittle stars or burrowing brittle stars) are a large family of brittle stars of the suborder Gnathophiurina. Some species are used to study echinoderm development (e.g. Amphipholis kochii and Amphioplus abditus) and bioluminescence (the dwarf brittle star, Amphipholis squamata).
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Humboldt Life
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Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
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Phylum: Echinodermata (Echinoderms)
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Subphylum: Asterozoa (Sea stars and brittle stars)
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Class: Ophiuroidea (Brittle stars)
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Subclass: Myophiuroida
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Infraclass: Metophiurida
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Superorder: Ophintegrida
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Order: Amphilepidida (Amphilepididans)
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Suborder: Gnathophiurina
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Superfamily: Amphiuroidea
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Family: Amphiuridae (Long-armed burrowing brittle stars)
- Genus: Amphiodia (1)
- Genus: Amphipholis (1)
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Family: Amphiuridae (Long-armed burrowing brittle stars)
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Superfamily: Amphiuroidea
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Suborder: Gnathophiurina
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Order: Amphilepidida (Amphilepididans)
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Superorder: Ophintegrida
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Infraclass: Metophiurida
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Subclass: Myophiuroida
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Class: Ophiuroidea (Brittle stars)
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Subphylum: Asterozoa (Sea stars and brittle stars)
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Phylum: Echinodermata (Echinoderms)
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Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)