Ophiocoma
| Ophiocoma | |
|---|---|
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| Ophiocoma scolopendrina at Sharm El Sheik, Red Sea | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Class: | Stelleroidea |
| Subclass: | Ophiuroidea |
| Order: | Ophiurida |
| Suborder: | Gnatophiurina |
| Family: | Ophiocomidae |
| Genus: | Ophiocoma L. Agassiz, 1835 |
Ophiocoma is a genus of brittle star belonging to the family Ophiocomidae.
Selected species
- Ophiocoma aethiops Lütken, 1859
- Ophiocoma echinata (Lamarck, 1816)
- Ophiocoma scolopendrina (Lamarck, 1816)
- Ophiocoma wendtii Müller & Troschel, 1842
References
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