Subclass Ophiurida (Noun)
Meaning
Brittle stars.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- Brittle stars belong to the subclass Ophiurida, which is a class of echinoderms characterized by long, thin arms radiating from a central body disk.
- The subclass Ophiurida is often referred to as the true brittle stars, as they are distinct from the basket stars, which are also part of the class Ophiuroidea.
- Ophiurida, a subclass of brittle stars, has a distinctive mode of locomotion involving the movement of its many flexible arms.
- Most species of brittle stars are placed in the subclass Ophiurida, which is estimated to include over 2,000 species worldwide.
- The subclass Ophiurida is one of the two major subclasses of the class Ophiuroidea, the other being Ophiomyxina, which includes the worm-like brittle stars.