Brittle stars have a bit more in common with starfish that giant, luminous balls of gas. These organisms look like starfish but with tentacles, and they’re dubbed “brittle” because they’re so delicate ...

Ophioplocus esmarki brittle star, which is part of the Echinoderm phylum. Currently, my research focuses on the development of the Ophioplocus esmarki brittle star. Brittle stars belong to the phylum ...

There are about 2,000 brittle star species in the world, with 57 known in Hawaii. Brittle stars run for cover when exposed. Unlike their plodding starfish cousins, which use suction-cup tube feet to ...

The newly unearthed fossils reveal an evolutionary path likely shaped by environmental crisis Madison Goldberg The fossils, shown here against study author Ben Thuy’s fingertip, are tiny fragments of ...

Major findings on the inner workings of a brittle star's ability to reversibly control the pliability of its tissues will help researchers solve the puzzle of mutable collagenous tissue (MCT) and ...

Brittle stars are close relatives of starfish with a much more delicate appearance. “So if you imagine a starfish with really skinny, spiny arms, made up of lots of little articulated plates, that’s ...

Scientists have discovered the first evidence that brittle stars living in vibrant coral reefs use thousands of light sensors to navigate their way through their complex environments. Scientists have ...

Major findings on the inner workings of a brittle star's ability to reversibly control the pliability of its tissues will help researchers solve the puzzle of mutable collagenous tissue (MCT) and ...

In theory, Tim O’Hara had come to Paris to map the biodiversity of a faraway seamount. In practice, this meant sifting a plastic barrel of preserved brittle stars floating in 95% ethanol. For weeks, ...

Currently, my research focuses on the development of the Ophioplocus esmarki brittle star. Brittle stars belong to the phylum Echinodermata, which contains over 7,000 living species of marine ...

Scientists have described a new family of brittle stars from a single specimen from a seamount off New Caledonia. By Sabrina Imbler In theory, Tim O’Hara had come to Paris to map the biodiversity of a ...