brittle-star

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brittle-star

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(Animals) any echinoderm of the class Ophiuroidea, occurring on the sea bottom and having five long slender arms radiating from a small central disc. See also basket-star
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Noun1.brittle-star - an animal resembling a starfish with fragile whiplike arms radiating from a small central discbrittle-star - an animal resembling a starfish with fragile whiplike arms radiating from a small central disc
brittle star, serpent star
echinoderm - marine invertebrates with tube feet and five-part radially symmetrical bodies
Ophiurida, subclass Ophiurida - brittle stars
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Embryonic development of the brittle-star Amphipholis kochii in laboratory culture.
Abbreviated Development of the Brooding Brittle Star Ophioplocus esmarki
Reproductive cycle and spawning induction in the gregarious brittle-star Ophiothrix fragilis (Echinodermata) in the Oosterschelde (Netherlands).
Larval morphometrics and influence of adults on settlement in the gregarious ophiuroid Ophiothrix fragilis (Echinodermata)
Biological activity of saponins and saponin-like compounds from starfish and brittle-stars. Toxicon 1989;27(2): 179-188.
Evaluation of the anti-proliferative effects of Ophiocoma erinaceus methanol extract against human cervical cancer cells
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