[{"n": "Brittle star", "u": "/e/brittle-stars/brittle-star/", "s": "Echinoderms with five serpent-like arms, found worldwide in marine habitats."}, {"n": "Basket star", "u": "/e/brittle-stars/basket-star/", "s": "Large brittle stars with branching arms, found in deep seas."}, {"n": "Melusinaster", "u": "/e/brittle-stars/melusinaster/", "s": "Jurassic basket star genus bridging brittle stars and basket stars."}, {"n": "Ophiocanops fugiens", "u": "/e/brittle-stars/ophiocanopidae/", "s": "A primitive brittle star with disputed classification and unique anatomy."}, {"n": "Ophiurida", "u": "/e/brittle-stars/ophiurida/", "s": "Order of echinoderms comprising most living brittle stars."}, {"n": "Phrynophiurida", "u": "/e/brittle-stars/phrynophiurida/", "s": "An order of brittle stars including basket stars, with leathery skin."}, {"n": "Acrocnida", "u": "/e/brittle-stars/acrocnida/", "s": "A genus of brittle stars with three species, found in European and African coastal waters."}, {"n": "Astrophyton", "u": "/e/brittle-stars/astrophyton/", "s": "The only species in its genus, a large nocturnal basket star."}, {"n": "Gorgonocephalus", "u": "/e/brittle-stars/gorgonocephalus/", "s": "Coldwater basket stars with branching arms and a rubbery appearance."}, {"n": "Ophioderma (echinoderm)", "u": "/e/brittle-stars/ophioderma-echinoderm/", "s": "A genus of brittle stars with opportunistic feeding and high adaptability."}, {"n": "Ophiolepis", "u": "/e/brittle-stars/ophiolepis/", "s": "A genus of brittle stars with circular shields on the disk."}, {"n": "Ophiura", "u": "/e/brittle-stars/ophiura/", "s": "A cosmopolitan genus of echinoderms in the family Ophiuridae."}, {"n": "Ophiozonella depressa", "u": "/e/brittle-stars/ophiozonella-depressa/", "s": "Deep-sea brittle star with pentaradial symmetry and calcareous plates."}, {"n": "Ophiocomina nigra", "u": "/e/brittle-stars/ophiocomina-nigra/", "s": "A large brittle star forming dense beds in the north-eastern Atlantic."}, {"n": "Ophiuridae", "u": "/e/brittle-stars/ophiuridae/", "s": "A large family of brittle stars with simple, unbranched arms."}, {"n": "Ophiocoma echinata", "u": "/e/brittle-stars/ophiocoma-echinata/", "s": "A large brittle star with coordinated locomotion and no brain."}, {"n": "Ophiocoma scolopendrina", "u": "/e/brittle-stars/ophiocoma-scolopendrina/", "s": "Intertidal brittle star with unique surface-film feeding behavior."}, {"n": "Ophiocomella alexandri", "u": "/e/brittle-stars/ophiocomella-alexandri/", "s": "A banded, spiny brittle star from the eastern Pacific."}, {"n": "Ophiomastix venosa", "u": "/e/brittle-stars/ophiomastix-venosa/", "s": "Brittle star with club-shaped spines, found in Indo-Pacific coastal waters."}, {"n": "Ophiomastix wendtii", "u": "/e/brittle-stars/ophiomastix-wendtii/", "s": "A color-changing brittle star with crystal-arm vision."}, {"n": "Amphiuridae", "u": "/e/brittle-stars/amphiuridae/", "s": "A large, diverse family of burrowing brittle stars found worldwide."}, {"n": "Histampica haimaensis", "u": "/e/brittle-stars/histampica-haimaensis/", "s": "A beige brittle star from the Haima cold seep."}, {"n": "Ophiotrichidae", "u": "/e/brittle-stars/ophiotrichidae/", "s": "Brittle stars with delicate, translucent, thorny spines."}, {"n": "Ophiactis savignyi", "u": "/e/brittle-stars/ophiactis-savignyi/", "s": "A widespread brittle star that reproduces both sexually and by fragmentation."