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Table 6: Types of development in brittle stars 



Species 



Type of 

 development 



Author 





Order Ophiurida 





Ophiomyxa serpentaria 



Lecithotrophic 

 larva 



Tyler, 1980 



Ophiomyxa brevirima 



Viviparity 



Hendler, 1975 



Ophiomyxa vivipara 



Same 



Same 



Ophioscolex nutrix 



Same 



Same 



Ophiacantha normani 



Same 



Tyler, 1980 



Ophiacantha anomala 



Same 



Same 



Ophiacantha bidentata 



Same 



Same 



Ophiacantha dansispina 



Same 



Hendler. 1975 



Ophiacantha vivipara 



Same 



Same 



Ophiomitrella clavigera 



Same 



Same 



Ophiomitrella ingrata 



Same 



Same 



Ophiolebella biscutifera 



Same 



Same 



Amphiura chiajei 



Planktotrophic 

 larva 



Fenaux, 1963 



Amphiura fdiformis 



Same 



Mortensen, 1920 



Amphiura annulifera 



Viviparity 



Mortensen, 1931 



Amphiura stepanovii 



Same 



Same 



Amphiura belgicae 



Same 



Hendler, 1975 



Amphiura monorima 



Same 



Same 



Amphiura stimpsoni 



Same 



Same 



Amphiura capensis 



Same 



Same 



Amphiura magellanica 



Same 



Same 



Amphiura microplax 



Same 



Same 



Amphioplus abditus 



Lecithotrophic 

 larva 



Hendler, 1977 



Amphipholis squamata 



Viviparity 



Russo, 1891; Fell, 

 1946; Hendler, 1975 



Amphipholis torelli 



Same 



Hendler, 1975 



Axiognathus Japonica 



Same 



Same 



Ophiopholis aculeata 



Planktotrophic 

 larva 



Olsen, 1942 



Ophiactis balli 



Same 



Mortensen, 1913 



Ophiactis savignyi 



Planktotrophic 

 larva 



Mortensen, 1931 



Amphilepis ingolfiana 



Lecithotrophic 

 larva 



Tyler, 1980 



Ophiothrix angulata 



Planktotrophic 

 larva 



Mortensen, 1921 



Ophiothrix fragilis 



Same 



McBride. 1907 



Ophiothrix quinquemaculata 



Same 



Hendler, 1975 



Ophiothrix savignyi 



Same 



Mortensen, 1938 



Ophiothrix triloba 



Same 



Mortensen, 1937 



(Contd. 



