supported by the National Basic Research Program of China (Grant No. 2011CB409805);the National Science & Technology Pillar Program (Grant No. 2011BAD13B06);Special Scientific Research Funds for Central Non-profit Institutes, Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute (20603022013042);the National Science and Technology Planning Project of China (Grant No. 2011BAD13B05)
There are more than 2000 species of brittle stars in the world. For most of them, many scientific questions including basic characteristics of eco-physiology are still unknown. In the present study, Ophiopholis sarsii...