Sea star pile-up. ⭐️
These brittle stars are mud-loving animals, often found crawling across the muddy plains of the seafloor. This group of sea stars, known as Ophiuroidea, boasts a diverse number of species—more than 2,000 different species!
These brittle stars are mud-loving animals, often found crawling across the muddy plains of the seafloor. This group of sea stars, known as Ophiuroidea, boasts a diverse number of species—more than 2,000 different species!
December 9, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Sea star pile-up. ⭐️
These brittle stars are mud-loving animals, often found crawling across the muddy plains of the seafloor. This group of sea stars, known as Ophiuroidea, boasts a diverse number of species—more than 2,000 different species!
These brittle stars are mud-loving animals, often found crawling across the muddy plains of the seafloor. This group of sea stars, known as Ophiuroidea, boasts a diverse number of species—more than 2,000 different species!
Some abyssal brittle stars (Ophiuroidea) drop limbs to escape and then regrow them later. Survival isn’t about overpowering a threat. It’s about refusing to let violence be the end of the story.
January 16, 2026 at 4:15 PM
Some abyssal brittle stars (Ophiuroidea) drop limbs to escape and then regrow them later. Survival isn’t about overpowering a threat. It’s about refusing to let violence be the end of the story.
The scientific name (Ophiuroidea) does come from the Greek for snake (ὄφῐς, ophis).
January 3, 2025 at 5:28 PM
The scientific name (Ophiuroidea) does come from the Greek for snake (ὄφῐς, ophis).
Evolution of Maternal Provisioning and Development in the Ophiuroidea: Egg Size, Larval Form, and Parental Care #BrittleStar #EvoDevo #larva
Evolution of Maternal Provisioning and Development in the Ophiuroidea: Egg Size, Larval Form, and Parental Care
Synopsis. The Ophiuroidea is the most speciose class of echinoderms and has the greatest diversity of larval forms, but we know less about the evolution of
academic.oup.com
January 25, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Evolution of Maternal Provisioning and Development in the Ophiuroidea: Egg Size, Larval Form, and Parental Care #BrittleStar #EvoDevo #larva
Lovely plate of the deep-sea brittle star Astrophiura kawamurai one of these weird brittle stars with starfish delusions! from Sagami Bay, Japan via www.marinespecies.org/ophiuroidea/...
May 22, 2026 at 6:43 PM
Lovely plate of the deep-sea brittle star Astrophiura kawamurai one of these weird brittle stars with starfish delusions! from Sagami Bay, Japan via www.marinespecies.org/ophiuroidea/...
Specimen‐based records and geographic locations of brittle stars (Echinodermata) collected from Sagami Bay
Masanori Okanishi et al
esj-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/IYGPII...
ecological bioindicator/ identified specimen/ marine invertebrate/ Ophiuroidea/ voucher specimen
January 30, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Specimen‐based records and geographic locations of brittle stars (Echinodermata) collected from Sagami Bay
Masanori Okanishi et al
esj-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/IYGPII...
ecological bioindicator/ identified specimen/ marine invertebrate/ Ophiuroidea/ voucher specimen
Another from our 2013 research cruise....(LMG13-12) along the Western Antarctic Peninsula. I BELIEVE this is Gorganocephalus chilensis (Ophiuroidea). #antarctica 🧪🌎🦑🇦🇶
January 20, 2026 at 12:37 PM
Another from our 2013 research cruise....(LMG13-12) along the Western Antarctic Peninsula. I BELIEVE this is Gorganocephalus chilensis (Ophiuroidea). #antarctica 🧪🌎🦑🇦🇶
BIG BLACK BRITTLE STARS! Ophiomaza (feather star associate) and Ophiocoma! Both sizeable animals maybe 2 to 3 inches in diameter! The ridged one from central Pacific tropics, the other from Eastern tropics! #echinoday #ophiuroidea
January 10, 2026 at 5:46 PM
BIG BLACK BRITTLE STARS! Ophiomaza (feather star associate) and Ophiocoma! Both sizeable animals maybe 2 to 3 inches in diameter! The ridged one from central Pacific tropics, the other from Eastern tropics! #echinoday #ophiuroidea
No Kalinga ornata! Bad predatory nudibranch! No eat brittle star! #molluscmonday #echinoday #ophiothrix youtu.be/uVqpgq6pJl0?...
Kalinga ornata eats Ophiuroidea クモヒトデを捕食するハナデンシャ
YouTube video by EndlessblueDiving
youtu.be
August 4, 2025 at 3:22 PM
No Kalinga ornata! Bad predatory nudibranch! No eat brittle star! #molluscmonday #echinoday #ophiothrix youtu.be/uVqpgq6pJl0?...
Pondering representations of #BrittleStars and #StarFish this weekend using some of the #BeadWeaving techniques I’ve learned.
