Echinoderm Flashcards
(26 cards)
Endoskeleton
internal skeleton
Pedicellariae
A defensive organ
Madreporite
A plate where seawater enters into the vascular system
Radial canal
part of the water vascular system
Ring canal
links canals
Arm / Ray
A limb on an organism (starfish)
Radial Symmetry
parts arranged around a single axis
Bilateral Symmetry
equal halves
Water Vascular System
food and waste system
Ambulacral Groove
spines
Ossicles
small bones
Pyloric Caecum
tube opening to a canal
Cardiac Stomach
digestion stomach
Ampullae
end of a vessle
Gonads
sec cells
Central Disc
where the arms radiate from
Tube Feet
used for grasping food and moving
External Fertilization
male fertilizing the female egg outside her body
Regeneration
renewal and restoration
Brittle star
Have five skinny arms and can reach up to 60 cm in length
Sea urchin
950 species are found, 3 to 10 cm across
Sand dollar
also known as sea biscuits
Sea lilies
live in both shallow and deep waters
Feather stars
they can move my moving their arms