Invertebrate
Brittle Star
Arm-dropping filter feeder of Atlantic gravel
Family Ophiotrichidae
Ophiotrichidae is a taxonomic family in the order Ophiurida, class Ophiuroidea. Global Animal Guide profiles one of its members: Brittle Star.
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