#Ophiuroidea #Asteroidea
#Ophiuroidea #Asteroidea
May 27, 2024 at 12:38 PM
Pondering representations of #BrittleStars and #StarFish this weekend using some of the #BeadWeaving techniques I’ve learned.
#Ophiuroidea #Asteroidea
#Ophiuroidea #Asteroidea
Die Gorgonen- oder Medusenhäupter (Gorgonocephalidae) sind auf Planktonfang spezialisierte Schlangensterne (Ophiuroidea), deren Arme stark verzweigt sind. Große Gorgonenhäupter können einen Durchmesser von 1,5 Meter haben, mit Armlängen von 70 Zentimeter. #verrückteTiere
August 4, 2024 at 9:15 AM
Die Gorgonen- oder Medusenhäupter (Gorgonocephalidae) sind auf Planktonfang spezialisierte Schlangensterne (Ophiuroidea), deren Arme stark verzweigt sind. Große Gorgonenhäupter können einen Durchmesser von 1,5 Meter haben, mit Armlängen von 70 Zentimeter. #verrückteTiere
Nature research paper: Spatiotemporal faunal connectivity across global sea floors
go.nature.com/3H3HPbf
go.nature.com/3H3HPbf
Spatiotemporal faunal connectivity across global sea floors - Nature
We analyse a global dataset of genomic DNA sequences for Ophiuroidea to gain an understanding of phylogenetic divergence and biotic movement across oceans, finding phylogentically divergent faunas at shelf depths but greater connectivity of species at deep-sea depths.
go.nature.com
July 25, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Nature research paper: Spatiotemporal faunal connectivity across global sea floors
go.nature.com/3H3HPbf
go.nature.com/3H3HPbf
Sea star fans, wake up — it’s the third week of our ID-a-thon, and we’re sorting echinoderms. Visit iNaturalist to learn more: tr.ee/identifyweek3 ⭐💫
December 31, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Sea star fans, wake up — it’s the third week of our ID-a-thon, and we’re sorting echinoderms. Visit iNaturalist to learn more: tr.ee/identifyweek3 ⭐💫
When we hear that Museums Victoria @museumsvictoria led the world-first study mapping the distribution of Brittle Stars (𝘖𝘱𝘩𝘪𝘶𝘳𝘰𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘢) it seems like a good time to celebrate Ernst Haeckel’s “Kunstformen der Natur” which truly elevates #sciart to #highart!
1 - Kunstformen der Natur - Biodiversity Heritage Library
The Biodiversity Heritage Library works collaboratively to make biodiversity literature openly available to the world as part of a global biodiversity community.
www.biodiversitylibrary.org
August 19, 2025 at 11:41 PM
I'm thrilled to present our latest paper about the trophic ecology and behavior of sea stars (Asteroidea) and brittle stars (Ophiuroidea) from the Clarion-Clipperton Fracture Zone. doi.org/10.1016/j.ds... It was a great collaboration with a team from 🇪🇸🇳🇱🇩🇪🇵🇹 and 🇦🇹 (incl. @bokamero.bsky.social). #SciArt
September 28, 2025 at 8:33 AM
I'm thrilled to present our latest paper about the trophic ecology and behavior of sea stars (Asteroidea) and brittle stars (Ophiuroidea) from the Clarion-Clipperton Fracture Zone. doi.org/10.1016/j.ds... It was a great collaboration with a team from 🇪🇸🇳🇱🇩🇪🇵🇹 and 🇦🇹 (incl. @bokamero.bsky.social). #SciArt
Ormstjärnor (Ophiuroidea) ligger oftast på botten (vissa är nergrävda och håller bara sina armar ovanför botten för att få tag i mat).
Men ibland reser ormstjärnor sig upp på sina armar. Detta kan vara ett synkat beteende när ägg & spermier släpps ut.
Bilder från öster om Ven.
#SverigeUnderYtan
Men ibland reser ormstjärnor sig upp på sina armar. Detta kan vara ett synkat beteende när ägg & spermier släpps ut.
Bilder från öster om Ven.
#SverigeUnderYtan
April 7, 2024 at 4:56 PM
Ormstjärnor (Ophiuroidea) ligger oftast på botten (vissa är nergrävda och håller bara sina armar ovanför botten för att få tag i mat).
Men ibland reser ormstjärnor sig upp på sina armar. Detta kan vara ett synkat beteende när ägg & spermier släpps ut.
Bilder från öster om Ven.
#SverigeUnderYtan
Men ibland reser ormstjärnor sig upp på sina armar. Detta kan vara ett synkat beteende när ägg & spermier släpps ut.
Bilder från öster om Ven.
#SverigeUnderYtan
d'un anus !
Les étoiles de mer ont une bouche d'un côté et un anus de l'autre.
Les ophiuroidea n'ont qu'un seul orifice pour les 2 fonctions (on considère que c'est une bouche et qu'ils régurgitent après digestion).
