Brittlestar (Ophiothrix sp.) on hard coral on a reef. Brittlestars are closely related to starfish. Ophiothrix is found in oceans worldwide from tropi

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Brittlestar (Ophiothrix sp.) on hard coral on a reef. Brittlestars are closely related to starfish. Ophiothrix is found in oceans worldwide from tropics to Arctic and Antarctic regions. Photographed on the Great Barrier reef, Coral Sea, Australia

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