Web Directory

» ADW: Subclass Ophiuroidea
   Photographs and information on the basket stars, brittlestars and snake stars from the Animal Diversity Web.
   http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Ophiuroidea.html

» Amphiura chiajei
   Information on this brittlestar and its distribution round the coasts of Britain, provided by the Marine Life Information Network.
   http://www.marlin.ac.uk/speciesfullreview.php?speciesID=2502

» Amphiura filiformis
   Photograph and detailed information from the Marine Life Information Network.
   http://www.marlin.ac.uk/speciesfullreview.php?speciesID=2503

» Astrotoma agassizii
   Photographs and information on this brittle star found in Antarctic waters.
   http://www.peterbrueggeman.com/nsf/fguide/echinodermata21.html

» Brittle Star
   Information from Wikipedia on these echinoderms which are closely related to starfish, including their range, anatomy and locomotion.
   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brittle_star

» Common Brittlestar: Ophiothrix fragilis
   Photographs and information from ARKive including classification, status, description, range, habitat, biology, threats and conservation.
   http://www.arkive.org/common-brittlestar/ophiothrix-fragilis/

» Ophiacantha antarctica
   Photographs and information on this species found in Antarctic waters.
   http://www.peterbrueggeman.com/nsf/fguide/echinodermata14.html

» Ophioderma brevispina
   Exercise from Invertebrate Anatomy OnLine covering the systematics, behavior, external and internal anatomy of this brittle star.
   http://webs.lander.edu/rsfox/invertebrates/ophioderma.html

» Ophionotus victoriae
   Photographs and information on this brittle star which is a significant predator of other brittle stars including its own species.
   http://www.peterbrueggeman.com/nsf/fguide/echinodermata11.html

» Ophiosparte gigas
   Photographs and information on this brittle star which is a predator on large prey, primarily brittle stars including its own species.
   http://www.peterbrueggeman.com/nsf/fguide/echinodermata22.html

» Ophiothrix fragilis
   Photographs and detailed information from the Marine Life Information Network.
   http://www.marlin.ac.uk/speciesfullreview.php?speciesID=3976

» Ophiurolepis gelida
   Photographs and information on this brittle star which feeds on seafloor sediments.
   http://www.peterbrueggeman.com/nsf/fguide/echinodermata18.html

» The Ophiuroidea
   A brief introduction to modern and ancient brittle stars by UCMP Berkeley.
   http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/echinodermata/ophiuroidea.html