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Definition of Ophiura

Ophiura
Ophiura O`phi*u"ra, n. [NL., from Gr. ? snake + ? a tail.] (Zo["o]l.) A genus of ophiurioid starfishes.

Meaning of Ophiura from wikipedia

- Ophiura ophiura or the serpent star is a species of brittle star in the order Ophiurida. It is typically found on coastal seabeds around northwestern...
- (Lyman, 1869) Ophiura achatae Rasmussen, 1972 Ophiura aequalis (Lyman, 1878) Ophiura albata (Lyman, 1878) Ophiura albida Forbes, 1839 Ophiura amphitrites...
- carnivorous. Ophiura Linnaeus hunts epibenthic animals and the Antarctic Ophiosparte gigas is an active predator. Ophiura albida Forbes and Ophiura sarsii Lütken...
- 1816) Synonyms Ophiocoma cr****ispina (Say, 1825) Ophiocoma tumida Müller & Troschel, 1842 Ophiura cr****ispina Say, 1825 Ophiura echinata Lamarck, 1816...
- Ophiura albida is a species of brittle star in the order Ophiurida. It is typically found on the seabed in the north eastern Atlantic Ocean and in the...
- Metathrinca ophiura is a moth in the family Xyloryctidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1908. It is found in Sri Lanka. The wingspan is 13–15 mm...
- von Martens, 1870 Ophiocoma lubrica Koehler, 1898 Ophiocoma molaris Lyman, 1862 Ophiocoma variabilis Grube, 1857 Ophiura scolopendrina Lamarck, 1816...
- Ophionereis Species: O. reticulata Binomial name Ophionereis reticulata (Say, 1825) Synonyms Ophiolepis nereis Lütken, 1856 Ophiura reticulata Say, 1825...
- Suguru (1990). "Size structure of dense po****tions of the brittle star Ophiura sarsii (Ophiuroidea: Echinodermata) in the bathyal zone around ****an"....
- Parachordeumium amphiurae (Hérouard, 1906) Asterias noctiluca Viviani, 1805 Ophiura elegans Leach, 1815 [suppressed] Amphiura elegans (Leach, 1815) Asterias...