Echinoderms
Echinoderm Characteristics Endoskeleton – inside body 5-part radial symmetry in most Deuterostome Being deuterostomes and having endoskeltons make them much more like us than any other invertebrates
Water Vascular System Unique to echinoderms Water is taken in through tube feet in rays (arms), pumped to center, and then back out. This system carries out respiration, circulation, and movement.
Water Vascular System
Groups of Echinoderms Sea urchins & sand dollars Brittle stars Sea cucumbers Sea Stars (star fish, but they’re not fish) Sea lilies and feather stars
Sea Urchin and Sand Dollar
Brittle Stars
Sea Cucumbers
Sea Stars
Sea Lilies & Feather Stars