Amphiura

<i>Amphiura</i>

Amphiura

Genus of brittle stars

Amphiura is a large genus of brittle stars (Ophiuroidea) found in oceans worldwide from tropics to Arctic and Antarctic regions.

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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).[1]

Species

Extant species include:[2][3]

  • Amphiura acacia
  • Amphiura accedens
  • Amphiura acrisia
  • Amphiura adjecta
  • Amphiura aestuarii
  • Amphiura affinis
  • Amphiura africana
  • Amphiura agitata
  • Amphiura alba
  • Amphiura albella
  • Amphiura algida
  • Amphiura ambigua
  • Amphiura amokurae
  • Amphiura angularis
  • Amphiura annulifera
  • Amphiura anomala
  • Amphiura anster
  • Amphiura antarctica
  • Amphiura arcystata
  • Amphiura argentea
  • Amphiura aster
  • Amphiura atlantica
  • Amphiura atlantidea
  • Amphiura belgicae
  • Amphiura bellis
  • Amphiura benthica
  • Amphiura beringiana
  • Amphiura bidentata
  • Amphiura bihamula
  • Amphiura borealis
  • Amphiura bountyia
  • Amphiura brachyactis
  • Amphiura brevipes
  • Amphiura brevispina
  • Amphiura callida
  • Amphiura canadensis
  • Amphiura candida
  • Amphiura caparti
  • Amphiura capensis
  • Amphiura carchara
  • Amphiura carnea
  • Amphiura catephes
  • Amphiura celata
  • Amphiura ceramis
  • Amphiura cherbonnieri
  • Amphiura chiajei
  • Amphiura clausadae
  • Amphiura coacta
  • Amphiura commutata
  • Amphiura complanata
  • Amphiura concinna
  • Amphiura concolor
  • Amphiura confinis
  • Amphiura consors
  • Amphiura constricta
  • Amphiura corona
  • Amphiura crassipes
  • Amphiura crispa
  • Amphiura crossota
  • Amphiura crypta
  • Amphiura dacunhae
  • Amphiura debilis
  • Amphiura deficiens
  • Amphiura deichmanni
  • Amphiura dejecta
  • Amphiura dejectoides
  • Amphiura delamarei
  • Amphiura demissa
  • Amphiura diacritica
  • Amphiura diastata
  • Amphiura diducta
  • Amphiura digitula
  • Amphiura dino
  • Amphiura diomedeae
  • Amphiura dispar
  • Amphiura divaricata
  • Amphiura dolia
  • Amphiura duncani
  • Amphiura ecnomiotata
  • Amphiura elandiformis
  • Amphiura eugeniae
  • Amphiura eugenioides
  • Amphiura exigua Verrill
  • Amphiura fasciata
  • Amphiura fibulata
  • Amphiura ficta
  • Amphiura filiformis
  • Amphiura flexuosa
  • Amphiura florifera
  • Amphiura fragilis
  • Amphiura frigida
  • Amphiura gastracantha
  • Amphiura glabra
  • Amphiura goniodes
  • Amphiura griegi
  • Amphiura gymnogastra
  • Amphiura gymnopora
  • Amphiura heptacantha
  • Amphiura heraldica
  • Amphiura hilaris
  • Amphiura immira
  • Amphiura incana
  • Amphiura inepta
  • Amphiura ingolfiana
  • Amphiura inhacensis
  • Amphiura instans
  • Amphiura iridoides
  • Amphiura joubini
  • Amphiura kalki
  • Amphiura kandai
  • Amphiura kinbergi
  • Amphiura koreae
  • Amphiura lanceolata
  • Amphiura latispina
  • Amphiura leptodoma
  • Amphiura leptotata
  • Amphiura leucaspis
  • Amphiura levidevaspis
  • Amphiura linearis
  • Amphiura lorioli
  • Amphiura luetkeni
  • Amphiura lunaris
  • Amphiura lymani
  • Amphiura macrostyalia
  • Amphiura maculata
  • Amphiura madecassae
  • Amphiura magellanica
  • Amphiura magnisquama
  • Amphiura maxima
  • Amphiura mediterranea
  • Amphiura megalaspi
  • Amphiura micra
  • Amphiura micraspis
  • Amphiura microplax
  • Amphiura microsoma
  • Amphiura modesta
  • Amphiura monorima
  • Amphiura morosa
  • Amphiura muelleri
  • Amphiura multiremula
  • Amphiura multispina
  • Amphiura murex
  • Amphiura nannodes
  • Amphiura nociva
  • Amphiura norae
  • Amphiura notacantha
  • Amphiura octacantha
  • Amphiura otteri
  • Amphiura pachybactra
  • Amphiura papillata
  • Amphiura parviscutata
  • Amphiura perita
  • Amphiura plantei
  • Amphiura poecila
  • Amphiura polita
  • Amphiura polyacantha
  • Amphiura praefecta
  • Amphiura princeps
  • Amphiura proposita
  • Amphiura protecta
  • Amphiura psilopora
  • Amphiura ptena
  • Amphiura pusilla
  • Amphiura pycnostoma
  • Amphiura rathbuni
  • Amphiura reloncavii
  • Amphiura repens
  • Amphiura retusa
  • Amphiura richardi
  • Amphiura sarsi
  • Amphiura scabiuscula
  • Amphiura scabriuscula
  • Amphiura sculpta
  • Amphiura securigera
  • Amphiura semiermis
  • Amphiura seminuda
  • Amphiura senegalensis
  • Amphiura septa
  • Amphiura septemspinosa
  • Amphiura serpentina
  • Amphiura sexradiata
  • Amphiura simonsi
  • Amphiura sinicola
  • Amphiura spinipes
  • Amphiura stepanovi
  • Amphiura stictacantha
  • Amphiura stimpsoni
  • Amphiura subtilis
  • Amphiura sundevalli
  • Amphiura syntaracha
  • Amphiura tenuis
  • Amphiura tessellata
  • Amphiura trachydisca
  • Amphiura triaina
  • Amphiura trisacantha
  • Amphiura tumulosa
  • Amphiura tutanekai
  • Amphiura uncinata
  • Amphiura ungulata
  • Amphiura unicinata
  • Amphiura ushakovi
  • Amphiura vadicola
  • Amphiura velox
  • Amphiura verrilli
  • Amphiura verticillata

References

  1. [1]
    Storc, The ophiuroid Amphiura? plana in nearshore settings of the Bohemian Cretaceous Basin (Czech Republic)R.Geologia Carpathica,Vol.55, No 1(2004)
  2. [2]
    MarineSpecies.org - Amphiura Forbes, 1843
  3. [3]
    Branch, G.M., Branch, M.L, Griffiths, C.L. and Beckley, L.E. 2010. Two Oceans: a guide to the marine life of southern Africa ISBN 978-1-77007-772-0


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