An unassuming starfish species found around the world has a shocking amount of DNA hidden inside its cells. The brooding brittle star (Amphipholis squamata), which has a tiny disk-shaped body and long ...

Scientists found a five-armed sea creature along the coast of Mexico and discovered a new species misidentified for 160 years, a study said. Photo from Paweł Kozak via Unsplash Along the western coast ...

The Marianna Trench is the deepest area of the ocean, and therefore one of the most mysterious underwater regions in the world. The Mariana Trench Environment and Ecology Research expedition (MEER) ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

Along the western coast of Mexico, a patterned sea creature stretched its five arms across the sandy coral. Something about it caught the attention of passing scientists. But identifying the ...