Juergen Freund / Banded brittle star / Tiger stripe serpent star (Ophiolepis superba) on a hard coral, Papua New Guinea.

Juergen Freund / Tiny Brittlestars (Ophiuridae) wrapped around the branches of Fan coral, Misool, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia.

Juergen Freund / Brittle star on sponge. (Ophiothrix suensonii) Caribbean

Juergen Freund / Brittlestar (Ophiothrix purpurea) on gorgonian fan coral, Papua New Guinea.

Juergen Freund / Snake stars / brittle stars (Ophiothela danae), hundreds entwined on a fan coral. Misool, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia.

Juergen Freund / Snake stars / brittle stars (Ophiothela danae), hundreds entwined on a fan coral. Misool, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia.

Juergen Freund / Snake stars / brittle stars (Ophiothela danae), hundreds entwined on a fan coral. Misool, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia.

Juergen Freund / Snake stars / brittle stars (Ophiothela danae), hundreds entwined on a fan coral. Misool, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia.

Juergen Freund / Tiny Brittle stars / Snake stars (Ophiothela danae) on a sponge. Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Juergen Freund / Hundreds of tiny Snake stars / Brittle stars (Ophiothela danae) entwined on a fan coral. Misool, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia

Juergen Freund / Brittlestar (Ophiurida)

Juergen Freund / Brittlestar (Ophiothela danae) on soft coral, Indo-pacific

Juergen Freund / Brittlestar (Ophiothela danae) on soft coral. Indo-pacific

Juergen Freund / Brittle Star {Ophiomastix variabilis} Indo-pacific

Juergen Freund / Brittlestar (Ophiurida)

Juergen Freund / Brittlestar (Ophiurida)

Juergen Freund / Brittlestar {Ophiothrix suensonii} on fan coral, Caribbean Sea

Juergen Freund / Brittlestar {Ophiothrix suensonii} on sponge, Cuba, Caribbean