Ophiurida 
AphiaID: 123117

Classification: Biota > Animalia > Echinodermata > Asterozoa > Ophiuroidea

Authority		Müller & Troschel, 1840
Status		accepted
Record status		Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank		Order
Parent		Ophiuroidea
Sources		basis of record: ITIS database, available online at http://www.itis.gov [details] additional source: Massin, Claude (look up in IMIS) [details] additional source: 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]
Vernacular Names		Language    Name   English brittlestars  [details]
Direct child taxa		Suborder Ophiomyxina Suborder Ophiurina Suborder Laemophiurina (unaccepted)
Environment		marine
Links		To GenBank To ITIS
LSID		urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:123117
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 2007-09-17 13:16:00Z   checked   Stöhr, Sabine
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		Citation: Stöhr, S.; Hansson, H. (2013). Ophiurida. In: Stöhr, S. & O’Hara, T. (Eds) (2013) World Ophiuroidea database. Accessed through: Kennedy, M.K., L. Van Guelpen, G. Pohle, L. Bajona (Eds.) (2013) Canadian Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/carms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123117 on 2013-05-21