A genus of basket starfish characterized by their long, intricately branched arms used for filter feeding.
From Greek 'eury-' (broad, wide) combined with 'alus,' creating a name that suggests the wide-reaching nature of these organisms in marine ecosystems.
Euryalus species can have arms so densely branched that a single adult can look like it's made of thousands of tiny tentacles, making them one of nature's most elaborate filter feeders!
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