Phyllum Echinodermata
Sand Dollars
Sea urchins Sea stars
(starfish)
Sea cucumbers
Ophiura
Echinoderms
• Echinodermata means “spiny skin”.
• Radial symmetry.
• There are more than 5000 species of
Echinoderms.
• They lay eggs that undergo
metamorphosis
Echinoderms
Skeleton covered by
skin Dermoskeleton
Sea Star Anatomy
Ambulacra tubes and ambulacra feet
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPhAGyDceLo
To move, breathe, circulate water and
eliminate waste
Sea Stars- Starfish
• Most starfish have 5 “arms”or rays.
• They have tube feet for locomotion, and
strong suction to hold them in place.
• They breathe through small gills in their
skin.
• Their mouths are located on the
underside of their bodies.
• Starfish can regenerate. (must have the
central disc attached).
• Sea Stars are carnivorous. They eat
mostly shellfish, snails, and barnacles.
Sea Urchins
• Sea Urchins look like big pin cushions.
• They use these spines for protection
against predators.
• They eat mostly algae.
Sea Urchin Anatomy
Sea Cucumbers
Sea Cucumber Anatomy
http://glencoe.mcgraw-
hill.com/sites/dl/free/0078617022/167348/00038301.swf
http://www.biology4kids.com/extras/quiz
_invertintro/q10_no.html
http://www.quia.com/quiz/122409.html?
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Important cells in their
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3 groups of worms
Explain briefly the structure
Other animals in their class
Classes in its phylum
Explain briefly the structure
Other animals in their class
Classes in its phylum
Explain briefly the structure
Other animals in their class
Classes in its phylum
Explain briefly the structure
Other animals in their phylum
3 groups of worms
Explain briefly the structure
Other animals in their class
Classes in its phylum
Explain briefly the structure
Other animals in their class
Classes in its phylum

Echinoderms