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Family: Amphiuridae (See list of species below)

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166 species with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)
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Acrocnida brachiata
[Sand burrowing brittle star]
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Amphilimna granulosa
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Amphilimna mirabilis
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Amphilimna multispina
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Amphilimna olivacea
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Amphilimna polyacantha
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Amphilimna sinica
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Amphilimna tanyodes
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Amphilimna transacta
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Amphilycus scripta
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Amphiodia atra
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Amphiodia crassa
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Amphiodia craterodmeta
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Amphiodia microplax
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Amphiodia minuta
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Amphiodia obtecta
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Amphiodia occidentalis
[Long-armed brittle star]
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Amphiodia oerstedi
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Amphiodia olivacea
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Amphiodia periercta
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Amphiodia planispina
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Amphiodia psilochora
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Amphiodia pulchella
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Amphiodia riisei
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Amphiodia tabogae
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Amphiodia trychna
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Amphiodia urtica
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Amphiodia vicina
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Amphiodia violacea
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Amphioplus abditus
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Amphioplus affinis
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Amphioplus ancistrotus
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Amphioplus andreae
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Amphioplus brocki
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Amphioplus coniortodes
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Amphioplus cyrtacanthus
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Amphioplus daleus
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Amphioplus depressus
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Amphioplus euryaspis
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Amphioplus exsecratus
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Amphioplus hastatus
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Amphioplus impressus
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Amphioplus incisus
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Amphioplus intermedius
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Amphioplus iuxtus
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Amphioplus laevis
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Amphioplus legatus
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Amphioplus lucidus
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Amphioplus macraspis
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Amphioplus patulus
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Amphioplus peregrinator
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Amphioplus rhadinobrachius
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Amphioplus sepultus
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Amphioplus stewartensis
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Amphioplus strongyloplax
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Amphioplus thrombodes
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Amphioplus tumidus
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Amphipholis januarii
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Amphipholis loripes
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Amphipholis misera
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Amphipholis pachybactera
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Amphipholis pugetana
[Black and white brittle star]
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Amphipholis sobrina
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Amphipholis squamata
[Dwarf brittle star]
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Amphiura abbreviata
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Amphiura aestuarii
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Amphiura algida
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Amphiura ambigua
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Amphiura amokurae
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Amphiura angularis
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Amphiura annulifera
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Amphiura antarctica
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Amphiura arcystata
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Amphiura argentea
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Amphiura aster
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Amphiura atlantica
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Amphiura belgicae
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Amphiura bidentata
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Amphiura bountyia
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Amphiura carchara
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Amphiura cherbonnieri
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Amphiura chiajei
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Amphiura correcta
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Amphiura crispa
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Amphiura crossota
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Amphiura deficiens
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Amphiura delamarei
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Amphiura denticulata
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Amphiura diacritica
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Amphiura digitula
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Amphiura diomedeae
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Amphiura divaricata
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Amphiura dolia
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Amphiura duncani
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Amphiura ecnomiotata
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Amphiura eugeniae
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Amphiura fibulata
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Amphiura filiformis
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Amphiura flexuosa
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Amphiura grandisquama
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Amphiura heptacantha
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Amphiura hexactis
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Amphiura incana
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Amphiura joubini
