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Updated 9/12/2022
Phylum
Echinodermata
Class Ophiuroidea,
Brittle
Stars
| Brittle stars are highly mobile echinoderms with flexible jointed
arms and distinct central disc. As their name implies, arms
break off readily when disturbed, growing back with time.
They feed as scavengers or capture organic material suspended in
the water column. |
INDO-PACIFIC / HAWAII
| Ophiocoma erinaceus
SPINY BRITTLE STAR
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Breviturma pica
YELLOW-SPOTTED BRITTLE STAR
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Breviturma brevipes
MOTTLED BRITTLE STAR
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Ophiactis
savignyi
SAVIGNY'S SIX-ARM BRITTLE STAR |
| Assorted species
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INDO-PACIFIC
| Ophiomastix
caryophyllata
SPOTTED-DISC BRITTLE STAR
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NORTHEAST PACIFIC
| Ophiopteris papillosa
BROWN BRITTLE STAR
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TROPICAL EASTERN PACIFIC
| Ophiothrix spiculata
SPINY BRITTLE STAR
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