Brittle and Basket Stars: Ophiuroidea
Physical Characteristics, Behavior And Reproduction, Dwarf Brittle Star (amphipholis Squamata): Species Accounts, Tropical Brittle Star (ophiactis Savignyi): Species AccountsGEOGRAPHIC RANGE, HABITAT, DIET, BASKE
DWARF BRITTLE STAR (Amphipholis squamata): SPECIES ACCOUNTS
TROPICAL BRITTLE STAR (Ophiactis savignyi): SPECIES ACCOUNTS
TROPICAL BRITTLE STAR (Ophiactis savignyi): SPECIES ACCOUNTS
Brittle and basket stars live in all the oceans of the world.
Some brittle and basket stars burrow into muddy or sandy sea bottoms. Others live on or among algae, sponges, and coral. Algae (AL-jee) are plantlike growths that live in water and have no true roots, stems, or leaves.
Some brittle and basket stars eat sea animals, alive or dead. Others eat particles from the bottom or from the open water.
Brittle and basket stars have no known importance to people.
Brittle and basket stars are not considered threatened or endangered.
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