The complete mitochondrial genome of a deep sea ophiuroid of the genus Amphiura (Ophiuroidea: Amphiuridae) [PDF]
Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2019 Amphiura is a widely distributed genus of Ophiuroidea from various environment, play an important role in evolution. Here, we reported a complete mitochondrial genome of Amphiura sp. which was collected from a deep sea seamount in the West Pacific.
Jieying Na +6 more
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Characterization of the complete mitochondrial genome of Amphioplus laevis (Ophiuroidea, Amphiuridae) with phylogenetic analysis [PDF]
Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2019 The complete mitochondrial genome of Amphioplus laevis was 16,084 bp in length (Genbank accession: MN276320). It contained 13 protein-coding genes, 2 ribosomal RNA and 22 transfer RNA. The GC contents of A. laevis was 37.59%.
Qin-Zeng Xu, Yi-Xuan Li, Yue Dong
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Global Diversity of Brittle Stars (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea) [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2012 This review presents a comprehensive overview of the current status regarding the global diversity of the echinoderm class Ophiuroidea, focussing on taxonomy and distribution patterns, with brief introduction to their anatomy, biology, phylogeny, and ...
Sabine Stöhr +2 more
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Having cake and eating too: The benefits of an intermediate larval form in a brittle star Amphiodia sp. opaque (Ophiuroidea). [PDF]
Ecol Evol, 2023 We describe an unusual brittle star larva that represents an intermediate evolutionary stage between feeding and nonfeeding larvae. Larvae of this species are capable of feeding, but can forego food and make a juvenile. Offspring that ate as larvae had shortened development times, higher percent metamorphosis, larger size, and longer juvenile survival ...
Nakata NN, Emlet RB.
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Emigration patterns of motile cryptofauna and their implications for trophic functioning in coral reefs. [PDF]
Ecol Evol, 2023 The density and diversity of species on coral reefs are greatest in dead coral and rubble, but this is driven by some of the smallest unseen individuals, limiting how accessible this energy is in the food web. Our study addresses this gap, showing how small‐scale patterns of movement influence prey accessibility, species' interactions, and community ...
Wolfe K, Desbiens AA, Mumby PJ.
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The peristomial plates of ophiuroids (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea) highlight an incongruence between morphology and proposed phylogenies. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2018 The peristomial plates are skeletal components of the interbrachial frame (or mouth frame), which is located below the true mouth of ophiuroids. Whilst the peristomial plates were extensively described and used as diagnostic characters by some early ...
Iain C Wilkie, Martín I Brogger
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Unravelling Hidden Trophic Interactions Among Sea Urchin Juveniles and Macroinvertebrates by DNA Amplification. [PDF]
Mol EcolABSTRACT Rocky reefs may shift between two distinct stable states: productive algal forests, characterised by high abundance and biodiversity of macrofauna, and impoverished barrens, dominated by overgrazing sea urchins. Barren states may persist despite the recovery of adult sea urchin predators, suggesting additional stabilising mechanisms.
Sutera A +7 more
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Deep-sea ophiuroids (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea: Ophiurida) from the Gulf of Cadiz (NE Atlantic) [PDF]
, 2011 The Ophiuroidea collected from mud volcanoes and adjacent bathyal environments from the Gulf of Cadiz are reviewed. Thirteen species from six families—Ophiacanthidae, Ophiactidae, Amphiuridae, Amphilepididae, Ophiuridae and Ophiolepididae— were ...
Cabrinovic, Andrew +3 more
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First record and geographic range extension of the brittle star Ophionephthys limicola Lütken, 1869 (Amphilepidida, Amphiuridae) from the Caribbean coast of continental Colombia [PDF]
Check ListOphionephthys limicola Lütken, 1869 (Amphiuridae) is recorded for the first time from the mainland Caribbean coast of Colombia. Although its presence was already known from the island of San Andrés, Colombia, we extend this species ...
Jayfreth D. Sierra-Gómez +2 more
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Brazilian Journal of Oceanography, 1974 Este trabalho apresenta a descrição, distribuição, dados ecológicos, chaves para classificação e fotografias de seis espécies novas de Ophiuroidea pertencentes às famílias Ophiolepididae, Amphiuridae, Ophiacanthidae , Ophiomyxidae e Amphilepididae ...
Luiz Roberto Tommasi, Jorge de Abreu
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