Serpant star
size:
disk up to 35 millimeters, arms up to 12 centimeters
color:
upper side beige-brown to orange-red; under side white-beige
age:
6 to 10 years
food:
small bottom-dwelling animals, such as crustaceans, worms and bivalves; organic waste
enemies:
various fish, sunstars
reproduction:
sexual
- Dut: Slangster
- Lat: Ophiura ophiura, Ophiura texturata
- Eng: Serpent star
- Ger: Schlangenstern
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- Large sand brittle star, Ecomare
Serpent star
Serpent stars are brittle stars. During the day, they often hide under stones or in the sand. Using their five arms, they search for food during the night by crawling over the sea floor. Although rarely witnessed, if you frighten a serpent star it can swim away.
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