Directory of Ophiuroidea Resources

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The brittle stars, characterized by a central disc and long slender arms.

Resources in This Category

• ADW: Subclass Ophiuroidea

  http://animaldiversity.org/site/accounts/information/Ophiuroidea.html
  Photographs and information on the basket stars, brittlestars and snake stars from the Animal Diversity Web.

• Amphiura chiajei

  http://www.marlin.ac.uk/speciesfullreview.php?speciesID=2502
  Information on this brittlestar and its distribution round the coasts of Britain, provided by the Marine Life Information Network.

• Amphiura filiformis

  http://www.marlin.ac.uk/speciesfullreview.php?speciesID=2503
  Photograph and detailed information from the Marine Life Information Network.

• Brittle Star

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brittle_star
  Information from Wikipedia on these echinoderms which are closely related to starfish, including their range, anatomy and locomotion.

• Common Brittlestar: Ophiothrix fragilis

  http://www.arkive.org/common-brittlestar/ophiothrix-fragilis/
  Photographs and information from ARKive including classification, status, description, range, habitat, biology, threats and conservation.

• Ophiothrix fragilis

  http://www.marlin.ac.uk/speciesfullreview.php?speciesID=3976
  Photographs and detailed information from the Marine Life Information Network.

• The Ophiuroidea

  http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/echinodermata/ophiuroidea.html
  A brief introduction to modern and ancient brittle stars by UCMP Berkeley.

 

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