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
- 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: Amphiuroidea
        Family: Amphiuridae (Long-armed burrowing brittle stars)
        Genus: Amphiodia (1)
        Genus: Amphipholis (1)

Subtaxa

Genus: Amphiodia

Genus: Amphipholis

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