OPHIOTRICHIDAE Ljungman, 1867
(a family of birttlestars)

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Ophiothrix fragilis
Common Brittlestar
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 		Species 29 images
Taxonomic hierarchy:
FamilyOPHIOTRICHIDAE (a family of birttlestars)
InfraorderGnathophiurina (an infraorder of echinoderms)
SuborderOPHIURINA (a suborder of echinoderms)
OrderOPHIURIDA (an order of echinoderms)
ClassOPHIUROIDEA (brittle stars)
SubphylumASTEROZOA (a subphylum of echinoderms)
PhylumECHINODERMATA (starfish, sea urchins, sea cucumbers)
SuperphylumDEUTEROSTOMIA (deuterostomes)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

OPHIOTRICHIDAE (a family of birttlestars) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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