Astroboa nuda

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title: Astroboa nuda
text: Astroboa nuda, the naked basket star or the giant basket star, is a type of basket star from Gorgonocephalidae family. Its large arms are highly branched. It inhabits reef slopes exposed to current throughout the Indo-Pacific, ranging from the Red Sea to New Caledonia. During the day it coils into a tight ball. At night it spreads arms to form a basket to feed on plankton. They are part of the class Ophiuroidea, which is the largest class of echinoderms. The name Ophiuroidea comes from the roots
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description: Species of brittle star
original url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astroboa_nuda
date created: 2014-05-12T18:34:39Z
date modified: 2024-09-13T20:15:32Z
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