Brittle star (Ophiacantha sp.). Brittle stars are related to starfish but, unlike starfish, they can crawl across the sea floor using their flexible a

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Brittle star (Ophiacantha sp.). Brittle stars are related to starfish but, unlike starfish, they can crawl across the sea floor using their flexible arms. This specimen was found at a depth of 500 metres, on the Bellingshausen Sea continental shelf, Antarctica.

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Photo credit: © BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
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