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Amphiura lacazei
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Amphiura lanceolata
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Amphiura lymani
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Amphiura mediterranea
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Amphiura microplax
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Amphiura monorima
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Amphiura otteri
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Amphiura palmeri
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Amphiura phalerata
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Amphiura polyacantha
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Amphiura praefecta
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Amphiura proposita
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Amphiura protecta
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Amphiura pusilla
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Amphiura rathbuni
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Amphiura rosea
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Amphiura securigera
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Amphiura serpentina
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Amphiura sinicola
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Amphiura stimpsoni
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Amphiura sundevalli
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Amphiura tenuis
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Amphiura tomentosa
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Amphiura vadicola
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Amphiura velox
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Diamphiodia craterodmeta
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Dougaloplus acanthinus
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Dougaloplus echinatus
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Microphiopholis geminata
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Microphiopholis gracillima
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Microphiopholis platydisca
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Microphiopholis puntarenae
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Ophiocentrus anomalus
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Ophiocentrus aspera
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Ophiocentrus dilatatus
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Ophiocentrus inaequalis
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Ophiocentrus koehleri
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Ophiocentrus novaezelandiae
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Ophiocentrus putnami
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Ophiocentrus verticillatus
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Ophiocnida scabriuscula
[Lobate brittle star]
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Ophionephthys difficilis
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Ophionephthys limicola
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Ophiophragmus chilensis
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Ophiophragmus cubanus
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Ophiophragmus filograneus
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Ophiophragmus marginatus
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Ophiophragmus ophiactoides
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Ophiophragmus paucispinus
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Ophiophragmus pulcher
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Ophiophragmus septus
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Ophiophragmus tabogensis
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Ophiostigma isacanthum
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Ophiostigma isocanthum
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Ophiostigma rugosum
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Ophiostigma siva
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Paracrocnida persica
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Paracrocnida sinensis
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Paramphichondrius tetradontus
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Paramphicondrius tetradontus
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Peracrocnida sinensis
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Triplodia abdita
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166 Species of Family Amphiuridae
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
Acrocnida brachiata Sand burrowing brittle star Atlantic and the Mediterr
Amphilimna granulosa Western Pacific
Amphilimna mirabilis Western Central Atlantic
Amphilimna multispina Western Pacific
Amphilimna olivacea Western Atlantic
Amphilimna polyacantha Northwest Pacific
Amphilimna sinica Northwest Pacific
Amphilimna tanyodes Central Pacific
Amphilimna transacta Western Central Pacific
Amphilycus scripta Northwest Pacific
Amphiodia atra Western Atlantic
Amphiodia crassa Western Central Pacific
Amphiodia craterodmeta Arctic
Amphiodia microplax Western Pacific
Amphiodia minuta Northwest Pacific
Amphiodia obtecta Northwest Pacific
Amphiodia occidentalis Long-armed brittle star Eastern Pacific
Amphiodia oerstedi Eastern Pacific
Amphiodia olivacea Northwest Pacific
Amphiodia periercta Eastern Pacific
Amphiodia planispina Western Atlantic
Amphiodia psilochora Northwest Pacific
Amphiodia pulchella Western Central Atlantic
Amphiodia riisei Western Central Atlantic
Amphiodia tabogae Eastern Pacific and Weste
Amphiodia trychna Southwest Atlantic
Amphiodia urtica Eastern Pacific.
Amphiodia vicina Eastern Pacific
Amphiodia violacea Western Central Atlantic
Amphioplus abditus Western Central Atlantic
Amphioplus affinis Antarctic Atlantic
Amphioplus ancistrotus Northwest Pacific
Amphioplus andreae Western Central Pacific
Amphioplus brocki Western Central Pacific
Amphioplus coniortodes Western Atlantic
Amphioplus cyrtacanthus Northwest Pacific
Amphioplus daleus Eastern Central Pacific
Amphioplus depressus Indo-West Pacific
Amphioplus euryaspis Northeast Pacific.
Amphioplus exsecratus Western Central Pacific
Amphioplus hastatus Western Indian Ocean
Amphioplus impressus Indo-West Pacific
Amphioplus incisus Western Central Atlantic
Amphioplus intermedius Northwest Pacific
Amphioplus iuxtus Western Central Pacific
Amphioplus laevis Western Pacific, Indo-Pac
Amphioplus legatus Western Central Pacific
Amphioplus lucidus Western Pacific
Amphioplus macraspis Northeast Pacific.
Amphioplus patulus Antarctic Indian Ocean
Amphioplus peregrinator Antarctic Atlantic.
Amphioplus rhadinobrachius Western Central Pacific
Amphioplus sepultus Western Central Atlantic
Amphioplus stewartensis Southwest Pacific
Amphioplus strongyloplax Northeast Pacific.
Amphioplus thrombodes Western Atlantic
Amphioplus tumidus Western Atlantic
Amphipholis januarii Western Central Atlantic
Amphipholis loripes Northwest Pacific
Amphipholis misera Indo-West Pacific
Amphipholis pachybactera Western Atlantic
Amphipholis pugetana Black and white brittle star Eastern and Northern Paci
Amphipholis sobrina Western Pacific
Amphipholis squamata Dwarf brittle star Cosmopolitan.
Amphiura abbreviata Western Central Pacific
Amphiura aestuarii Northwest Pacific
Amphiura algida Southern Ocean.
Amphiura ambigua Western Pacific
Amphiura amokurae Southwest Pacific
Amphiura angularis Antarctic Indian Ocean
Amphiura annulifera Southwest Pacific
Amphiura antarctica Antarctic Indian Ocean
Amphiura arcystata Eastern Pacific.
Amphiura argentea Southwest Pacific
Amphiura aster Southwest Pacific
Amphiura atlantica 188110. Southern Ocean.
