Ophiuroidea (Brittle Stars And Basket Stars) is a class of echinoderms. There are 2401 species of Brittle Stars And Basket Stars, in 323 genera and 34 families. They have sexual reproduction.
Definition: Capable of creating a new organism by combining the genetic material of two gametes, which may come from two parent organisms or from a single organism, in the case of self-fertilizing hermaphrodites.
Definition: overall repetitive or reflective pattern in the body of one individual of this taxon. eg: bilateral symmetry, rotational symmetry, radial symmetry
Definition: number of currently described and taxonomically accepted marine species in this clade (Appeltans et al. 2012. The Magnitude of Global Marine Species Diversity. Current Biology 22, 2189–2202. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2012.09.036)
Definition: Capable of creating a new organism by combining the genetic material of two gametes, which may come from two parent organisms or from a single organism, in the case of self-fertilizing hermaphrodites.
Definition: "marine species in this clade which are currently represented in specimen collections (estimate) (Appeltans et al. 2012. The Magnitude of Global Marine Species Diversity. Current Biology 22, 2189–2202. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2012.09.036)"
The environments in which many brittle stars and basket stars species are known to live. Select an environment to see its brittle stars and basket stars species checklist.
brittle stars and basket stars Habitats
The environments in which many brittle stars and basket stars species are known to live. Select an environment to see its brittle stars and basket stars species checklist.
brittle stars and basket stars includes 5 children:
