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Echinoidea. Harrison Cassidy, Lauren Bower, Ren ée Carew, Tosin Fashoranti. Introduction. Phylum Echinodermata Regular and Irregular Found in all intertidal zones ~1000 known species. Evolutionary History. Regular echinoids 450 million years ago during the Ordovician Period
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Echinoidea Harrison Cassidy, Lauren Bower, Renée Carew, TosinFashoranti
Introduction • Phylum Echinodermata • Regular and Irregular • Found in all intertidal zones • ~1000 known species
Evolutionary History • Regular echinoids • 450 million years ago during the Ordovician Period • Irregular echinoids • Ancestral deuterostome • Believed to evolve from the edioasteriods
Regular Echiniods • Water vascular system • Locomotion • Respiration • Food an waste transportation • Aristotle’s lantern • Bilateral symmetry • Test (aka the shell) • Movable spines • Inhabit the ocean floor • Omnivores
Irregular • Not formally a group • Penta-radial & bilateral symmetry • Anus on the side rather than apex
Heart Urchin • About 2 inches in diameter • Muddy areas, burrowing up to 6 inches • Most common in depths under 160ft
Sand Dollar • Shallow, sandy areas • Flattened • Miniature spines (felt like) • Aristotle’s Lantern (mouth) more flat & grinds sand • Bury themselves for defense
Life Cycle • There are two types of life cycles: • Planktotrophy • Lecithotrophy
Planktotrophy • Several eggs are externally fertilized in the water column • Larval phase • Echinopluteus Echinopluteus
Lecithotrophy • Fewer eggs that are larger • The eggs are externally fertilized in the mother’s pouch • No larval phase
Fun facts • The red sea urchin can live up to 200 years or longer. • Sea urchin eggs are commonly eaten in sushi. • Sea urchins are also called “sea heghogs”. • They have a large fossil record due to the high calcium content in their shells.
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