}, {"n": "Ophiopholis aculeata", "u": "/e/brittle-stars/ophiopholis-aculeata/", "s": "A circum-polar brittle star with twisted arms and mass spawning events."}, {"n": "Ophionereis reticulata", "u": "/e/brittle-stars/ophionereis-reticulata/", "s": "A reticulated brittle star with unique tube-foot locomotion."}, {"n": "Ophionereis schayeri", "u": "/e/brittle-stars/ophionereis-schayeri/", "s": "Largest common brittle star near Sydney, filter-feeder, bioluminescent."}, {"n": "Ophiura albida", "u": "/e/brittle-stars/ophiura-albida/", "s": "A brittle star found in the north-eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean."}, {"n": "Ophiura ophiura", "u": "/e/brittle-stars/ophiura-ophiura/", "s": "A brittle star found on sandy seabeds around northwestern Europe."}, {"n": "Ophiura sarsii", "u": "/e/brittle-stars/ophiura-sarsii/", "s": "A cold-water brittle star abundant in Arctic and Sub-Arctic seas."}, {"n": "Gorgonocephalus arcticus", "u": "/e/brittle-stars/gorgonocephalus-arcticus/", "s": "A basket star with coiled arms like the Gorgon's serpents."}, {"n": "Gorgonocephalus eucnemis", "u": "/e/brittle-stars/gorgonocephalus-eucnemis/", "s": "A basket star with branching arms, found in northern seas."}, {"n": "Sea cucumber", "u": "/e/sea-cucumbers/holothuroidea/", "s": "Benthic detritivores with a leathery skin and elongated body."}, {"n": "Dr. K.K. Mohammed Koya Sea Cucumber Conservation Reserve", "u": "/e/sea-cucumbers/dr-k-k-mohammed-koya-sea-cucumber-conservation-reserve/", "s": "World's first reserve dedicated solely to sea cucumber protection."}, {"n": "Konowata", "u": "/e/sea-cucumbers/konowata/", "s": "Fermented sea cucumber intestines, a rare Japanese delicacy."}, {"n": "Sea cucumbers as food", "u": "/e/sea-cucumbers/sea-cucumbers-as-food/", "s": "Sea cucumbers are a prized delicacy in East and Southeast Asian cuisines."}, {"n": "Australostichopus", "u": "/e/sea-cucumbers/australostichopus/", "s": "Monotypic sea cucumber genus with aquaculture and bioremediation potential."}, {"n": "Benthodytes", "u": "/e/sea-cucumbers/benthodytes/", "s": "A genus of deep-sea cucumbers studied for mining impacts."}, {"n": "Bohadschia", "u": "/e/sea-cucumbers/bohadschia/", "s": "Large, colorful sea cucumbers common on coral reefs."}, {"n": "Cucumaria", "u": "/e/sea-cucumbers/cucumaria/", "s": "A genus of sea cucumbers with many described species."}, {"n": "Enypniastes", "u": "/e/sea-cucumbers/enypniastes/", "s": "A monotypic deep-sea sea cucumber known as the headless chicken monster."}, {"n": "Mesothuria", "u": "/e/sea-cucumbers/mesothuria/", "s": "A cosmopolitan genus of sea cucumbers in family Mesothuriidae."}, {"n": "Pannychia", "u": "/e/sea-cucumbers/pannychia/", "s": "A genus of deep-sea sea cucumbers dominating North Pacific soft sediments."}, {"n": "Pearsonothuria", "u": "/e/sea-cucumbers/pearsonothuria/", "s": "A monotypic sea cucumber genus with toxic tubules and mimicry."}, {"n": "Peniagone", "u": "/e/sea-cucumbers/peniagone/", "s": "A genus of deep-sea sea cucumbers in Elpidiidae."}, {"n": "Psolus", "u": "/e/sea-cucumbers/psolus/", "s": "A genus of sea cucumbers with leathery skins and tentacles."}, {"n": "Psychropotes", "u": "/e/sea-cucumbers/psychropotes/", "s": "A genus of facultatively swimming sea cucumbers with a sail-like appendage."}, {"n": "Scotoplanes", "u": "/e/sea-cucumbers/scotoplanes/", "s": "Deep-sea sea cucumbers known as sea pigs."