Foto de stock - In daytime rarely seen and at night time easily overlooked This group of brittle stars Ophiothrix sp require close scrutiny to reveal their vivid natural artwork Precise identification is difficult and normally requires collection and laboratory inspection The common name sea fan brittle star is frequently used however there appears to be no specific relationship and the brittle stars will employ various platforms to access the water column, in this case fire coral Millepora sp It is interesting to note that a diver touching this same coral would probably recoil from a sting similar to that delivered by nettles Brittle star to 60 mm Both genera are present throughout tropical Indo_Pacific seas