Ophiocomidae Ljungman, 1867
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https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2025.997.2919 |
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lsid:zoobank.org:pub:2C6ACBDC-658A-49AB-A517-3EE02514E944 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15610470 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/0385423B-9820-FFCF-FDA3-70FEFD95FD08 |
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Ophiocomidae Ljungman, 1867 |
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Family Ophiocomidae Ljungman, 1867 View in CoL
Diagnosis
The disc ornaments vary among genera: spherical granules in Ophiocoma and Breviturma , conical granules in Ophiocomella A.H. Clark, 1939 and Ophiomastix Müller & Troschel, 1842 , and slender spines in Ophiomastix . Both oral papillae and tooth papillae are present. The dental plate is entire. One or two tentacle scales are present.
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