What is the Brittle Star's predator?

Tropical Animals

They are preyed upon by shells (like the Triton shell), some fish (like the trigger fish), crabs and shrimps and by other echinoderms like starfish which are carnivorous. From another source:...

Because brittle stars are very fragile. Interestingly, Brittle stars use this fragility to defend themselves by easily losing arm segments or even entire arms. This strategy works because they are...

Brittle star (Brittle stars, or ophiurids, echinoderms, closely related to starfish)

Yes - just like other members of the Phylum Echinoderms, brittle stars are host organisms that benefit from symbiosis. They are hosts to many organisms including shrimps, crabs, worms, and snails....