Ophiuroidea Gray, 1840
EOL Text
recent & fossil
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Females larger than males in some species, and dwarf males occur; Sexual Dimorphism in many skeletal characteristics such as the number and size of disk scales, the number and length of arm spines and length of genital papillae.
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Ophiuroidea is prey of:
Citharichthys xanthostigma
Chondrichthyes
Scombridae
Actinopterygii
decomposers/microfauna
organic stuff
Octopus
Cephalopoda
Decapoda
Stomatopoda
Anomura
Asteroidea
Echinoidea
Gastropoda
Priapula
Polychaeta
Ophiuroidea
Urophycis tenuis
Urophycis chuss
Gadidae
Melanogrammus aeglefinus
Hemitripterus americanus
Myoxocephalus octodecemspinosus
Leucoraja erinacea
Leucoraja ocellata
Amblyraja radiata
Macrozoarces americanus
Brosme brosme
Anarhichas
Pleuronectes ferrugineus
Pleuronectes americanus
Hippoglossoides platessoides
Mustelus canis
Lophius americanus
Based on studies in:
USA: California, Southern California (Marine, Sublittoral)
Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico-Virgin Islands shelf (Reef)
USA, Northeastern US contintental shelf (Coastal)
This list may not be complete but is based on published studies.
- T. A. Clark, A. O. Flechsig, R. W. Grigg, Ecological studies during Project Sealab II, Science 157(3795):1381-1389, from p. 1384 (1967).
- Link J (2002) Does food web theory work for marine ecosystems? Mar Ecol Prog Ser 230:19
- Opitz S (1996) Trophic interactions in Caribbean coral reefs. ICLARM Tech Rep 43, Manila, Philippines
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Ophiuroidea preys on:
detritus
Isopoda
Amphipoda
Pycnogonidae
Tanaidae
Gastropoda
Priapula
Polychaeta
Ophiuroidea
Bivalvia
Ectoprocta
Cirripedia
Ascidia
Porifera
Cnidaria
Anthozoa
Amphiprion percula
Based on studies in:
USA: California, Southern California (Marine, Sublittoral)
USA, Northeastern US contintental shelf (Coastal)
Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico-Virgin Islands shelf (Reef)
This list may not be complete but is based on published studies.
- T. A. Clark, A. O. Flechsig, R. W. Grigg, Ecological studies during Project Sealab II, Science 157(3795):1381-1389, from p. 1384 (1967).
- Link J (2002) Does food web theory work for marine ecosystems? Mar Ecol Prog Ser 230:19
- Opitz S (1996) Trophic interactions in Caribbean coral reefs. ICLARM Tech Rep 43, Manila, Philippines
- Myers, P., R. Espinosa, C. S. Parr, T. Jones, G. S. Hammond, and T. A. Dewey. 2006. The Animal Diversity Web (online). Accessed February 16, 2011 at http://animaldiversity.org. http://www.animaldiversity.org
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Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) Stats
| Specimen Records: | 9,841 | Public Records: | 6,238 |
| Specimens with Sequences: | 7,560 | Public Species: | 297 |
| Specimens with Barcodes: | 7,370 | Public BINs: | 597 |
| Species: | 589 | ||
| Species With Barcodes: | 446 | ||
Collection Sites: world map showing specimen collection locations for Ophiuroidea
Genomic DNA is available from 1 specimen with morphological vouchers housed at Florida Museum of Natural History
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