Ophionereis Lütken, 1859

Boissin, Emilie, Hoareau, Thierry B., Paulay, Gustav & Bruggemann, J. Henrich, 2016, Shallow-water reef ophiuroids (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea) of Réunion (Mascarene Islands), with biogeographic considerations, Zootaxa 4098 (2), pp. 273-297 : 286

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4098.2.4
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6067310
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scientific name	Ophionereis Lütken, 1859
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Genus Ophionereis Lütken, 1859

This genus currently encompasses 29 species ( Stöhr et al. 2016), including 11 from the IWP ( Clark & Rowe 1971). They can be divided into 2 groups: species with vs. without papillae bordering the genital slits.