Sunday, January 25, 2009

ECHINODERMS


Echinoderm is a common name for about 6 000 living species that live at all depths in all of the oceans of the world . These include:Starfish, sea-cucumbers and sea-urchins.Starfish have a mouth surrounded by 5 arms. At the ends of the arms are fleshy tube feet which the starfish uses to cling to things and to crawl about.Sea-urchins have spines that are very well developed.Echinoderms have simple nervous and circulatory systems.

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