Amphiura belgicae Southern Ocean.
Amphiura bidentata Northwest Pacific
Amphiura bountyia Eastern Central Pacific
Amphiura carchara Northeast Pacific.
Amphiura cherbonnieri Mediterranean Sea.
Amphiura chiajei Atlantic and the Mediterr
Amphiura correcta Southwest Pacific
Amphiura crispa Western Indian Ocean
Amphiura crossota Western Central Pacific
Amphiura deficiens Southern Ocean.
Amphiura delamarei Mediterranean Sea.
Amphiura denticulata Arctic and Northwest Atla
Amphiura diacritica Western Central Pacific
Amphiura digitula Western Pacific
Amphiura diomedeae Eastern Pacific.
Amphiura divaricata Western Pacific
Amphiura dolia Eastern Indian Ocean
Amphiura duncani Western Central Pacific
Amphiura ecnomiotata Western Pacific
Amphiura eugeniae Southern Ocean.
Amphiura fibulata Western Central Atlantic
Amphiura filiformis Northeast Atlantic and th
Amphiura flexuosa Western Central Atlantic
Amphiura grandisquama Atlantic Ocean and the Me
Amphiura heptacantha Indo-West Pacific
Amphiura hexactis Northwest Pacific
Amphiura incana Atlantic and the Mediterr
Amphiura joubini Antarctic.
Amphiura lacazei Mediterranean Sea.
Amphiura lanceolata Southwest Pacific
Amphiura lymani Southern Ocean.
Amphiura mediterranea Mediterranean Sea.
Amphiura microplax Antarctic Atlantic
Amphiura monorima Antarctic Atlantic
Amphiura otteri Western Atlantic
Amphiura palmeri Western Atlantic
Amphiura phalerata Western Central Pacific
Amphiura polyacantha Southeast Pacific
Amphiura praefecta Southwest Pacific
Amphiura proposita Southern Ocean.
Amphiura protecta Southern Ocean.
Amphiura pusilla Southwest Pacific
Amphiura rathbuni Western Central Atlantic
Amphiura rosea Southwest Pacific
Amphiura securigera Atlantic and the Mediterr
Amphiura serpentina Southeast Pacific
Amphiura sinicola Northwest Pacific
Amphiura stimpsoni Western Central Atlantic
Amphiura sundevalli Arctic and Northern Atlan
Amphiura tenuis Western Pacific
Amphiura tomentosa Antarctic Indian Ocean
Amphiura vadicola Western Pacific
Amphiura velox Western Central Pacific
Diamphiodia craterodmeta Arctic and Northeast Paci
Dougaloplus acanthinus Indo-West Pacific
Dougaloplus echinatus Indo-Pacific
Microphiopholis geminata Eastern Pacific.
Microphiopholis gracillima Western Central Atlantic
Microphiopholis platydisca Eastern Pacific and Weste
Microphiopholis puntarenae Eastern Pacific and Weste
Ophiocentrus anomalus Western Pacific
Ophiocentrus aspera Western Central Pacific
Ophiocentrus dilatatus Western Central Pacific
Ophiocentrus inaequalis Indo-West Pacific
Ophiocentrus koehleri Northwest Pacific
Ophiocentrus novaezelandiae Southwest Pacific
Ophiocentrus putnami Northwest Pacific
Ophiocentrus verticillatus Northwest Pacific
Ophiocnida scabriuscula Lobate brittle star Western Central Atlantic.
Ophionephthys difficilis Northwest Pacific
Ophionephthys limicola Western Atlantic
Ophiophragmus chilensis Southeast Pacific and Sou
Ophiophragmus cubanus Western Central Atlantic
Ophiophragmus filograneus Western Central Atlantic
Ophiophragmus marginatus Eastern Pacific.
Ophiophragmus ophiactoides Eastern Pacific
Ophiophragmus paucispinus Eastern Pacific.
Ophiophragmus pulcher Western Central Atlantic
Ophiophragmus septus Western Atlantic
Ophiophragmus tabogensis Eastern Pacific
Ophiostigma isacanthum Western Central Atlantic
Ophiostigma isocanthum Western Central Atlantic
Ophiostigma rugosum Western Central Pacific
Ophiostigma siva Western Central Atlantic
Paracrocnida persica Western Indian Ocean
Paracrocnida sinensis Northwest Pacific
Paramphichondrius tetradontus Northwest Pacific
Paramphicondrius tetradontus Northwest Pacific
Peracrocnida sinensis Northwest Pacific
Triplodia abdita Eastern Pacific



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