NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Genus

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: TWG standards met
Global Species Completeness: partial
Latest Record Review: 2004

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Family - Ophiuridae
  Suborder - Chilophiurina
  Order - Ophiurida
  Class - Ophiuroidea
  Subphylum - Asterozoa
  Phylum - Echinodermata
  Infrakingdom - Deuterostomia
  Subkingdom - Bilateria
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Species - Ophiura atacta
      Species - Ophiura bathybia
      Species - Ophiura cryptolepis
      Species - Ophiura flagellata
      Species - Ophiura irrorata
      Species - Ophiura leptoctenia
      Species - Ophiura lutkeni
      Species - Ophiura maculata
      Species - Ophiura quadrispina
      Species - Ophiura sarsi
      Species - Ophiura robusta
      Species - Ophiura albida
      Species - Ophiura affinis
      Species - Ophiura texturata
      Species - Ophiura acervata
      Species - Ophiura signata
      Species - Ophiura aurantiaca
      Species - Ophiura ljungmani
      Species - Ophiura scutulata
      Species - Ophiura kofoidi
      Species - Ophiura carnea
      Species - Ophiura ophiura