Echinoderm

Brisingid sea star

Order Brisingida

PacificAtlanticIndianSouthernArctic Found in 4 oceans

Deep sea of all oceans, including the Southern Ocean

Depth

100 to 6,000 m

Size

Several tens of centimeters across

Diet

Plankton caught from the current

Zone

The sea floor · 200 – 3,500 m

Key facts

• It raises its arms into the current to catch passing plankton.
• Depending on the species, it has 6 to 20 arms.

Verified sources

1. Smithsonian Ocean : A Filter-Feeding Starfish
2. Wikipedia : Brisingidae
3. Zoosystematics and Evolution : Freyastera (Brisingida), 2645 à 6415 m
4. WoRMS, Brisingida

In the game: To observe

In the same zone

Harp spongeChondrocladia lyra XenophyophoreClass Xenophyophorea Abyssal sea penUmbellula sp. Venus flytrap anemoneActinoscyphia aurelia Sea lilyStalked crinoids HagfishFamily Myxinidae