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Macrophiothrix is a genus of brittle stars. Species. Macrophiothrix albolineata (H.L. Clark, 1938) Macrophiothrix albostriata (H.L. Clark, 1928)
Brittle stars, serpent stars, or ophiuroids (from Latin ophiurus 'brittle star'; from Ancient Greek ὄφις (óphis) 'serpent' and οὐρά (ourá) 'tail'; referring to the serpent-like arms of the brittle star) are echinoderms in the class Ophiuroidea, closely related to starfish. They crawl across the sea floor using their flexible arms ...
In these starfish and brittle stars, development is usually direct to the adult form, without passing through a bilateral larval stage. [59] A few sea urchins and one species of sand dollar carry their eggs in cavities, or near their anus, holding them in place with their spines. [ 60 ]
Jellyfish, starfish, sand dollars and the occasional octopus wash up on South Carolina beaches all year round. For these invertebrates, sitting exposed to the sun and air will eventually kill them.
Ophiocomina nigra, commonly known as the black brittle star or black serpent star, is a species of marine invertebrate in the order Ophiurida. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It occurs in the north-eastern Atlantic Ocean, the North Sea, and the Mediterranean Sea.
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Common usage frequently finds these names being also applied to ophiuroids, which are correctly referred to as brittle stars or basket stars. Starfish are also known as asteroids due to being in the class Asteroidea. About 1,900 species of starfish live on the seabed in all the world's oceans, from warm, tropical zones to frigid, polar regions.
Gorgonocephalus is a genus of marine basket stars in the class Ophiuroidea.Members of this genus are found in coldwater environments including the Arctic, the Antarctic, and deep-sea habitats.