Ophiocoma
Genus of brittle stars
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Ophiocoma is a genus of brittle stars belonging to the family Ophiocomidae.[1]
| Ophiocoma | |
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| Ophiocoma scolopendrina at Sharm El Sheik, Red Sea | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Class: | Ophiuroidea |
| Order: | Ophiacanthida |
| Family: | Ophiocomidae |
| Genus: | Ophiocoma L. Agassiz, 1835 |
Selected species
- Ophiocoma aethiops (Lütken, 1859)
- Ophiocoma echinata (Lamarck, 1816)
- Ophiocoma erinaceus (Müller & Troschel, 1842)
- Ophiocoma scolopendrina (Lamarck, 1816)
- Ophiocoma wendtii (Müller & Troschel, 1842)
