They are currently found in ALL of the world's major marine environs, from the tropics to the poles.
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They live under rocks.
Brittle stars have a symbiotic relationship with bacteria. The bacteria live on the brittle star's skin and help digest food for the brittle star. In return, the brittle star provides the bacteria with protection and a suitable environment to thrive.
They like to live under rocks on the sea floor.
I Believe that the dwarf brittle star lives in the southern pacific and they go down there about 1650 feet!
That depends on which species of brittle star you are referring to. There are 1900 living species of brittle star.
A Brittle star is not a myriapod. A Brittle star is an echinoderm. An example of a myriapod would be a centipede.
Um...brittle star?
The Brittle star is in the Family Ophiodermatidae.
a brittle star is an invertabrate
invertabrateA Brittle star is not a myriapod
Brittle star
a brittle star is a type of starfish.