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Phylum
Echinodermata
Class Ophiuroidea,
Brittle
Stars
| Brittle stars are highly mobile animals 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. |
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HAWAII
| Ophiocoma erinaceus
SPINY BRITTLE STAR
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Ophiocoma pica
YELLOW-SPOTTED BRITTLE STAR
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| Ophiocoma brevipes
MOTTLED BRITTLE STAR
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Ophiactis
savignyi
SAVIGNY'S SIX-ARM BRITTLE STAR |
| Assorted species
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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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