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Ophiactidae
Family of brittle stars

Ophiactidae are a family of brittle stars.
01Genera
The following genera are recognised by the World Register of Marine Species :
- Hemipholis Lyman, 1865
- Histampica A.M. Clark, 1970
- Ophiactis Lütken, 1856
- Ophiopholis Müller & Troschel, 1842
- Ophiopus Ljungman, 1867
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- Tiny in-a-sponge brittle stars (Ophiactis savignyi).jpg by Ria Tan from singapore, CC BY-SA 2.0
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