Phylum Echinodermata (Class Asteroidea) Flashcards
++ Scientific Names (28 cards)
COT starfish
Acanthaster planci
sand cucumber
Holothuria scabra
barnacles
Balanus balanoides
blue swimming crab
Portunus pelagicus
mud crab
Scylla serata
talaba
Crassostrea iredalei
class asteroidea
starfish
class ophiuroidea
brittle star
class echinoidea
sea urchin
class holothuroidea
sea cucumber
class crinoidea
sea lilies
bilaterally symmetrical in
larval stage
radically symmetrical as
adults
accounts for gaseous exchange, circulation of nutrients and waste elimination. unique among echinoderms
water vascular system
they are _____ and have _____
tripoblastic and have coelomic cavity
the skeleton is made up of
calcium carbonate
the tube feet aids in
locomotion
they posses the power of
regeneration
refers to the upper surface
aboral
base spines
pedicellariae
entrance of the water vascular system
madreporite
opposite of aboral where the mouth is
oral
small, calcium carbonate plates that make up the internal skeleton of echinoderms
ossicles
short and blunt covered with ectoderm
spines