}, {"n": "Synallactes", "u": "/e/sea-cucumbers/synallactes/", "s": "A genus of sea cucumbers in the family Synallactidae."}, {"n": "Apodida", "u": "/e/sea-cucumbers/apodida/", "s": "An order of sea cucumbers lacking tube feet and respiratory trees."}, {"n": "Chiridotidae", "u": "/e/sea-cucumbers/chiridotidae/", "s": "A family of sea cucumbers lacking podia and respiratory tree."}, {"n": "Oneirophanta mutabilis", "u": "/e/sea-cucumbers/oneirophanta-mutabilis/", "s": "A deep-sea sea cucumber discovered during the Challenger expedition."}, {"n": "Holothuriida", "u": "/e/sea-cucumbers/holothuriida/", "s": "Sea cucumber order with leaf-like tentacles and cuvierian tubules."}, {"n": "Acaudina", "u": "/e/sea-cucumbers/acaudina/", "s": "A genus of sea cucumbers lacking a caudal appendage."}, {"n": "Molpadia musculus", "u": "/e/sea-cucumbers/molpadia-musculus/", "s": "A deep-sea sea cucumber that burrows in mud."}, {"n": "Ophiomusa", "u": "/e/sea-cucumbers/ophiomusa/", "s": "A genus of brittle stars with long, spiny arms and a central disc."}, {"n": "Porosothyone", "u": "/e/sea-cucumbers/porosothyone/", "s": "Earliest body fossil of a sea cucumber, from the Silurian of Australia."}, {"n": "Chiridota albatrossii", "u": "/e/sea-cucumbers/chiridota-albatrossii/", "s": "A North Pacific sea cucumber first collected by the steamship Albatross."}, {"n": "Synaptidae", "u": "/e/sea-cucumbers/synaptidae/", "s": "Sea cucumbers lacking tube feet and radial canals."}, {"n": "Euapta godeffroyi", "u": "/e/sea-cucumbers/euapta-godeffroyi/", "s": "A nocturnal deposit feeder with anchor spicules for adhesion."}, {"n": "Euapta lappa", "u": "/e/sea-cucumbers/euapta-lappa/", "s": "A worm-like sea cucumber with sticky ossicles and peristaltic locomotion."}, {"n": "Leptosynapta dolabrifera", "u": "/e/sea-cucumbers/leptosynapta-dolabrifera/", "s": "A small, mucus-covered sea cucumber with remarkable regenerative abilities."}, {"n": "Synapta maculata", "u": "/e/sea-cucumbers/synapta-maculata/", "s": "One of the longest sea cucumbers, found in tropical Indo-Pacific waters."}, {"n": "Synaptula lamperti", "u": "/e/sea-cucumbers/synaptula-lamperti/", "s": "A sea cucumber that moves with hooks and feeds on a specific sponge."}, {"n": "Synaptula recta", "u": "/e/sea-cucumbers/synaptula-recta/", "s": "A nocturnal sea cucumber with anchor-like spicules for traction."}, {"n": "Synaptula spinifera", "u": "/e/sea-cucumbers/synaptula-spinifera/", "s": "A small, endemic sea cucumber from Kakaban's anchialine lagoon."}, {"n": "Dendrochirotida", "u": "/e/sea-cucumbers/dendrochirotida/", "s": "Sea cucumbers with branched tentacles and suspension-feeding habits."}, {"n": "Lissothuria nutriens", "u": "/e/sea-cucumbers/lissothuria-nutriens/", "s": "A small, bright red-orange sea cucumber of California tide pools."}, {"n": "Psolus chitonoides", "u": "/e/sea-cucumbers/psolus-chitonoides/", "s": "A toxic, scaly sea cucumber found on North America's western coast."}, {"n": "Amperima rosea", "u": "/e/sea-cucumbers/amperima-rosea/", "s": "A deep-sea cucumber known for a massive population surge."}, {"n": "Elpidia glacialis", "u": "/e/sea-cucumbers/elpidia-glacialis/", "s": "Abyssal sea cucumber found across Arctic and North Atlantic basins."}, {"n": "Elpidia minutissima", "u": "/e/sea-cucumbers/elpidia-minutissima/", "s": "Deep-sea swimming sea cucumber with variable podia and population swings."