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Echinodermata

Medical Definition: A phylum of the most familiar marine invertebrates. Its class Stelleroidea contains two subclasses, the Asteroidea (the STARFISH or sea stars) and the Ophiuroidea (the brittle stars, also called basket stars and serpent stars). There are 1500 described species of STARFISH found throughout the world. The second class, Echinoidea, contains about 950 species of SEA URCHINS, heart urchins, and sand dollars. A third class, Holothuroidea, comprises about 900 echinoderms known as SEA CUCUMBERS. Echinoderms are used extensively in biological research. (From Barnes, Invertebrate Zoology, 5th ed, pp773-826)
Guide Notes: includes SEA URCHINS; STARFISH; sea lilies, SEA CUCUMBERS & brittle stars; /microbiol /parasitol /virol permitted
Echinodermata Categories.
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Sea Cucumbers - A class of Echinodermata characterized by long, slender bodies.
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Sea Urchins - Somewhat flattened, globular echinoderms of the class Echinoidea, having thin, brittle shells of calcareous plates.
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Starfish - Echinoderms having bodies of usually five radially disposed arms coalescing at the center.

Echinodermata Medical Definitions and Terms

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