Definition of Ophiuran. Meaning of Ophiuran. Synonyms of Ophiuran

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Definition of Ophiuran

Ophiuran
Ophiuran O`phi*u"ran, a. (Zo["o]l.) Of or pertaining to the Ophiurioidea. -- n. One of the Ophiurioidea.

Meaning of Ophiuran from wikipedia

- Brittle stars, serpent stars, or ophiuroids (from Latin ophiurus 'brittle star'; from Ancient Gr**** ὄφις (óphis) 'serpent' and οὐρά (ourá) 'tail'; referring...
- sea floor. A specific do****ented commensal relationship is between the ophiuran Ophiocreas oedipus Lyman and the octocoral primnoid Metallogorgia melanotrichos...
- chimaeras consist of crustaceans, and more specifically, they include ophiurans and molluscs. Modern species are demersal durophages, but they used to...
- Siboga / Ie pt., Ophiures de mer profonde, 1904 – Ophiurans from the Siboga Expedition, part 1; ophiurans from the deep sea. Ophiures de l'expédition du...
- (1887) The Echinoderms of Porto Rico (1901) A New Ophiuran from the West Indies (1910) North Pacific Ophiurans in the Collection of the United States National...
- Verrill, A. E. (1894). "Descriptions of new species of starfishes and ophiurans, with a revision of certain species formerly described; mostly from the...
- brittle stars have a commensal relationship with the octocorals, with the ophiurans bene****ing by the elevation provided by Callogorgia, allowing them to...
- (2003). Invertebrates (2 ed.). Sinauer ****ociates. Koehler R (1922). Ophiurans of the Philippine Seas and Adjacent Waters, Issue 100, Volume 5. Washington...
- Sarsii with discussions of its relation to Stellerisea, and to other Ophiurans. University of Wisconsin, Madison. Munson, J. P. (1898). "The ovarian...