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Brittle star

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Brittle star, Ofiuro(PT-BR)

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Comments (10)
auntnance123
Because this animal has smooth rather than spiny arms, I would think it is one of the serpent stars. http://www.qualitymarine.com/News/Species-Spotlight/Serpent-Star-(03/16/09)
Scott Frazier
Hello. Brittle stars are invertebrates, members of the (phylum) Echinodermata along with starfish, sea cucumbers, sea urchins, sand dollars and others. I will move it from fish to the "other" category. Cool spotting.
auntnance123
We have a similar lighter brittle star here in the Indian River.
Dangermouse
Weird, but definitely cool! Thanks for sharing this one with us!
MatthewKritzer
Thank you, Ashish....my guess would be that it is some type of starfish...I was on a snorkling trip to mysterious Cana Island, where some of the famous large spheres from pre-Columbian times are found...
Ashish
Wow..Matthew...thanks for sharing.. Like to hear something about this spotting...Your efforts to grab this spotting are priceless..!!

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PublishedJuly 24, 2011

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