A class of the echinoderms, having a star-shaped body with the arms clearly marked off from the central disc.
The following taxa of this class occur in the region:
Ophiothrix suensonii (Suenson's brittle star)
Ophionereis reticulata (Reticulated brittle star)
Ophiocoma echinata (Spiny ophiocoma)
Ophioderma appressum (Banded-arm brittle star)
Ophioderma rubicundum (Ruby brittle star)
Astrophyton muricatum (Great basket star)