In a series of experiments, brittle stars learned that "lights out" was a dinner bell call to come for dinner. Credit: Julia Notar In a series of experiments, brittle stars learned that "lights out" ...

IN papers recently published by Dr. T. Mortensen (Vidensk. Medd. Dansk. naturh. Foren., vols. 93 and 96) are some remarkable additions to our knowledge of ophiurids. Perhaps the most interesting is ...

Ophioplocus esmarki brittle star, which is part of the Echinoderm phylum. Currently, my research focuses on the development of the Ophioplocus esmarki brittle star. Brittle stars belong to the phylum ...

The long, squiggly arms of a brittle star—a relative of the sea star with baroque tendencies—have a surprising relationship with the rest of its body. Its arms function more or less independently, ...

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 ...

To the untrained eye, the ancient brittle star fossil above looks like what you’d expect of a now-especially-brittle echinoderm. But the fossil is quite rare: It captures the moment at which the ...

Currently, my research focuses on the development of the Ophioplocus esmarki brittle star. Brittle stars belong to the phylum Echinodermata, which contains over 7,000 living species of marine ...

In a series of experiments, brittle stars learned that “lights out” was a dinner bell call to come for dinner. DURHAM, N.C. -- We humans are fixated on big brains as a proxy for smarts. But headless ...