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The Deuterostome lineage
Echinodermata The Deuterostome lineage
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Echinoderm attributes
Penta-radial symmetry Water-vascular system Nature of integument (spinosous) Coelomic space separate and distinct from vascular system Larval and adult stages occupy different habitats (metamorphosis)
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Echinoderm classsification
Crinoidea--sea lillies Stelleroidea--star shaped Asteroidea-sea stars Ophiuroidea-brittle stars Echinoidea-regular irregular urchins Holothuroideasea cucumbers
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Water-Vascular system
Components Tube feet Radial canals Circular canal Stone canal Madreporite Modified in other orders for different purposes
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Coelomic space Respiration-dermobranchiae Skeleton Space reproduction
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Nervous system Sub-epithelial nerve net Deep system
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Patterns of development
Metamorphosis Dipleurula larva
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