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Amphipholis is a large genus of brittle stars (Ophiuroidea) found in oceans worldwide from tropics to Arctic and Antarctic regions. Some species have been used to study echinoderm development (Amphipholis kochii[1]) and bioluminescence (the Dwarf brittle star, Amphipholis squamata[2][3]). [edit] SystematicsAmphipholis is a large genus with potentially many cryptic species[4]. The high variability may be due to common parthenogenetic reproduction. The type species of the genus is Amphipholis januarii Ljungman, 1866(=Amphipholis gracillima (Stimpson, 1852)). Species include[5]: [edit] References
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