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Species Identification: Find Species
Class: Ophiuroidea
Order: Ophiurida
Family: Ophiuridae

Genus: Ophiura

(See list of species below)

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Ophiura acervata
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Ophiura aequalis
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Coudre, Christian

Northeast Atlantic and th

Ophiura albidaForbes, 1839

Photo by Coudre, Christian
 
Ophiura albida
[Serpent's table brittlestar]
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Ophiura ambigua
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Ophiura atacta
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Ophiura aurantiaca
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Ophiura bathybia
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Ophiura brevispinosa
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Ophiura carnea
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Ophiura clemens
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Ophiura cryptolepis
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Ophiura ctenophora
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Ophiura flagellata
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Ophiura flexibilis
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Ophiura fluctuans
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Ophiura fraterna
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Ophiura grubei
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Ophiura irrorata
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Max. Length 0.3 cm WD
 
Ophiura kinbergi
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Ophiura kofoidi
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Ophiura lanceolata
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Ophiura leptoctenia
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Ophiura lienosa
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Ophiura ljungmani
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Ophiura luetkenii
[Gray brittle star]
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Ophiura maculata
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Ophiura micracantha
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Ophiura mimaria
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Ophiura nana
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Tiralongo, Francesco

Atlantic and the Mediterr

Ophiura ophiura(Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Tiralongo, Francesco
 
Ophiura ophiura
[Serpent brittle star]
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Ophiura pteracantha
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Ophiura quadrispina
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Ophiura robusta
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Arntz, Wolf E.

Antarctic.

Ophiura rouchi(Koehler, 1912)

Photo by Arntz, Wolf E.
 
Ophiura rouchi
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Ophiura sarsii
[Notched brittle star]
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Ophiura signata
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Ophiura squamosa
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Ophiura stellata
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Ophiura texturata
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Ophiura verrucosa
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