Brittle Star (Ophiothrix purpurea) on Soft Coral (Dendronephthya sp.) Brittle Star (Ophiothrix purpurea) on Soft Coral (Dendronephthya sp.) colour color red orange spikes spiked five arms sea star seastar Various Invert |Brittle Star (Ophiothrix purpurea)
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Brittle Star (Ophiothrix spongicola) Brittle Star (Ophiothrix spongicola) single one alone lonely isolated individual brittle spike spiky spikey spine spiny spiney arms arm armed Various Invert |Brittle Star (Ophiothrix spongicola)
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Southern Brittle Star (Ophiomyxa australis) Southern Brittle Star (Ophiomyxa australis) single one alone lonely isolated individual spots spotted dot dots dotted spot speckled specks delicate fragile arm arms flex flexible flexable starfish invertebrate invertebrates Various Invert |Southern Brittle Star (Ophiomyxa australis)
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Schayer's Brittle Star (Ophionereis schayeri) Schayer's Brittle Star (Ophionereis schayeri) Ophiuroidea single one alone lonely isolated individual stars starfish fragile arm arms crawl crawler crawling Various Invert |Schayer's Brittle Star (Ophionereis schayeri)
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Schayer's Brittle Star (Ophionereis schayeri) Schayer's Brittle Star (Ophionereis schayeri) Ophiuroidea single one alone lonely isolated individual stars starfish fragile arm arms crawl crawler crawling Various Invert |Schayer's Brittle Star (Ophionereis schayeri)
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Schayer's Brittle Star (Ophionereis schayeri) being attacked by wrasse. Schayer's Brittle Star (Ophionereis schayeri) being attacked by wrasse. Ophiuroidea single one alone lonely isolated individual stars starfish fragile arm arms crawl crawler crawling attacking catch catching hunt hunting hunter gather gathering forage foraging eat eating eater caught stalking stalker stalk predator Various Invert |Schayer's Brittle Star (Ophionereis schayeri)
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Brittle Star (Ophiothrix foveolata) on soft coral (Dendronephthya sp.) at night. Brittle Star (Ophiothrix foveolata) on soft coral (Dendronephthya sp.) at night. single one alone lonely isolated individual colour color colourful colorful vibrant vibrent vibrint spike spikes spiked spine spines sharp point pointed barb barbed red soft delicate fragile breakable arm arms starfish invertebrate invertebrates Various Invert |Brittle Star (Ophiothrix foveolata)
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Brittle Star (Ophiothrix sp.) on Red Soft Coral (Dendronephthya sp.) Brittle Star (Ophiothrix sp.) on Red Soft Coral (Dendronephthya sp.) Various Invert single one alone lonely isolated individual colour color colourful colorful vibrant vibrent vibrint spike spikes spiked spine spines sharp point pointed barb barbed pink seastar starfish brittle delicate fragile breakable vertical |Brittle Star (Ophiothrix sp.)
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Brittle Star (Ophiothrix sp.) on sponge. Brittle Star (Ophiothrix sp.) on sponge. Ophiuroidea invertebrate invertebrates brittlestar brittelstar starfish sea star seastar spike spikes spiked spine spines sharp point pointed arms five 5 vertical red orange spiny spiney |Brittle Star (Ophiothrix sp.)
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Brittle stars (Asteronyx sp.) and Pencil Urchins (Prionocidaris sp.) cling on to Lophelia Coral (Lophelia pertusa), photographed at 2,000 plus feet, Roatan, Honduras. Brittle stars (Asteronyx sp.) and Pencil Urchins (Prionocidaris sp.) cling on to Lophelia Coral (Lophelia pertusa), photographed at 2,000 plus feet, Roatan, Honduras. mass many group together same identical similar abyss abyssal benthic deepwater deep water vertical colour color colourful colorful vibrant vibrent vibrint yellow red |Brittle stars (Asteronyx sp.)
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Brittle Stars (Asteronyx sp.) and Pencil Urchins (Prionocidaris sp.) on Lophelia Coral (Lophelia pertusa) on deep sea reef, 2,000 feet/600 meters below the surface. Brittle Stars (Asteronyx sp.) and Pencil Urchins (Prionocidaris sp.) on Lophelia Coral (Lophelia pertusa) on deep sea reef, 2,000 feet/600 meters below the surface. abyss abyssal depth depths yellow gold golden red colour color colourful colorful vibrant vibrent vibrint mass many group together same identical similar |Brittle Stars (Asteronyx sp.)
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Brittle Stars (Ophiothrix sp.) on Leather Coral (Sarcophyton trocheliophorum) at night. Brittle Stars (Ophiothrix sp.) on Leather Coral (Sarcophyton trocheliophorum) at night. Ophiuroidea mass many group together same identical similar soft delicate fragile breakable brittle-star brittle-stars brittlestar brittlestars soft coral nocturnal night grip grab gripping grabbing hold holding grasp grasping grasped held |Brittle Stars (Ophiothrix sp.)
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Brittle Stars (Ophiothrix sp.) wrapped around Gorgonian Sea Fan. Brittle Stars (Ophiothrix sp.) wrapped around Gorgonian Sea Fan. mass many group together same identical similar colour color colourful colorful vibrant vibrent vibrint gild gilded gilt glair gold gold-colored golden yellow grip grab gripping grabbing hold holding grasp grasping grasped held entwine entwined |Brittle Stars (Ophiothrix sp.)
