Ophiuroidea

Ophiuroidea
English: Ophiuroids; brittle stars and basket stars.
Clades: Ophiuroidea.
Genera: 1900 species.

Zooology
Ophiuroidea are somewhat similar to sea stars in that they have multiple arms attached to a central disk.
They do not have breathing and excretive systems and they can regenerate lost arms.

Clades
Euryalida: Basket stars.
Ophiurida: brittle stars.

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