}, {"n": "Scotoplanes globosa", "u": "/e/sea-cucumbers/scotoplanes-globosa/", "s": "A deep-sea sea cucumber that walks on tube feet."}, {"n": "Pelagothuria", "u": "/e/sea-cucumbers/pelagothuria/", "s": "The only true pelagic sea cucumber, resembling a jellyfish."}, {"n": "Psychropotidae", "u": "/e/sea-cucumbers/psychropotidae/", "s": "Deep-sea swimming sea cucumbers with variable ranges and a dorsal sail."}, {"n": "Psychropotes longicauda", "u": "/e/sea-cucumbers/psychropotes-longicauda/", "s": "A deep-sea sea cucumber with a sail-like larval appendage."}, {"n": "Holothuriidae", "u": "/e/sea-cucumbers/holothuriidae/", "s": "Family of sea cucumbers with sticky defensive threads."}, {"n": "Bohadschia argus", "u": "/e/sea-cucumbers/bohadschia-argus/", "s": "A sea cucumber with eyespots and defensive Cuvierian tubules."}, {"n": "Bohadschia marmorata", "u": "/e/sea-cucumbers/bohadschia-marmorata/", "s": "A detritivorous sea cucumber that ejects defensive sticky threads."}, {"n": "Holothuria atra", "u": "/e/sea-cucumbers/holothuria-atra/", "s": "A black sea cucumber that emits toxic red fluid when threatened."}, {"n": "Holothuria cinerascens", "u": "/e/sea-cucumbers/holothuria-cinerascens/", "s": "Ashy sea cucumber: a nutritious, pharmaceutically valuable broadcast spawner."}, {"n": "Holothuria cubana", "u": "/e/sea-cucumbers/holothuria-cubana/", "s": "A sea cucumber found in shallow Atlantic and Caribbean waters."}, {"n": "Holothuria difficilis", "u": "/e/sea-cucumbers/holothuria-difficilis/", "s": "A sea cucumber with noxious defenses and dual reproductive modes."}, {"n": "Holothuria edulis", "u": "/e/sea-cucumbers/holothuria-edulis/", "s": "A pink-and-black sea cucumber valued as food and in aquariums."}, {"n": "Holothuria floridana", "u": "/e/sea-cucumbers/holothuria-floridana/", "s": "A sea cucumber found in warm Caribbean and Gulf waters."}, {"n": "Holothuria forskali", "u": "/e/sea-cucumbers/holothuria-forskali/", "s": "A black sea cucumber that ejects sticky white threads to deter predators."}, {"n": "Holothuria fuscogilva", "u": "/e/sea-cucumbers/holothuria-fuscogilva/", "s": "A commercially valuable sea cucumber vulnerable to overfishing in the Indo-Pacific."}, {"n": "Holothuria fuscopunctata", "u": "/e/sea-cucumbers/holothuria-fuscopunctata/", "s": "A large, slow-maturing sea cucumber of the tropical Indo-Pacific."}, {"n": "Holothuria glaberrima", "u": "/e/sea-cucumbers/holothuria-glaberrima/", "s": "A sea cucumber used as a model for regeneration research."}, {"n": "Holothuria grisea", "u": "/e/sea-cucumbers/holothuria-grisea/", "s": "A coastal sea cucumber harvested in Brazil, not currently overfished."}, {"n": "Holothuria hilla", "u": "/e/sea-cucumbers/holothuria-hilla/", "s": "A detritivorous sea cucumber found in Indo-Pacific and Red Sea."}, {"n": "Holothuria impatiens", "u": "/e/sea-cucumbers/holothuria-impatiens/", "s": "A wide-ranging sea cucumber that expels sticky tubules when disturbed."}, {"n": "Holothuria leucospilota", "u": "/e/sea-cucumbers/holothuria-leucospilota/", "s": "A medium-sized sea cucumber found in shallow Indo-Pacific waters."}, {"n": "Holothuria mexicana", "u": "/e/sea-cucumbers/holothuria-mexicana/", "s": "A sediment-feeding sea cucumber used as a bioindicator for metal pollution."}, {"n": "Holothuria parvula", "u": "/e/sea-cucumbers/holothuria-parvula/", "s": "A golden sea cucumber that reproduces by splitting in half."