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Brittle stars can have microscopic spines, hooks and granules covering parts of their body. The scanning electron microscope images below highlight these on deep sea species, magnifying some animals over 300 times.


  
  Ophiocamax applicatus Ophiocamax applicatus Ophiothrix aristulata Ophiothrix aristulata Ophiacantha brachygnatha Ophiacantha brachygnatha Defensor Ophiothrix caespitosa Ophioplinthaca defensor Ophioplinthaca defensor Ophioplinthaca defensor Ophiacantha densipsina Ophiacantha densipsina Ophiacantha fidelis Ophiacantha fidelis Ophiacantha otagoensis Ophiacantha otagoensis Ophiacantha relictus Ophiacantha relictus Ophiacantha rosea Ophiacantha rosea Ophiacantha sollicita Ophiacantha sollicita Ophiacantha spectabilis Ophiacantha spectabilis Ophiacantha vepractica Ophiacantha vepractica Ophiacantha vepractica Ophiacantha vepractica Ophiacantha vilis Ophiacantha vilis Ophiacantha vivipara Ophiacantha vivipara Ophiacantha yaldwyni Ophiacantha yaldwyni Ophiacantha 2731 Ophiacantha 2731 Ophiacantha 2732 Ophiacantha 2732 Ophiacantha 2780 Ophiacantha 2780 Ophiolebes 3581 Ophiolebes 3581 Ophiacantha 4532 Ophiacantha 4532 Ophiacantha 4533 Ophiacantha 4533 Ophiacantha 4534 Ophiacantha 4534 Ophiacantha 4534 Ophiacantha 4536 Ophiacantha 4536 Ophiacantha 4537 Ophiacantha 4537 Ophiacantha 4539 Ophiacantha 4539 Ophiacantha 4539 Ophiocamax 4540 Ophiocamax 4540 Ophiocamax 4540 Ophiocamax 4540 Ophiomelina 4541 Ophiomelina 4541 Ophiomelina 4541 Ophiacantha 4884 Ophiacantha 4884 Ophiacantha 4884 Ophiacantha 5491 Ophiacantha 5491 Ophiacantha 5493 Ophiacantha 5493  
 


Images ~ JM Clark / B Patullo
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