Ophiura ophiura or the serpent star is a species of brittle star in the order Ophiurida. It is typically found on coastal seabeds around northwestern Europe. See more

Ophiura ophiura is found on the sea floor in the northeast Atlantic Ocean and the North Sea from Norway and Sweden south to Madeira and … See more

Ophiura ophiura is an active brittle star, moving with a jerky swimming action of its legs and sometimes burrowing. It is a filter feeder, feeding on a wide range of food, but also a bottom-feeding carnivore and detritivore. It can regenerate its arms if they are damaged … See more

The copepod, Parartotrogus richardi, is an ectoparasite of O. ophiura.
In the Clyde sea fishery for scampi (Nephrops norvegicus) in Scotland, the unwanted See more