One animal that eats brittle stars are banded shrimp. Some parasites of brittle stars include crustaceans, nematodes, trematodes, and polychaete annelids. Unlike other types of starfish, brittle stars are usually not parasitized by annelid worms.
Brittle stars are mainly detrivores. They eat decaying matter and plankton. Sometimes they will also kill small animals.
Fish, crabs, hermit crabs, shrimps and other starfish
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Brittle stars crawl and basket stars do not move or crawl.
yes,brittle stars are cold blooded.
Some predators of the Brittle Star are: fish, crabs, hermit crabs, mantis shrimp, sea stars and other brittle stars. Brittle stars can regenerate limbs that are broken by predators.
They mainly prey on reef coral polyps and brittle sea stars. But when they are short on food, they can survive on energy reserves.
yes they do and so do yours!
Brittle stars are scavengers and eat just about any kinds animal or fish they come across. They are capable of eating everything from crustaceans to jelly fish.
Sea urchins eat algae, small fish, mussels, sponges, brittle stars, and crinoids.
Brittle stars crawl and basket stars do not move or crawl.
Brittle stars are scavengers and eat just about any kinds animal or fish they come across. They are capable of eating everything from crustaceans to jelly fish.
are brittle stars decomposers
yes,brittle stars are cold blooded.
They eat algae, mussels, small fish, brittle stars, sponges, and crinoids.
Some brittle stars breed asexually. Most brittle stars are either male or female however some species are hermaphroditic.
Some predators of the Brittle Star are: fish, crabs, hermit crabs, mantis shrimp, sea stars and other brittle stars. Brittle stars can regenerate limbs that are broken by predators.
Green Sea Urchins eat plankton, algae, small fish, mussels, sponges, and brittle stars.
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They mainly prey on reef coral polyps and brittle sea stars. But when they are short on food, they can survive on energy reserves.