Journal of Biogeography, Vol. 46, No. 7 (July 2019), pp. 1287-1299 (13 pages) Aim: Biogeographic barriers emerged in the tropical oceans as continental masses moved with plate tectonics, and as the ...

Brittle stars (Class Ophiuroidea) represent a remarkably diverse group of echinoderms with an extensive fossil record that has long provided insight into marine evolution and biogeography. Recent ...

As mist lingers over a Swedish fjord lined with towering, forested cliffs, a group of scientists collect mud from the bottom of the turquoise-colored waters. They’re after brittle stars—marine animals ...

Hendler, Gordon L. 2005. "Two New Brittle Star Species of the Genus Ophiothrix (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea: Ophiotrichidae) From Coral Reefs in the Southern Caribbean Sea, With Notes on Their Biology.

Deep beneath the ocean's surface, a groundbreaking DNA study reveals that the deep sea is far more globally connected than once thought. By analyzing thousands of brittle stars preserved in museum ...

Stars of the Sea is a new exhibit at the Aquarium of the Pacific. Visitors meet sea stars such as the venomous crown-of-thorns and spider-like brittle stars and learn about how the nonprofit Aquarium ...

Deep-sea brittle stars are always on the move. That's what a new study seems to suggest, anyway, after analyzing thousands of brittle star specimens and finding that the spiky, star-shaped creatures ...

In the shallow waters off the coast of Taiwan, a new long-armed creature was discovered. Matt Tsai via Unsplash In the rocky intertidal zones along the coast of Taiwan, a five-armed creature scuttles ...