Common brittle star
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Common brittle star
Ophiothrix fragilis![Scale 7](https://phylogame.org/wp-content/themes/phylo/img/num/7.png)
![Diat: omnivore , Hierachy 3](https://phylogame.org/wp-content/themes/phylo/img/num/omnivore3.png)
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7 POINTS
Animalia, Echinodermata, Ophiuroidea
Filter feeds by suspending long arms in the water then passes food including organic matter and algae (size 2-4) to its mouth in the central disc.
Habitats: rocky shore, subtidal
Graphic by UK Marine