Interactive identification key to all brittle star families (Echinodermata; Ophiuroidea) leads to revised morphological descriptions

Ophiuroidea is the largest class among extant echinoderms, with over 2000 described species assigned to 33 families. Here, the first identification key to the recently revised classification was developed, and revised morphological descriptions were derived from it, expanding the previous short diag...

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Main Authors: Mona Goharimanesh, Sabine Stöhr, Omid Mirshamsi, Fereshteh Ghassemzadeh, Dominique Adriaens
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Consortium of European Natural History Museums 2021-08-01
Series:European Journal of Taxonomy
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Online Access:https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/view/1483