Ophiothamnidae

Ophiothamnidae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Ophiuroidea
Order: Ophiurida
Superfamily: Ophiactoidea
Family: Ophiothamnidae
O'Hara, Stöhr, Hugall, Thuy & Martynov, 2018
Type genus
Ophiothamnus
Lyman, 1869

Ophiothamnidae is a family of brittle stars in the superfamily Ophiactoidea. It contains three genera, with Ophiothamnus as the type genus.

Genera

Ophiothamnidae contains the following genera:

References

  1. ↑ Stöhr S, O'Hara T, eds. (2026). "Ophiothamnidae O'Hara, Stöhr, Hugall, Thuy & Martynov, 2018". World Ophiuroidea Database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved July 26, 2026.
  2. ↑ O'Hara, Timothy D.; Stöhr, Sabine; Hugall, Andrew F.; Thuy, Ben; Martynov, Alexander (21 March 2018). "Morphological diagnoses of higher taxa in Ophiuroidea (Echinodermata) in support of a new classification". European Journal of Taxonomy (416). doi:10.5852/ejt.2018.416.