Ophiopsila

Ophiopsila
Ophiopsila aranea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Stelleroidea
Subclass: Ophiuroidea
Order: Ophiurida
Suborder: Gnathophiurina
Family: Ophiocomidae
Genus: Ophiopsila
Forbes, 1843

Ophiopsila is a genus of brittle star belonging to the family Ophiocomidae. Many species are bioluminescent.

List of species

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