E·chi·no·der·ma·ta

(e-kī'nō-der'mă-tă),

A phylum of Metazoa that includes starfish, sea urchins, sea lilies, and other classes. All but the sea cucumbers (Holothuroidea) are basically radially symmetrical and most possess a calcareous endoskeleton with external spines. They inhabit the sea bottom, some near shore, others in deep water.

[echino- + G. derma, skin]

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Biological studies on the Chilean sea-urchin Loxechinus albus (Molina) (Echinodermata; Echinoidea).

An ovotestis event in the gonochoric sea urchin Loxechinus albus (Echinodermata: Echinoidea)

Metamorphosis of Stichopus californicus (Echinodermata: Holothuroidea) and its phylogenetic implications.

ESTIMATES OF REPRODUCTIVE POTENTIAL AND TIMING IN CALIFORNIA SEA CUCUMBERS PARASTICHOPUS CALIFORNICUS (STIMPSON, 1857) FROM SOUTHEAST ALASKA BASED ON NATURAL SPAWNING

Peptidergic and serotonergic immunoreactivity in the metamorphosing ophiopluteus of Ophiactis resiliens (Echinodermata. Ophiuroidea).

Abbreviated Development of the Brooding Brittle Star Ophioplocus esmarki

Equinoderms (Echinodermata) of the Central American Caribbean.

Estructura de la poblacion y ciclo reproductivo del pepino de mar comercial Holothuria mexicana (Echinodermata: Holothuroidea) en Belice

New records of brittle stars from French Guiana: Ophiactis savignyi and the alien species Ophiothela mirabilis (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea).

The invasive brittle star Ophiothela mirabilis Verrill, 1867 (Echinodermata, Ophiuroidea) in the southwestern Atlantic: filling gaps of distribution, with comments on an octocoral host

nov., uus crotalocrinitiid (Crinoidea, Echinodermata) Kesk-Uurali Alam-Devoni Lochkovi lademest

Elgaecrinus uralicus gen. et sp. nov., a new crotalocrinitid (Crinoidea, Echinodermata) from the Lower Devonian (Lochkovian) of the Middle Urals

Assessment of the sea cucumber (Echinodermata: Holothuroidea) as potential fishery resource in Banco Chinchorro, Quintana roo, Mexico.

Estimation of growth parameters for the exploited sea cucumber Holothuria arguinensis from South Portugal

Echinodermata da praia do Cabo Branco, Joao Pessoa, Paraiba, Brasil.

Rock-boring urchin roe from Brazilian subtropical coastal zone for human consumption/Ovas de ourico-do-mar de zona costeira subtropical brasileira para consumo humano

Gonadal growth and reproduction in the sea urchin Sphaerechinus granularis (Lamarck 1816) (Echinodermata: Echinoidea) in southern Spain.

Study on the Gonadosomatic Indices of Sea Urchin Echinometra mathaei in Persian Gulf, Iran

Amin (2012b).Embryonic, larval, and early juvenile development of the tropical sea Urchin,Salmacissphaeroides (Echinodermata: Echinoidea).

INFLUENCE OF SALINITY VARIATIONS ON THE EMBRYONIC AND EARLY LARVAL DEVELOPMENT OF LONG-SPINED BLACK SEA URCHIN (DIADEMA SETOSUM)

Roper, "The role of asterina stellifera (Echinodermata: Asteroidea) as a predator in a rocky intertidal community in southern Brazil," Zoologia, vol.

Biology of Incidental Catch Sea Star Stellaster childreni Gray, 1840 (Echinodermata: Asteroidea), from Malaysian Borneo Exclusive Economic Zone

Furthermore, holothurian (sea cucumber) among echinodermata is considered as a natural resource of sulfated polysaccharides.

The potential of brittle star extracted polysaccharide in promoting apoptosis via intrinsic signaling pathway

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