Research on the Ophiuroid rubicundum species has discovered the creatures oppurtunistic behaviors and ability to adapt in the circumstances of a new given environment.

Alongside their high adaptability, their strong feeding responses allow them to thrive in the depths of the coral reefs seen in the western Atlantic.

In sexual reproduction, they engage in broadcast spawning, which is releasing eggs and sperm in the water where external fertilization occurs.

The fertilized egg turns into planktonic larvae that drift before settling on the ocean floor; then, they mature into adult brittle stars.

And lastly, larval development, following fertilization, brittle star larvae undergo various developmental stages before transitioning into adulthood.