Thursday, March 1, 2012

Echinoderms

Echinoderms, which live in all marine environments, have 5-rayed symmetry, mostly radial but can sometimes be bilateral. It has more than two cell layers, tissues and organ. The body wall consists of three layers which includes the epidermis and dermis. Its body cavity has a true coelem. It has a poorly defined open circulatory system. They have a body shape without a head. Its reproduction is normally sexual and gonochoristic. Echinoderms are filter feeders, substrate eaters or carnivores that feed on fine particles in the water, detritus or other animals that floats towards them. They do not have excretory organs but most echinoderms have a through gut with an anus. They have a sub-epidermal nerve net running throughout its body. They also have a nervous system which includes a circum-oral nerve ring with five radical nerve cords; these chords are connected to the sub-epidermal nerve net. Class Crinodia includes sea lilies and sea feathers. Class Ophiocistioidea are echinoderms which include brittle stars, basket stars, and serpent stars. Class Astroidea include sea star or starfish. Class Echinoidea include sea urchins, heart urchins, and sanddollars. Class Holothuroidea include sea cucumbers.

Crinoidea: Sea Lilies











Ophiocistioidea: Echinoderms














Astroidea: Seastar












Echinoidea: Sea Urchin











Holothuroidea: Sea Cucumber











Source: http://www.earthlife.net/inverts/echinodermata.html
http://bio1152.nicerweb.com/Locked/media/ch33/33_40EchinodermDiversityD.jpg
http://www.palaeos.org/images/thumb/5/5a/Acanthaster_planci.jpg/340px-Acanthaster_planci.jpg
https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjBzy_mp5PbrNu8WIXrsfD4cjnqLewg0qpGLQhaiWq5PGLIUU4bmWFfqJmbxXS80fQTIvAlSIUQJOa4rk5Js_luuKcJ-_vERMAGAw_vsDI7DmGE7LwoOK6Ri-2roOZwgyPy0cfxg32Lmog/s1600/5284ba28ba80d72f.jpg
http://seanet.stanford.edu/EchinoHoloOphio/strongyl_fra580.jpg
http://bio1152.nicerweb.com/Locked/media/ch33/33_40EchinodermDiversityE.jpg
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