- serpent-like arms of the
brittle star) are
echinoderms in the
class Ophiuroidea,
closely related to starfish. They
crawl across the sea
floor using their...
- The
subphylum includes the
class Asteroidea (the starfish), the
class Ophiuroidea (the
brittle stars and
basket stars), and the
extinct order Somasteroidea...
- mesh of
collagen fibres. Historically,
taxonomists believed that the
Ophiuroidea were
sister to the Asteroidea, or that they were
sister to the (Holothuroidea...
-
Dicyemida Crinoidea (sea
lilies and
feather stars)
Asteroidea (star fish)
Ophiuroidea (brittle stars)
Echinoidea (sea urchins)
Holothuroidea (sea cu****bers)...
- plankton. They are part of the
class Ophiuroidea,
which is the
largest class of echinoderms. The name
Ophiuroidea comes from the roots, ophis, meaning snake...
- the
central disk of a sea star or sea
urchin or the oral
surface of
Ophiuroidea.
Close up, it is
visibly structured,
resembling a "madrepore" (stone...
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including starfish (Asteroidea), sea urchins, (Echinoidea),
brittle stars (
Ophiuroidea), sea cu****bers (Holothuroidea) and
feather stars (Crinoidea). The largest...
- The
Melbourne Formation is a
geologic formation in Victoria, Australia. It
preserves fossils dating back to the
Ludlow epoch of the
Silurian period. The...
-
Ophiuroidea Brittle stars
Asteroidea Starfish...
-
classification Domain:
Eukaryota Kingdom:
Animalia Phylum:
Echinodermata class:
Ophiuroidea Order:
Phrynophiurida Suborder:
Euryalina Lamarck, 1816
Families Asteronychidae...
