Definition of Echinoderm. Meaning of Echinoderm. Synonyms of Echinoderm

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Definition of Echinoderm

Echinoderm
Echinoderm E*chin"o*derm`, n. (Zo["o]l.) One of the Echinodermata.

Meaning of Echinoderm from wikipedia

- An echinoderm (/ɪˈkaɪnəˌdɜːrm, ˈɛkə-/) is any animal of the phylum Echinodermata (/ɪˌkaɪnoʊˈdɜːrmətə/), which includes starfish, brittle stars, sea urchins...
- Sea urchins or urchins (/ˈɜːrtʃɪnz/) are echinoderms in the class Echinoidea. About 950 species live on the seabed, inhabiting all oceans and depth zones...
- s**** (e.g. cuttlebones in some cephalopods) or rods (e.g. ossicles in echinoderms), hydrostatically supported body cavities (most), and ****ules (sponges)...
- Asteropsis is a genus of echinoderms belonging to the family Asteropseidae. The species of this genus are found in Indian and Pacific Ocean. The distribution...
- Andora is a genus of starfish belonging to the family Ophidiasteridae. The species of this genus are found in Malesia and Indian Ocean. Species: Andora...
- Thyone is a genus of sea cu****bers in the family Phyllophoridae. The following species are accepted in the genus Thyone: Thyone adinopoda Pawson & Miller...
- Cu****ella is a genus of sea cu****bers belonging to the monotypic family Cu****ellidae. The species of this genus are found in South Africa and western Australia...
- treated as a separate phylum which are now thought to be closer to the echinoderms, and together they form the clade Ambulacraria, the sister phylum of...
- Sea cu****bers are echinoderms from the class Holothuroidea (/ˌhɒləˌθjʊəˈrɔɪdiə, ˌhoʊlə-/ HOL-ə-thyuu-ROY-dee-ə, HOH-lə-). They are benthic marine animals...
- Soluta is an extinct class of echinoderms that lived from the Middle Cambrian to the Early Devonian. The class is also known by its junior synonym Homoiostelea...