Ophiuroidea (class)
Esquema
Jerarquía
Eukaryota (domain) > Animalia (kingdom) > Echinodermata (phylum)
Descripción
Members of a class containing 2,100 living species of marine invertebrates having a body comprising a central round disk from which radiate five long, slender, fragile arms used for locomotion; the arms can be broken off but quickly regenerate.
URI original del concepto
Otros términos
- brittle stars [en]
- brittle star [en]
- stars, brittle [en]
- brittlestars [en]
- brittle-stars [en]
- serpent stars [en]
- ophiuroids [en]