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Brittle stars,
serpent stars, or
ophiuroids (from
Latin ophiurus '
brittle star'; from
Ancient Gr**** ὄφις (óphis) 'serpent' and οὐρά (ourá) 'tail'; referring...
- alexandri,
known as Alexander's
spiny brittle star or
banded brittle star, is a
species of
marine brittle star. It was
first described to
science by Theodore...
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species of
brittle star in the
order Ophiurida. It is
found around the
coasts of
western Europe and is
known in
Britain as the
common brittle star. It is...
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benefits to the octocorals, such as
receiving a
cleaning action by the
brittle star as it
slowly moves around the coral. In some cases, a
close relationship...
- urtica,
commonly known as the
burrowing brittle star or the long arm
brittle star, is a
species of
brittle star belonging to the
family Amphiuridae. It...
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Ophionereis schayeri, Schayer's
brittle star, is a
brittle star in the
family Ophionereididae. The
central disk is up to 2.5
centimetres wide, with arms...
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Ophiocoma scolopendrina is a
species of
brittle star belonging to the
family Ophiocomidae.
Restricted to life in the intertidal, they live in the Indo-Pacific...
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Amphipholis squamata,
common names brooding snake star and
dwarf brittle star, is a
species complex of
brittle stars in the
family Amphiuridae. This species...
- ResearchGate. Thuy B,
Landman NH,
Larson NL, Numberger-Thuy LD (June 2018). "
Brittle-
star m****
occurrence on a Late
Cretaceous methane seep from
South Dakota,...
- In 1995, a
fossil brittle star was
given the same
generic name, but
because the name was
preoccupied by the starfish, the
brittle star had to be renamed...