brittle star

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brittle star

Any of various marine organisms of the class Ophiuroidea, related to and resembling the starfish but having long slender arms. Also called ophiuroid.

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brittle 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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basket-star brittle-star class Ophiuroidea echinoderm Echinodermata Euryalida Ophiurida Ophiurioidea ophiuroid Ophiuroidea phylum Echinodermata Sand star serpent star Stelleridan subclass Euryalida subclass Ophiurida			They recorded numerous species including lobsters, many types of crab, squat lobsters, northern prawns, little cuttle, sea slugs, urchins, common starfish, brittle stars, colourful anemones and various fish including plaice, bib and the ferocious sounding but harmless long-spined sea-scorpions. Polluted sea now host to wonderful world of life by The Journal (Newcastle, England) Stunning images of the brittle star beds were captured by the AUV's cameras, and a grab sample filled with these writhing stars revealed they were Ophiopsila pantherina, the flashing brittle star. Flashing stars light up the Reef's shelf by Byrne, Maria / Ecos Some animals like brittle stars are quite fragile--handle with care. The well being of your nature subject is more important than your ... by Davis, John M., Jr. / PSA Journal			British Virgin Islands British warm British West Africa British West Indies British White Britisher Britishism Britneyfication Briton Britpack Britpop Brits britt Brittanic Brittany Brittany spaniel Britten brittle brittle bladder fern brittle bone disease brittle bush brittle fern brittle maidenhair brittle maidenhair fern Brittle silver ore brittle star brittle willow brittle-star brittlebush Brittlely brittleness Brittonic britzka Britzska Brix scale Brize BRN Brno bro bro talk Bro. broach broached Broacher broad Broad acres broad arrow broad bean broad beech fern broad buckler-fern Broad Church			Brittle Bone Syndrome brittle bones brittle bones brittle bones brittle bush Brittle Cornea Syndrome brittle diabetes brittle diabetes brittle diabetes brittle diabetes mellitus brittle diabetes mellitus brittle diabetes mellitus Brittle failure Brittle failure Brittle failure Brittle failure brittle fern Brittle fracture Brittle fracture Brittle fracture Brittle fracture Brittle Fracture Pressure Limit Brittle Hair Syndrome brittle maidenhair brittle maidenhair fern brittle mica Brittle seastar Brittle seastar Brittle silver ore Brittle silver ore brittle star Brittle stars Brittle stars Brittle strength brittle temperature brittle willow brittle, friable Brittle-Ductile Transition brittle-star brittle-star Brittle-To-Ductile Transition Temperature brittlebush brittleheart brittlely brittlely brittlely brittlely brittleness brittleness brittleness brittleness brittler brittler brittler brittler brittles brittles brittles brittles brittlest brittlest

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