Differs in several respects with other species of this genus, especially in having eight mouth-papillae to each ... [details]

Comparison of the holotypes of both Amphiura lorioli and Amphiura ceramis (British Museum collections) reveals no ... [details]

Description: disc almost naked with only 2-3 rows of narrow scales around the very long radial shields; one ... [details]

Sloan et al., 1979). [details]

Differs from Ophiocoma in not having the disk granulated (Lyman, 1874). [details]

Two distal oral papillae each side, broad teeth with only a single infradental papilla and the disc with scattered ... [details]

Ophiomaza is separated generically from Ophiocnemis by the absence of granulation on the disk (Lyman, 1874). [details]

Description: very long inner tentacle scales, which occur on the egde of the aperture for the tube-feet on the ... [details]

Differences in spine and plate shapes and in colour patterns separate the species, but reliable identification in ... [details]

Also distributed in Philippine (Clark & Rowe, 1971). [details]

Distributed in Bataviam, Singapore (Ljungman, 1866). [details]

Also distributed in Persian Gulf (Clark & Rowe, 1971). [details]

Also distributed in East Indies (Clark & Rowe, 1971). [details]

Also distributed in East Indies (Clark & Rowe, 1971). [details]

Also distributed in Bay of Bengal, East Indies, Philippine, China and south Japan (Clark & Rowe, 1971); Australia ... [details]

Also distributed in north Australia (Clark & Rowe, 1971). [details]

Also distributed in South Pacific Is. (Clark & Rowe, 1971). [details]

Also distributed in East Indies, north Australia and Philippine (Clark & Rowe, 1971); Australia (Rowe & Gates, ... [details]

Also distributed in South Pacific Is. (Clark & Rowe, 1971); Australia (Rowe & Gates, 1995). Ecology: benthic, ... [details]

Also distributed in Hawaiian Is. (Clark & Rowe, 1971). [details]

Also distributed in Australia (Clark & Rowe (1971) and Rowe & Gates (1995)). Ecology: benthic, inshore. General ... [details]

Also distributed in South Pacific Is. (Clark & Rowe, 1971). [details]

Also distributed in East Indies (Clark & Rowe, 1971). [details]

Also distributed in Maldive area, Ceylon, Bay of Bengal, East Indies, north Australia, Philippine, China, south ... [details]

Ecology: benthic, inshore. General distribution: tropical, west Pacific (also Madagascar), depth range 0-36 m. ... [details]

Ecology: benthic, inshore. General distribution: tropical, discontinuous (Madagascar), depth range 0-12 m. (Rowe & ... [details]

Ecology: benthic, inshore. General distribution: tropical, west-central Pacific (Madagascar), depth range 4-20 m. ... [details]

Ecology: benthic, inshore. General distribution: tropical, discontinuous (Madagascar), littoral waters (Rowe & ... [details]

Ecology: benthic, inshore, continental shelf. General distribution: tropical, west Pacific (also Madagascar), depth ... [details]

Ecology: benthic, inshore. General distribution: tropical, Madagascar, western Indian Ocean, Indo-Malayan Region, ... [details]

holotype (probable) whereabouts undetermined. Type locality: 'deep water between Batavia and Singapore', Indo-Malay ... [details]

Holotype (probable) Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts (USA) No. 1469, ... [details]

Holotype Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts (USA) 4899. Type locality: ... [details]

Holotype (probable) Nationaal Natuurhistorisch Museum, Leiden (Netherlands) (formerly Rijksmuseum van Natuurlijke ... [details]

Holotype ?Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle, Genève (Switzerland). Type locality: amboina, Indonesia (Rowe & Gates, 1995). [details]

Holotype (probable) ?Indian Museum, calcutta (India). Type locality: Owen Is., Mergui Archipelago, Burma (Rowe & ... [details]

Holotype: Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts (USA) No. 3744. Type ... [details]

Holotype Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts (USA) No. 4963, paratypes ... [details]

Holotype Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts (USA) 5205, paratypes Museum ... [details]

Holotype (probable) Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris (France). Type locality: unknown (Rowe & Gates, 1995). [details]

No type designated; syntypes from Madagascar (Nosy Be, Tulear, Mitsio Is), Comores (Mayotte) [details]

In Subgenus: (Amphioplus) Verrill, 1899. [details]

In Subgenus: ( Amphioplus) Verril, 1899. Holotype Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University, Cambridge, ... [details]

Type species: Amphipholis januarii Ljungman, 1866 (=Ophiolepis gracillima Stimpson, 1852) by monotypy (Rowe & ... [details]

This species is known only from a single discless specimen and appears to have some affinities with Amphiodia (A.M. ... [details]

In Subgenus (Amphiura) Forbes, 1843. Holotype Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University, Cambridge, ... [details]

