Ophiotrichidae Ljungman, 1867 
AphiaID: 123208

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Asterozoa (Subphylum) > Ophiuroidea (Class) > Ophiurida (Order) > Ophiurina (Suborder) > Gnathophiurina (Infraorder)

Status		accepted
Record status		Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank		Family
Typetaxon		Ophiothrix Müller & Troschel, 1840
Parent		Gnathophiurina
Sources		basis of record: 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 (look up in IMIS) [details] additional source: Massin, Claude (look up in IMIS) [details]
Direct child taxa [show all]		Genus Gymnolophus Brock, 1888 Genus Lissophiothrix H.L. Clark, 1938 Genus Macrophiothrix H.L. Clark, 1938 Genus Ophioaethiops Brock, 1888 Genus Ophiocampsis Duncan, 1887 Genus Ophiocnemis Müller & Troschel, 1842 Genus Ophiogymna Ljungman, 1866 Genus Ophiolophus Marktanner-Turneretscher, 1887 Genus Ophiomaza Lyman, 1871 Genus Ophiophthirius Döderlein, 1898 Genus Ophiopsammium Lyman, 1874 Genus Ophiopteron Ludwig, 1888 Genus Ophiothela Verrill, 1867 Genus Ophiothrichoides Delage & Hérouard, 1903 Genus Ophiothrix Müller & Troschel, 1840 Genus Ophiotrichoides Ludwig, 1882 Genus Placophiothrix H.L. Clark, 1938 represented as Ophiothrix (Placophiothrix) accepted as Macrophiothrix H.L. Clark, 1938 (alternate representation) Genus Amphiophiothrix H.L. Clark, 1946 accepted as Macrophiothrix H.L. Clark, 1938 Genus Ophiocnema accepted as Ophiocnemis Müller & Troschel, 1842 Genus Ophionyx J. Müller & Troschel, 1840 accepted as Ophiothrix Müller & Troschel, 1840 Genus Ophioteresis Bell, 1892 accepted as Ophiothela Verrill, 1867
Environment		marine
Feedingtype		suspension feeder [details]
Link		To GenBank
Notes		Description: All have arms with delicate translucent, thorny spines. The arms are flexible in all directions. Jaws with clusters of papillae on apex but not on the sides. Richmond 1997 <282>. [details] Remark: Spelled Ophiothricidae in NODC family list [details]
LSID		urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:123208
Taxonomic Edit history		Date    action    by 2004-12-21 15:54:05Z   created   Hansson, Hans 2005-12-30 14:07:12Z   changed   Vanden Berghe, Edward 2007-07-12 08:44:07Z   changed   Stöhr, Sabine 2007-08-27 13:39:27Z   changed   Stöhr, Sabine 2008-10-08 14:58:54Z   changed   Stöhr, Sabine 2009-03-10 08:50:39Z   changed   Stöhr, Sabine 2010-10-18 09:12:51Z   changed   Stöhr, Sabine 2011-01-21 14:59:46Z   changed   Stöhr, Sabine 2012-09-14 07:57:08Z   changed   Stöhr, Sabine
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		Citation: Stöhr, S.; Hansson, H. (2013). Ophiotrichidae. In: Stöhr, S., O’Hara, T. (Eds) (2013). World Ophiuroidea database. Accessed through: Stöhr, S., O’Hara, T. (Eds) (2013). World Ophiuroidea database at http://www.marinespecies.org/ophiuroidea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123208 on 2013-05-22