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Family: Ophiomyxidae



(See list of species below)


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29 species (see list below)
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Astrogymnotes catastica
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Astrogymnotes hamishia
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Astrogymnotes thomasinae
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Neoplax crassipes
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Neoplax ophiodes
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Ophioblenna antillensis
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Ophiobyrsella intorta
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Ophiobyrsella serpens
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Ophiocymbium cavernosum
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Ophiodera neglecta
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Ophiologimus quadrispinus
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Photo by Arntz, Wolf E.

Southeast Pacific and Ant

Ophiolycus nutrix (Mortensen, 1936)

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Ophiolycus nutrix
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Ophiomyxa australis
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Ophiomyxa bengalensis
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Ophiomyxa brevirima
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Ophiomyxa duskiensis
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Ophiomyxa flaccida
[Limy brittle star]
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Ophiomyxa longipeda
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Ophiomyxa neglecta
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Ophiomyxa panamensis
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Ophiomyxa pentagona
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Ophiomyxa tumida
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Ophiomyxa vivipara
[Brooding smooth brittle star]
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Ophiophrixus confinis
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Ophiophrura liodisca
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Ophioscolex corynetes
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Ophioscolex glacialis
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Ophioscolex quadrispinus
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Ophiosyzygus disacanthus
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Astrogymnotes catastica Western Central Pacific 1914
Astrogymnotes hamishia Southwest Pacific 2001
Astrogymnotes thomasinae Southwest Pacific 2001
Neoplax crassipes Western Central Pacific 1922
Neoplax ophiodes Indo-West Pacific. 1884
Ophioblenna antillensis Western Central Atlantic 1859
Ophiobyrsella intorta Northwest Pacific 1922
Ophiobyrsella serpens Western Central Atlantic 1878
Ophiocymbium cavernosum Antarctic Indian Ocean 1880
Ophiodera neglecta Northwest Pacific 1904
Ophiologimus quadrispinus Western Central Pacific 1925
Ophiolycus nutrix Southeast Pacific and Ant 1936
Ophiomyxa australis Western Central Pacific. 1869
Ophiomyxa bengalensis Western Central Pacific 1897
Ophiomyxa brevirima Western Pacific 1915
Ophiomyxa duskiensis Southwest Pacific 1947
Ophiomyxa flaccida Limy brittle star Western Central Atlantic 1825
Ophiomyxa longipeda Northwest Pacific 1888
Ophiomyxa neglecta Northwest Pacific 1904
Ophiomyxa panamensis Eastern Pacific 1899
Ophiomyxa pentagona Atlantic and the Mediterr 1816
Ophiomyxa tumida Western Atlantic
Ophiomyxa vivipara Brooding smooth brittle star Southern Ocean. 1876
Ophiophrixus confinis Western Central Pacific 1922
Ophiophrura liodisca Western Central Pacific 1911
Ophioscolex corynetes Northeast Pacific. 1911
Ophioscolex glacialis Northeast Atlantic and th
Ophioscolex quadrispinus Northeast Atlantic and th
Ophiosyzygus disacanthus Western Atlantic



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