Ophiopteris
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| Ophiopteris | |
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| Ophiopteris papillosa | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Class: | Ophiuroidea |
| Order: | Ophiacanthida |
| Family: | Ophiopteridae |
| Genus: | Ophiopteris E. A. Smith, 1877 |
Ophiopteris is a genus of brittle stars.[1] The genus was first described in 1877 from a specimen collected in New Zealand.[2]
