Brittle Stars Purpose. The mouth is the only opening of the digestive tract; The arms readily break off but soon regrow— i.e., are regenerated. the brittle star shares common traits with starfish, sea urchins, sea cucumbers and feather stars, all of which. brittle stars are pentaradially symmetrical (divisible into five equal parts). brittle stars (ophiurida) are echinoderms, the same family that includes sea stars (commonly called starfish), sea urchins, sand dollars, and sea cucumbers. brittle stars use their feet mainly for olfactory sensations. There is no anal opening. brittle stars use their mouths (found on the underbelly of their disks) to munch on small organisms and detritus. They can also filter feed organisms from the ocean water. brittle star, any of the 2,100 living species of marine invertebrates constituting the subclass ophiuroidea (phylum echinodermata). On the flip side, they are prey for fish, sea stars and crabs. Compared to sea stars, brittle stars' arms and central disk are much
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the brittle star shares common traits with starfish, sea urchins, sea cucumbers and feather stars, all of which. They can also filter feed organisms from the ocean water. Compared to sea stars, brittle stars' arms and central disk are much The mouth is the only opening of the digestive tract; The arms readily break off but soon regrow— i.e., are regenerated. brittle stars use their mouths (found on the underbelly of their disks) to munch on small organisms and detritus. brittle stars use their feet mainly for olfactory sensations. brittle stars are pentaradially symmetrical (divisible into five equal parts). brittle stars (ophiurida) are echinoderms, the same family that includes sea stars (commonly called starfish), sea urchins, sand dollars, and sea cucumbers. On the flip side, they are prey for fish, sea stars and crabs.
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Brittle Stars Purpose the brittle star shares common traits with starfish, sea urchins, sea cucumbers and feather stars, all of which. Compared to sea stars, brittle stars' arms and central disk are much There is no anal opening. On the flip side, they are prey for fish, sea stars and crabs. brittle stars (ophiurida) are echinoderms, the same family that includes sea stars (commonly called starfish), sea urchins, sand dollars, and sea cucumbers. brittle stars are pentaradially symmetrical (divisible into five equal parts). brittle stars use their mouths (found on the underbelly of their disks) to munch on small organisms and detritus. The mouth is the only opening of the digestive tract; brittle star, any of the 2,100 living species of marine invertebrates constituting the subclass ophiuroidea (phylum echinodermata). brittle stars use their feet mainly for olfactory sensations. the brittle star shares common traits with starfish, sea urchins, sea cucumbers and feather stars, all of which. They can also filter feed organisms from the ocean water. The arms readily break off but soon regrow— i.e., are regenerated.
