Monamphiura
Encyclopedia
Monamphiura is a genus of brittle star
echinoderm
s of the family
Amphiuridae
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Brittle star
Brittle stars or ophiuroids are echinoderms in the class Ophiuroidea closely related to starfish. They crawl across the seafloor using their flexible arms for locomotion. The ophiuroids generally have five long slender, whip-like arms which may reach up to in length on the largest specimens...
echinoderm
Echinoderm
Echinoderms are a phylum of marine animals. Echinoderms are found at every ocean depth, from the intertidal zone to the abyssal zone....
s of the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Amphiuridae
Amphiuridae
Amphiuridae are a large family of brittle stars of the suborder Gnathophiurina. Some species are used to study echinoderm development Amphiuridae (commonly called long-armed burrowing brittle stars or burrowing brittle stars) are a large family of brittle stars of the suborder Gnathophiurina. Some...
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Species
- Monamphiura sundevalli
- Monamphiura apicula (Cherbonnier, 1957)
- Monamphiura proposita
- Monamphiura algida Fell, 1962
- Monamphiura alba Fell, 1962a
- Monamphiura heraldica Fell, 1962a
- Monamphiura aster