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Amphiura
Sign in to saveAmphiura is a large genus of brittle stars (Ophiuroidea) found in oceans worldwide, from tropics to Arctic and Antarctic regions.
Species
gjørmeslangestjerner
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumEchinodermata
- ClassOphiuroidea
- OrderAmphilepidida
- FamilyAmphiuridae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 1,833
- With media
- 16
- Family
- Amphiuridae
- Collections
- RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE, CAS, SIO, PRI, NMV, USNM
- Recorded in
- United States, Costa Rica, Philippines, Australia, United Kingdom, Antarctica
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Amphiuridae
- Image
- Amphiura grandisquama (MNHN-IE-2013-10335) 03.jpg
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- Commons category
- Amphiura
- taxon synonym
- Monamphiura
- taxon author citation
- Forbes, 1843
- taxonomic type
- Amphiura chiajei
- taxon common name
- mudderslangestjerner
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Amphiura is a large genus of brittle stars (Ophiuroidea) found in oceans worldwide, from tropics to Arctic and Antarctic regions.
==Systematics and phylogeny== Amphiura is a large genus that is currently divided into the following six subgenera: Amphioplus, Amphiura, Fellaria, Ophionema, Ophiopelte and Ophiopeltis. The once used subgenus Acrocnida has been elevated to a genus rank. The fossil record of the genus dates back to the Turonian (Amphiura plana).
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