Green+Brittle+Star

=Green Brittle Star:=


 * Phlyum: Echinodermata
 * Scientific Name: Ophiarachna incrassata
 * Class: Ophiuroidea
 * Location: Eastern Africa & Madagascar, Red Sea, Seychelles, Tanzania, West Indian Ocean
 * Size: The disc diameter is 5cm, the arms can reach up to 20cm long.
 * Habitat: Among Coral bases and rubble areas.
 * Living Requirements: In coral reefs because they use the reef to hide from its pray.
 * Life Cycle: They live to be about 5 years old, they become sexually mature at 2 years, and fully grown in 3 to 4 years.
 * Interesting Fact: They detach an arm if a predator grabs it and the arm regenerates later. When eating, the sea star may turn its stomach inside out to reach into the shell of its prey.



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