Brittle Stars
32 entries in the Sea Cucumbers and Brittle Stars compendium.
Brittle starEchinoderms with five serpent-like arms, found worldwide in marine habitats.Basket starLarge brittle stars with branching arms, found in deep seas.MelusinasterJurassic basket star genus bridging brittle stars and basket stars.Ophiocanops fugiensA primitive brittle star with disputed classification and unique anatomy.OphiuridaOrder of echinoderms comprising most living brittle stars.PhrynophiuridaAn order of brittle stars including basket stars, with leathery skin.AcrocnidaA genus of brittle stars with three species, found in European and African coastal waters.AstrophytonThe only species in its genus, a large nocturnal basket star.GorgonocephalusColdwater basket stars with branching arms and a rubbery appearance.Ophioderma (echinoderm)A genus of brittle stars with opportunistic feeding and high adaptability.OphiolepisA genus of brittle stars with circular shields on the disk.OphiuraA cosmopolitan genus of echinoderms in the family Ophiuridae.Ophiozonella depressaDeep-sea brittle star with pentaradial symmetry and calcareous plates.Ophiocomina nigraA large brittle star forming dense beds in the north-eastern Atlantic.OphiuridaeA large family of brittle stars with simple, unbranched arms.Ophiocoma echinataA large brittle star with coordinated locomotion and no brain.Ophiocoma scolopendrinaIntertidal brittle star with unique surface-film feeding behavior.Ophiocomella alexandriA banded, spiny brittle star from the eastern Pacific.Ophiomastix venosaBrittle star with club-shaped spines, found in Indo-Pacific coastal waters.Ophiomastix wendtiiA color-changing brittle star with crystal-arm vision.AmphiuridaeA large, diverse family of burrowing brittle stars found worldwide.Histampica haimaensisA beige brittle star from the Haima cold seep.OphiotrichidaeBrittle stars with delicate, translucent, thorny spines.Ophiactis savignyiA widespread brittle star that reproduces both sexually and by fragmentation.Ophiopholis aculeataA circum-polar brittle star with twisted arms and mass spawning events.Ophionereis reticulataA reticulated brittle star with unique tube-foot locomotion.Ophionereis schayeriLargest common brittle star near Sydney, filter-feeder, bioluminescent.Ophiura albidaA brittle star found in the north-eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean.Ophiura ophiuraA brittle star found on sandy seabeds around northwestern Europe.Ophiura sarsiiA cold-water brittle star abundant in Arctic and Sub-Arctic seas.Gorgonocephalus arcticusA basket star with coiled arms like the Gorgon's serpents.Gorgonocephalus eucnemisA basket star with branching arms, found in northern seas.
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