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Ophidiasteridae
The Ophidiasteridae (Greek ophidia, Οφιδια, "of snakes", diminutive form) are a family of sea stars with about 30 genera. Occurring both in the Indo-Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, ophidiasterids are greatest in diversity in the Indo-Pacific. Many of the genera in this family exhibit brilliant colors and patterns, which sometimes can be attributed to aposematism and crypsis to protect themselves from predators. Some ophidiasterids possess remarkable powers of regeneration, enabling them to either reproduce asexually or to...
23 branches of this family, most-observed first
Linckia
genusLinckia
Nardoa
genusNardoa
Ophidiaster
genusOphidiaster
Phataria
genusPhataria
Pharia
genusPharia
Hacelia
genusHacelia
Velvety sea stars
genusLeiaster
Gomophia
genusGomophia
Narcissia
genusNarcissia
Tamaria
genusTamaria
Certonardoa
genusCertonardoa
Copidaster
genusCopidaster
Cistina
genusCistina
Bunaster
genusBunaster
Dactylosaster
genusDactylosaster
Andora
genusAndora
Heteronardoa
genusHeteronardoa
Pseudophidiaster
genusPseudophidiaster
Oneria
genusOneria
Devania
genusDevania
Dissogenes
genusDissogenes
Plenardoa
genusPlenardoa
Astroglypha
genusAstroglypha
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 57746.