- In this article we will discuss about Echinodermata:- 1. Introduction to Echinodermata 2. History of Echinodermata 3. General Characters 4. Classification 5...
- Echinoderms And Echinodermata: The Wonderous World of Starfish & Sea Urchins. Etymology: From the Greek Echinos for half, and Derma for skin.
- Echinodermata are exclusively marine species. Echinoderms are all examples of marine stars, sea cucumbers, sea urchins, sand dollars, and brittle stars.
- The representatives of phylum Echinodermata are absolutely marine organisms and this phylum contains about 7,000 known living species.
- The fact that every member of Echinodermata is a marine organism is an intriguing aspect of this phylum.
- Echinodermata - Echinoderms Echino - spiny, Derm - skin. Echinoderms are one of the oldest animal groups, dating back over 500 million years, and as a...
- the body of Echinodermata is radially symmetrical into 5 parts (Multiple of 5). the body is organized into three layers called endoderm, mesoderm, and ectoderm.
- The phylum Echinodermata is a morphologically, ecologically, and taxonomicallydiverse group. Within the nearshore waters of the Pacific Northwest...
- While looking through the evolutionary lense for respiration, the Echinodermata Phylum is more complex than the previously mentioned phyla.
- Classification of echinodermata. Phylum ECHINODERMATA. Echinoderms are triploblastic, coelomate animals with radial symmetry and spiny skin.