Amphipholis januarii

Amphipholis januarii

Classification

Class: Ophiuroidea
Order: Amphilepidida
Family: Amphiuridae

Amphipholis is a large genus of brittle stars (Ophiuroidea) found in oceans worldwide from tropics to Arctic and Antarctic regions. Some species have been used to study echinoderm development (Amphipholis kochii) and bioluminescence (the dwarf brittle star, Amphipholis squamata). Systematics Amphipholis is a large genus with potentially many cryptic species.

Distribution

Amphipholis januarii — Costa DA, Dolbeth M, Prata J, da Silva FA, da Silva GMB, de Freitas PRS, Christoffersen ML, de Lima SFB, Massei K, de Lucena RFP · CC BY

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

Brazil · 3

Sources and credits

PhotoCosta DA, Dolbeth M, Prata J, da Silva FA, da Silva GMB, de Freitas PRS, Christoffersen ML, de Lima SFB, Massei K, de Lucena RFP · CC BY DescriptionAmphipholis, Wikipedia contributors

Amphipholis januarii

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