Phylum Echinodermata Biology for Majors II

echinodermata  Echinodermata ) from the Champlainian Guttenberg Forma- tion of the Upper Mississippi Valley Region J Paleontol 5 : 631-653 Characteristics of Echinodermata · Habitat: Echinoderms live in marine habitats · Body Structure: The body shape of the echinoderms varies

Characteristic Features of Phylum Echinodermata · These are exclusively marine animals · The larval forms show bilateral symmetry and adult forms show radial The Phylum Echinodermata is distinguished by characteristics such as spiny-skin, pentaradial symmetry, and an endoskeleton composed of

An echinoderm is any deuterostomal animal of the phylum Echinodermata which includes starfish, brittle stars, sea urchins, sand dollars and sea cucumbers, The meaning of ECHINODERMATA is a phylum of radially symmetrical coelomate marine animals consisting of the starfishes, sea urchins, and related forms