The Ophiuroidea, the most diverse echinoderm class, exhibits an array of life history patterns
and larval forms, the evolution of which is poorly understood. With a robust phylogeny …

Understanding the evolution of development (evo-devo) in the Ophiuroidea and the
pathways in the switch from a feeding to a nonfeeding larva is complicated by the variability …

The Ophiocomidae, a species-rich family of ophiuroid echinoderms, encompasses a range
of developmental modes. We investigated the reproductive biology of four species …

The brittle star Ophionereis schayeri has abbreviated non-feeding development through a
reduced ophiopluteus and a vitellaria larva. The metamorphic changes involved with …

Evolution of echinoderm development from a feeding to a non-feeding mode can be
examined by studying non-feeding larvae with structures that appear to be vestiges derived …

Ophiuroids are important benthic marine invertebrates with an unstable taxonomic history.
Recent phylogenetic and morphological investigations have promoted major departures …

The Ophiuroidea is the most speciose class of echinoderms and has the greatest diversity of
larval forms, but we know less about the evolution of development (evo-devo) in this group …

Ophiuroid systematics is currently in a state of upheaval, with recent molecular estimates
fundamentally clashing with traditional, morphology-based classifications. Here, we attempt …

Reproduction and development in 5 brittle stars: Ophiactis resiliens, Ophionereis fasciata,
Ophiothrix caespitosa, Ophiothrix spongicola, and Ophionereis schayeri were investigated …

The postlarval phase is an essential period in the life history of marine invertebrates;
vulnerable to high mortality, it ultimately influences the distribution and abundance of adult …