In Subgenus (Amphiura) Forbes, 1843. Holotype Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University, Cambridge, ... [details]

In Subgenus (Amphiura) Forbes, 1843. Holotype Museum of Comparative Zoology, harvard University, Cambridge, ... [details]

In Subgenus (Fellaria) A.M. Clark, 1970. Holotype Museum of comparative Zoology, Harvard University, Cambridge, ... [details]

In subgenus (Ophiopeltis) Düben & Koren, 1845. Holotype Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University, ... [details]

Type species: Astrophyton clavatum Lyman, 1861 by original designation (Rowe & Gates, 1995). [details]

Type species: Euryale verrucosum Lamarck, 1816 (=Asterias euryale Retzius, 1783) by original designation (Rowe & ... [details]

Type data: status undetermined Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris (France). Type locality: 'l'océan ... [details]

Type data: status undetermined Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France. Type locality: 'l'océan ... [details]

Type data: status undetermined Museum für Naturkunde an der Universität Humbolt zu Berlin, Berlin (Germany). Type ... [details]

In family Ophiuridae in Ludwig (1899). Type species: Ophiactis krebsii Lütken, 1856 (=Ophiolepis savignyi Müller ... [details]

In family Ophiuridae in Ludwig (1899). Type species: Ophiarthrum elegans Peters, 1851 by monotypy (Rowe & Gates, 1995). [details]

Syntypes (probable) in ?Universiteit van Amsterdam, Amsterdam (Netherlands) (2 specimens). Type locality: Pulu ... [details]

Type species: Ophiochaeta hirsuta Lütken, 1869 by monotypy (Rowe & Gates, 1995). [details]

In family Ophiuridae in Ludwig (1899). Type species: Ophiura marmorata Lamarck, 1816 by monotypy (Rowe & Gates, 1995). [details]

Type species: Ophiocomella caribbaea A.H. Clark, 1939 by original designation (Rowe & Gates, 1995). [details]

Type species: Ophiodaphne materna Koehler, 1930 by monotypy (Rowe & Gates, 1995). [details]

Cherbonnier & Guille (1978) consider that O. scripta may be conspecific with O. materna Koehler, 1930.Currently, O. ... [details]

Type species: Ophiura annulosa Blainville, 1834 (=Ophiolepis superba H.L. Clark, 1915) by subsequent designation in ... [details]

In family Ophiuridae in Ludwig (1899). Type species: Ophiura annulosa Lamarck, 1816 by monotypy (Rowe & Gates, 1995). [details]

Syntypes whereabouts undetermined, presumed lost (see Devaney (1978)). Type locality: Palao, Caroline Ils. (Rowe & ... [details]

In family Ophiuridae in Ludwig (1899). Type species: Ophiomaza cacaotica Lyman, 1871 by monotypy (Rowe & Gates, 1995). [details]

Type species: Ophioneroides granum Cherbonnier & Guille, 1978. [details]

Type species: Ophionyx armata Müller & Troschel, 1940 by original designation (Rowe & Gates, 1995). [details]

Type species: Ophiolepis imbricata Müller & Troschel, 1842 by monotypy (Rowe & Gates, 1995). [details]

Type species: Ophiopsila aranea Forbes, 1843 by original designation (Rowe & Gates, 1995). [details]

Type species: Ophiosphaera insignis Brock, 1888 by monotypy (Rowe & Gates, 1995). [details]

Type data: status undetermined Museum für Naturkunde an der Universität Humbolt zu Berlin, Berlin (Germany). Type ... [details]

Type species: Ophiothrix (Ophiothela) mirabilis Verril, 1867 by original designation (Rowe & Gates, 1995). [details]

In family Ophiuridae in Ludwig (1899). Type species: O. suensonii ( Lyman, 1874). [details]

In Subgenus (Ophiothrix) Müller & Troschel, 1840 (Rowe & Gates, 1995). Type locality: Philippines. Holotype ... [details]

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O. decacantha H.L. Clark, 1938 is probably a synonym of A. (Fellaria) octacantha. Type localities of O. decacantha ... [details]

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Proposed as subgenus of Ophiothrix by Müller & Troschel (1843) without distinguishing characters. Currently unaccepted. [details]

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Cherbonnier & Guille (1978) regard O. modesta as a colour variant of O. savignyi. [details]

Tulear, Madagascar. Type deposit: Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris (France). [details]

Tulear, Madagascar. Type deposit: Museum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris [details]

Madagascar, Tulear. Type deposit: Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris (France). [details]

Madagascar, Tulear, 200 m. Type deposit: Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris (France). [details]

Madagascar, between Cape Ambre and Cape St Andre, 33 m. Type deposit: Museum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris [details]