Amphipholis
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| Amphipholis | |
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| Image of Amphipholis squamata | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Class: | Ophiuroidea |
| Order: | Ophiurida |
| Family: | Amphiuridae |
| Genus: | Amphipholis Thomas, 1966 |
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Amphipholis is a large genus of brittle stars (Ophiuroidea) found in oceans worldwide from tropics to Arctic and Antarctic regions. Some species have been used to study echinoderm development (Amphipholis kochii[1]) and bioluminescence (the dwarf brittle star, Amphipholis squamata[2][3]).
