Ophiopteris is a genus of brittle stars. The genus was first described in 1877 from a specimen collected in New Zealand.Stöhr, S.; O’Hara, T.; Thuy, B. (Eds) (2024). World Ophiuroidea Database. Ophiopteris E. A. Smith, 1877. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=242382 on 2024-03-26
Taxonomy Ophiopteris contains the following species: Ophiopteris papillosa Ophiopteris antipodum References