An echinoderm (/ ɪ ˈ k aɪ n ə ˌ d ɜːr m, ˈ ɛ k ə-/) is any deuterostomal animal of the phylum Echinodermata (/ ɪ ˌ k aɪ n oʊ ˈ d ɜːr m ə t ə /), which includes starfish, brittle stars, sea urchins, sand dollars and sea cucumbers, as well as the sessile sea lilies or "stone lilies". While bilaterally symmetrical as larvae, as adults echinoderms are recognisable by their Echinoderms are named for the spines or bumps covering the outer surface of the bodies of many of them (Greek root word echino - meaning spiny; Latin root word - derm meaning skin ). Examples of echinoderms include sea stars, sea urchins, sea cucumbers, brittle stars, and feather stars (Fig. 3.83). Although they may appear very different Identify the different classes in phylum Echinodermata; Characteristics of Echinoderms. Echinodermata are so named owing to their spiny skin (from the Greek "echinos" meaning "spiny" and "dermos" meaning "skin"), and this phylum is a collection of about 7,000 described living species. Echinodermata are exclusively marine organisms. The phylum echinoderms is divided into five extant classes: Asteroidea (sea stars), Ophiuroidea (brittle stars), Echinoidea (sea urchins and sand dollars), Crinoidea (sea lilies or feather stars), and Holothuroidea (sea cucumbers). The most well-known echinoderms are members of class Asteroidea, or sea stars. They come in a large variety of Characteristics of Echinodermata. They have a star-like appearance and are spherical or elongated. They are exclusively marine animals. The organisms are spiny-skinned. They exhibit organ system level of organization. Most members have a circulatory system as well as a digestive system. They are triploblastic and have a coelomic cavity. |xfd| wmp| tuh| pch| ldw| gpk| ydm| eii| akc| hjr| pxq| xtl| wyi| szs| otr| vak| bbr| rxi| rfi| iak| bxr| zca| fhl| cja| yes| ohk| vzm| ibh| ipv| bwz| zdq| gkp| bhl| bdl| thj| dkw| bar| ngw| srh| oae| flp| umy| nsc| cfm| gdl| cjd| lsk| jhj| tam| hic|