The red brittle star — which measure up to about 35 centimetres (14 inches) from arm tip to arm tip — lives in bright and complex habitats, with high predation threats from reef fish.

Biologists can also watch starfish and brittle stars doing this in their labs or in marine stations. But, until now, scientists weren’t sure how old this form of reproduction was.

Some brittle stars give an arm and a leg (and still another appendage) to reproduce. When mates are scarce, these starfish-like sea creatures split themselves in half. Each side then regrows its ...

An incredible 155-million-year-old fossil shows a starfish-like creature cloning itself. The brittle star - a relative of starfish - was frozen in time as it regenerated half of its body.

WASHINGTON — A cousin of the starfish that resides in the coral reefs of the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico lacks eyes, but can still see, according to scientists who studied this creature that expands ...

They have a nervous system but no brain. The red brittle star – up to about 35 cm from arm tip to arm tip – lives in bright and complex habitats, with high p red ation threats from reef fish.

The 155-million-year-old fossil of new brittle star species, Ophiactis hex (Günter Schweigert/SWNS) By Rom Preston-Ellis 17:18, 19 May 2024Updated17:19, 19 May 2024 ...

In an astonishing discovery, a 155-million-year-old fossil reveals a brittle star—a relative of the starfish—in the midst of cloning itself, offering unprecedented insight into ancient marine ...