This review presents a comprehensive overview of the current status regarding the global
diversity of the echinoderm class Ophiuroidea, focussing on taxonomy and distribution …

The power and throughput of next-generation sequencing is instigating a major
transformation in our understanding of evolution and classification of life on our planet. The …

Exon-capture studies have typically been restricted to relatively shallow phylogenetic scales
due primarily to hybridization constraints. Here, we present an exon-capture system for an …

A new classification of Ophiuroidea, considering family rank and above, is presented. The
new family and superfamily taxa in O'Hara et al.(2017) were proposed to ensure a better …

Most of the taxonomically reliable internal and microstructural characters (eg jaws, dental
plate, genital plates, vertebrae) of the recent Ophiuroidea are studied using SEM on a broad …

In anticipation of the current biodiversity crisis, it has become critical to rapidly and
accurately assess biodiversity. DNA barcoding has proved efficient in facilitating the …

We re-describe and confirm the validity of Ophiothrix trindadensis Tommasi, 1970
(Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea). This is a native species from Brazil, however it lacked a type …

Since 2012, when Ophiothela was first described in the Atlantic, there has been no
consensus regarding its identification. It has been described as O. mirabilis, O. cf. mirabilis …

The detailed study of arm ossicles, particularly the lateral arm plates, is providing valuable
information in the elucidation of ophiuroid taxonomy. The present study describes in detail …

The first morphological observation of a euryalid brittle star, Asteronyx loveni, using non-
destructive X-ray micro-computed tomography (µCT) was performed. The body of euryalids …