Ophiotrichidae

Ophiotrichidae
Ophiothrix (Ophiothrix) foveolata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Echinodermata
Class:	Ophiuroidea
Order:	Ophiurida
Suborder:	Gnathophiurina
Family:	Ophiotrichidae[1] Ljungman, 1867
Genera
See text.

Ophiotrichidae are a family of ophiurid brittle stars within the suborder Gnathophiurina.

All have arms with delicate translucent, thorny spines. The arms are flexible in all directions. The jaws contain clusters of well-developed tooth papillae on the apex but not on the sides. There are no mouth papillae. Inside the mouth edge there is a second pair of tube feet. They show large radial shields. The dorsal surface of the disc is covered with spines and thorny towers.

Systematics[]

Ophiotrichidae contains the following genera:^[2]

• (nomen dubium)
• Brock, 1888
• H.L. Clark, 1938
• H.L. Clark, 1938
• Brock, 1888
• Duncan, 1887
• Müller & Troschel, 1842
• Ljungman, 1866
• Marktanner-Turneretscher, 1887
• Lyman, 1871
• Döderlein, 1898
• Lyman, 1874
• Ludwig, 1888
• Verrill, 1867
• Delage & Hérouard, 1903
• Ophiothrix Müller & Troschel, 1840
• Ludwig, 1882

References[]

• Hansson, H.G. (2001). Echinodermata, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 336–351
• Stöhr, S.; Hansson, H. (2009). Ophiotrichidae. In: Stöhr, S., O’Hara, T. (Eds) (2009). World Ophiuroidea database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at [1] on 2010-06-16
• P.J. Hayward and J.S. Ryland (ed.), Handbook of the Marine Fauna of North-West Europe, Oxford University Press, Oxford, 1996, ISBN 0-19-854055-8

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