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Echinodermata, phylum Echinodermatanoun
radially symmetrical marine invertebrates including e.g. starfish and sea urchins and sea cucumbers
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echinodermata
An echinoderm () is any member of the phylum Echinodermata (). The adults are recognisable by their (usually five-point) radial symmetry, and include starfish, brittle stars, sea urchins, sand dollars, and sea cucumbers, as well as the sea lilies or "stone lilies". Adult echinoderms are found on the sea bed at every ocean depth, from the intertidal zone to the abyssal zone. The phylum contains about 7,000 living species, making it the second-largest grouping of deuterostomes, after the chordates. Echinoderms are the largest entirely marine phylum. The first definitive echinoderms appeared near the start of the Cambrian. The echinoderms are important both ecologically and geologically. Ecologically, there are few other groupings so abundant in the biotic desert of the deep sea, as well as shallower oceans. Most echinoderms are able to reproduce asexually and regenerate tissue, organs, and limbs; in some cases, they can undergo complete regeneration from a single limb. Geologically, the value of echinoderms is in their ossified skeletons, which are major contributors to many limestone formations, and can provide valuable clues as to the geological environment. They were the most used species in regenerative research in the 19th and 20th centuries. Further, some scientists hold that the radiation of echinoderms was responsible for the Mesozoic Marine Revolution.
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echinodermata
Echinodermata is a phylum of marine animals found at all depths of the ocean. The name is derived from the Greek words for "spine" and "skin." This phylum includes starfish, sea urchins, sand dollars, sea cucumbers, and crinoids among others. They are characterized by radial symmetry, a water vascular system, an endoskeleton, and tube feet. They also have the ability to regenerate lost body parts. Echinoderms play vital roles in their ecosystems as they are often important predators and are involved the nutrient cycling process.
Webster Dictionary
Echinodermata
one of the grand divisions of the animal kingdom. By many writers it was formerly included in the Radiata
Etymology: [NL., fr. Gr. 'echi^nos hedgehog, sea urchin + de`rma, -atos, skin.]
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Echinodermata
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)
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The numerical value of echinodermata in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
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The numerical value of echinodermata in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
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