The paper J. Delroisse et al., “A puzzling homology: A brittle star using a putative cnidarian-type luciferase for bioluminescence,” Open Biology, 7:160300, 2017. Degrees of separation Although the ...

Brittle stars, belonging to the class Ophiuroidea, are a diverse group of echinoderms that play significant roles in marine ecosystems. Recent research in brittle star systematics and taxonomy has ...

Brittle stars are recognizable by their longer, thinner arms. Aija brittle stars live on rocks, coral and sand in the shallow ...

They were covered by deep sea animals, including barnacles, brittle stars and predatory worms. To the team's surprise they found some species of coral had settled onto the buoys, including several ...