Amphiuridae Ljungman, 1867 
AphiaID: 123206

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		Amphiura Forbes, 1843
Parent		Gnathophiurina
Sources		original description: Ljungman, A. (1867). Ophiuroidea viventia huc usque cognita enumerat. Öfversigt af Kongl. Vetenskaps-Akademiens Forhandlingar 23(9): 303-336. [details] 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] additional source: Clark, A.M. (1970). Notes on the family Amphiuridae (Ophiuroidea). Bull. Br. Mus. Nat. Hist. (Zool.) 19(1): 1-81. (look up in IMIS) [details]
Vernacular Names		Language    Name   Swedish trådormstjärnor  [details]
Direct child taxa [show all]		Genus Acrocnida Gislén, 1926 Genus Amphichondrius Nielsen, 1932 Genus Amphicontus Hill, 1940 Genus Amphilimna Verrill, 1899 Genus Amphinephthys Fell, 1962 Genus Amphiodia Verrill, 1899 Genus Amphiomya H.L. Clark, 1939 Genus Amphioncus Clark, 1939 Genus Amphioplus Verrill, 1899 Genus Amphipholis Ljungman, 1866 Genus Amphistigma H.L. Clark, 1938 Genus Amphiura Forbes, 1843 Genus Ctenamphiura Verrill, 1899 Genus Diamphiodia Fell, 1962 Genus Dougaloplus A.M. Clark, 1970 Genus Gymnodia Fell, 1962 Genus Microphiopholis Turner, 1985 Genus Nannophiura Mortensen, 1933 Genus Nudamphiura Tommasi, 1965 Genus Ophiocentrus Ljungman, 1867 Genus Ophiocnida Lyman, 1865 Genus Ophiocnidella Ljungman, 1872 Genus Ophiodaphne Koehler, 1930 Genus Ophiomonas Djakonov, 1952 Genus Ophionephthys Lütken, 1869 Genus Ophiophragmus Lyman, 1865 Genus Ophiosphaera Brock, 1888 Genus Ophiostigma Lütken, 1856 Genus Paracrocnida Mortensen, 1940 Genus Paramphichondrius Guille & Wolff, 1984 Genus Paramphiura Koehler, 1895 Genus Triplodia Turner & Hallan, 2011 Genus Unioplus Fell, 1962 Subfamily Amphiurinae (alternate representation)    » Genus Amphilycus Mortensen, 1933 Genus Ailsaria Fell, 1962 accepted as Amphioplus Verrill, 1899 Genus Amphiacantha Matsumoto, 1917 accepted as Dougaloplus A.M. Clark, 1970 Genus Amphiocnida Verrill, 1899 accepted as Ophiocentrus Ljungman, 1867 Genus Amphiopholis accepted as Amphipholis Ljungman, 1866 Genus Amphipolis accepted as Amphipholis Ljungman, 1866 Genus Amphitarsus H.L. Clark, 1941 accepted as Amphilimna Verrill, 1899 Genus Amphylicus accepted as Amphilycus Mortensen, 1933 Genus Anamphiura H.L. Clark, 1939 accepted as Amphilimna Verrill, 1899 Genus Axiognathus Thomas, 1966 accepted as Amphipholis Ljungman, 1866 Genus Hemilepis Ljungman, 1872 accepted as Amphiura Forbes, 1843 Genus Icalia Fell, 1962 accepted as Amphiura Forbes, 1843 Genus Micropholis Thomas, 1966 accepted as Microphiopholis Turner, 1985 Genus Monamphiura Fell, 1962 accepted as Amphiura Forbes, 1843 Genus Monopholis Fell, 1962 accepted as Amphipholis Ljungman, 1866 Genus Nullamphiura Fell, 1962 accepted as Amphiura Forbes, 1843 Genus Nullopholis Fell, 1962 accepted as Amphipholis Ljungman, 1866 Genus Ophiocentrotus accepted as Ophiocentrus Ljungman, 1867 Genus Ophionema Lütken, 1869 accepted as Amphiura (Ophionema) Lütken, 1869 Genus Ophiopeltis Düben & Koren, 1846 accepted as Amphiura Forbes, 1843 Genus Pandelia Fell, 1962 accepted as Amphiura Forbes, 1843 Genus Silax Fell, 1962 accepted as Amphiura Forbes, 1843 Genus Triodia A.M. Clark, 1970 accepted as Triplodia Turner & Hallan, 2011
Environment		marine
Feedingtype		suspension feeder [details]
Links		To GenBank To ITIS
Note		Description: Small and fragile brittlestars. Jaws always with a pair of apical papillae at the tip, and one or more papillae on each side. Amphiurids are notoriously difficult to find because of their habit of burrowing into the substrate. They are equally difficult to identify without the aid of a microscope and taxonomic keys. Richmond 1997 <282>. [details]
LSID		urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:123206
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 2008-10-08 14:58:54Z   changed   Stöhr, Sabine 2012-09-14 07:57:08Z   changed   Stöhr, Sabine
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		Citation: Stöhr, S.; Hansson, H. (2013). Amphiuridae. 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=123206 on 2013-05-24