Les étoiles de mer ont une bouche d'un côté et un anus de l'autre.
Les ophiuroidea n'ont qu'un seul orifice pour les 2 fonctions (on considère que c'est une bouche et qu'ils régurgitent après digestion).
August 6, 2025 at 8:30 AM
d'un anus !
Les étoiles de mer ont une bouche d'un côté et un anus de l'autre.
Les ophiuroidea n'ont qu'un seul orifice pour les 2 fonctions (on considère que c'est une bouche et qu'ils régurgitent après digestion).
Les étoiles de mer ont une bouche d'un côté et un anus de l'autre.
Les ophiuroidea n'ont qu'un seul orifice pour les 2 fonctions (on considère que c'est une bouche et qu'ils régurgitent après digestion).
Today I am highlighting a paper on #brittle #stars. These authors describe growth changes of three common eastern Pacific #Ophioderma species. @journalofthemba.bsky.social
On Ophioderma (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea) coming of age: morphological variations in three eastern Pacific species | Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom | Cambridge Cor...
On Ophioderma (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea) coming of age: morphological variations in three eastern Pacific species - Volume 105
www.cambridge.org
May 16, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Today I am highlighting a paper on #brittle #stars. These authors describe growth changes of three common eastern Pacific #Ophioderma species. @journalofthemba.bsky.social
Al contrario de lo que cree mucha gente, no es una Estrella de Mar, clase Asteroidea, pertenece a la clase de la Ofiuras, Ophiuroidea. Aunque eso sí, ambos son parientes cercanos, ya que pertenecen al grupo de los Equinodermos.
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#Ofiura #buceo #scuba #Orihuela #Mediterraneo #TG7 #Fotosub #Foto
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#Ofiura #buceo #scuba #Orihuela #Mediterraneo #TG7 #Fotosub #Foto
August 29, 2026 at 10:19 PM
Babe don't forget, even previously permitted readers may need the special aquatic monster-fucker specialty! However, good news, active diver certification is NOT required, thanks to our helpful partners from the class Ophiuroidea 😌
April 24, 2026 at 7:50 PM
Babe don't forget, even previously permitted readers may need the special aquatic monster-fucker specialty! However, good news, active diver certification is NOT required, thanks to our helpful partners from the class Ophiuroidea 😌
April 1, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Gustav Paulay: “It’s essential to zoom out. When focusing on something so little, you can lose context in which you operate in. And often the context changes what you perceive to be going on.” These efforts often spark unexpected collaborations.
Study: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Study: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Spatiotemporal faunal connectivity across global sea floors - Nature
We analyse a global dataset of genomic DNA sequences for Ophiuroidea to gain an understanding of phylogenetic divergence and biotic movement across oceans, finding phylogentically divergent faunas at ...
www.nature.com
September 10, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Gustav Paulay: “It’s essential to zoom out. When focusing on something so little, you can lose context in which you operate in. And often the context changes what you perceive to be going on.” These efforts often spark unexpected collaborations.
Study: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Study: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Une nouvelle #ophiure d'Europe peu connue ramène sa fiche sur les pages DORIS des #Echinodermes : c'est l'ophiure molle !
DUCARME Frédéric, ANDRÉ Frédéric in: #DORIS, 14/07/2025 :
Ophiomyxa pentagona (Lamarck, 1816), doris.ffessm.fr/ref/specie/6...
#biodiversite #Ophiuroidea #Echinodermata #FFESSM
DUCARME Frédéric, ANDRÉ Frédéric in: #DORIS, 14/07/2025 :
Ophiomyxa pentagona (Lamarck, 1816), doris.ffessm.fr/ref/specie/6...
#biodiversite #Ophiuroidea #Echinodermata #FFESSM
July 15, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Une nouvelle #ophiure d'Europe peu connue ramène sa fiche sur les pages DORIS des #Echinodermes : c'est l'ophiure molle !
DUCARME Frédéric, ANDRÉ Frédéric in: #DORIS, 14/07/2025 :
Ophiomyxa pentagona (Lamarck, 1816), doris.ffessm.fr/ref/specie/6...
#biodiversite #Ophiuroidea #Echinodermata #FFESSM
DUCARME Frédéric, ANDRÉ Frédéric in: #DORIS, 14/07/2025 :
Ophiomyxa pentagona (Lamarck, 1816), doris.ffessm.fr/ref/specie/6...
#biodiversite #Ophiuroidea #Echinodermata #FFESSM
The Deep Sea is a globally connected habitat. Just follow the stars www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Spatiotemporal faunal connectivity across global sea floors - Nature
We analyse a global dataset of genomic DNA sequences for Ophiuroidea to gain an understanding of phylogenetic divergence and biotic movement across oceans, finding phylogentically divergent faunas at ...
www.nature.com
July 24, 2025 at 11:23 AM
The Deep Sea is a globally connected habitat. Just follow the stars www.nature.com/articles/s41...