}, {"n": "Holothuria pervicax", "u": "/e/sea-cucumbers/holothuria-pervicax/", "s": "A sea cucumber known for its inability to survive in captivity."}, {"n": "Holothuria poli", "u": "/e/sea-cucumbers/holothuria-poli/", "s": "A Mediterranean sea cucumber with white-tipped tubercles and anti-Lessepsian migration."}, {"n": "Holothuria scabra", "u": "/e/sea-cucumbers/holothuria-scabra/", "s": "Sandfish is the most harvested sea cucumber for beche-de-mer."}, {"n": "Holothuria spinifera", "u": "/e/sea-cucumbers/holothuria-spinifera/", "s": "A tropical sea cucumber fished for beche-de-mer and studied for aquaculture."}, {"n": "Holothuria stellati", "u": "/e/sea-cucumbers/holothuria-stellati/", "s": "A brown sea cucumber with debated subspecies and small ossicles."}, {"n": "Holothuria thomasi", "u": "/e/sea-cucumbers/holothuria-thomasi/", "s": "Largest western Atlantic sea cucumber, camouflaged until 1980."}, {"n": "Holothuria tubulosa", "u": "/e/sea-cucumbers/holothuria-tubulosa/", "s": "Type species of genus Holothuria, found in the Mediterranean and eastern Atlantic."}, {"n": "Holothuria whitmaei", "u": "/e/sea-cucumbers/holothuria-whitmaei/", "s": "Black teatfish, a high-value sea cucumber in Pacific beche-de-mer trade."}, {"n": "Noble sea cucumber", "u": "/e/sea-cucumbers/noble-sea-cucumber/", "s": "A warty, burrowing sea cucumber of the western Atlantic."}, {"n": "Apostichopus japonicus", "u": "/e/sea-cucumbers/apostichopus-japonicus/", "s": "A temperate sea cucumber harvested for food across East Asia."}, {"n": "Apostichopus parvimensis", "u": "/e/sea-cucumbers/apostichopus-parvimensis/", "s": "A Pacific sea cucumber with warty skin and nocturnal habits."}, {"n": "Astichopus", "u": "/e/sea-cucumbers/astichopus/", "s": "A monotypic genus of fast-moving Caribbean sea cucumbers."}, {"n": "California sea cucumber", "u": "/e/sea-cucumbers/california-sea-cucumber/", "s": "A solitary nocturnal scavenger found from Alaska to Baja California."}, {"n": "Isostichopus badionotus", "u": "/e/sea-cucumbers/isostichopus-badionotus/", "s": "A large Atlantic sea cucumber with dark dorsal warts."}, {"n": "Isostichopus fuscus", "u": "/e/sea-cucumbers/isostichopus-fuscus/", "s": "A Critically Endangered sea cucumber harvested unsustainably for East Asian cuisine."}, {"n": "Parastichopus regalis", "u": "/e/sea-cucumbers/parastichopus-regalis/", "s": "A sea cucumber hosting pearlfish in its respiratory tree."}, {"n": "Stichopus", "u": "/e/sea-cucumbers/stichopus/", "s": "A genus of sea cucumbers valued for food and traditional medicine."}, {"n": "Stichopus chloronotus", "u": "/e/sea-cucumbers/stichopus-chloronotus/", "s": "A widespread Indo-Pacific sea cucumber of least concern."}, {"n": "Stichopus herrmanni", "u": "/e/sea-cucumbers/stichopus-herrmanni/", "s": "A large, commercially harvested sea cucumber of the Indo-Pacific."}, {"n": "Stichopus naso", "u": "/e/sea-cucumbers/stichopus-naso/", "s": "A tropical sea cucumber with erect tubercles and dual activity patterns."}, {"n": "Thelenota ananas", "u": "/e/sea-cucumbers/thelenota-ananas/", "s": "A large, slow-growing sea cucumber with pointed teats and tube feet."}, {"n": "Thelenota anax", "u": "/e/sea-cucumbers/thelenota-anax/", "s": "A large, commercially harvested sea cucumber with medicinal uses."}, {"n": "Thelenota rubralineata", "u": "/e/sea-cucumbers/thelenota-rubralineata/", "s": "A large, red-lined sea cucumber of Indo-Pacific coral slopes."}]