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Phylum Echinodermata. Greek “ echinos ” spiny “derma” skin. 560 million years ago. Cnidarians and Poriferans 2 cell layers no mesoderm no organs Echinoderms 3 cell layers mesoderm= coelomates organs. Main Charcteristics. Radial symmetry: PENTARADIAL
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Cnidarians and Poriferans2 cell layers no mesoderm no organs Echinoderms 3 cell layers mesoderm=coelomates organs
Main Charcteristics • Radial symmetry: PENTARADIAL • Bilateral in free swimming embryonic stages • 200 arms Comanthina schlegelii • Rare species have 6 arms
Skeleton • endoskeleton made of tiny calcareous plates and spines (OSSICLES) • Acts like exoskeleton but its NOT! always contained within a layer of living tissue • Mutable Connective Tissue (MCT) :has special ability to be converted from stiff to soft in an instant
Water Vascular System • Hydraulic network of fluid-filled canals • Water enters the MADREPORITE • Very powerful, but slow • Gas exchange • Feeding • Locomotion
Respiration • Bumps and spines let in oxygen • Skin is very thin: oxygen can diffuse in from the surrounding water
Decentralized Nervous System • No brain • Nerve ring surrounding the gut • Radial nerves run under the ambulacra • Sensory neurons are located primarily within the ectoderm of podia
Reproduction • External Fertilization • Separate sexes • Reproductive organs in each arm • Some species brood their young • 100,000,000 eggs at once
Asexual Reproduction • Fission of body parts • Regeneration: spines, arms, intestines
A • CHARACTERISTIC • CHARACTERISTIC • CHARACTERISTIC • SPECIES • A. DESCRIPTION • B. WHERE FOUND • C. COLOR/SHAPE 3 4 2 B ASTEROIDEA 1 C CRINOIDEA ECHINODERMS ECHINOIDEA OPHIUROIDEA HOLOTHUROIDEA
Classification • Kingdom Animalia • Phylum Echinodermata • Class Asteroidea • Class Echinoidea • Class Holothuroidea • Class Ophiuroidea • Class Crinoidea
Asteroidea “SEA STARS” • Mostly benthic carnivores • Eye spots: end of each arm. • Tube feet have suckers, which chemically adhere to the substrate. Another chemical bond is secreted to release the tube feet.
Pedicellariae- • Keep animal free from encrusting organisms • May contain toxins • Protect the papulae: skin gills
Feeding • Some may use pedicellariae to aid in food capture • Evert stomach and secrete primary enzymes on the prey. • The digestive juices break down the tissue of the prey, which the asteroids then suck up. • http://www.pbs.org/kcet/shapeoflife/episodes/ulti_explo2.html
Echinoidea “SEA URCHINS & SAND DOLLARS” • Ossicles overlap and are fused into test • Urchins also have pedicellariae • “Urchin Barren”-destruction of kelp beds by unchecked urchins
Feeding • Grazers: algae • Powerful chewing apparatus called the Aristotle's lantern- five jaws • http://www.biology.ualberta.ca/facilities/multimedia/uploads/zoology/Aristotle.swf
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Holothiuroidea “SEA CUCUMBERS” • Branching tentacles surround the mouth • Respiratory trees near anus • Suspension/deposit feeders • They cycle up to 90% benthic biomass in ocean • Defense: skin secretes toxins and they can expel organs (autotomicevisceration) • http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/player/kids/animals-pets-kids/invertebrates-kids/sea-cucumber-kids.html
Ophiuroidea “ BRITTLE & BASKET STARS” • Move quickly moving arms • Arms are long, slender, and flexible • Ability to autotomize: spontaneous casting of limb • No suckers on tube feet-some have mucus to help them stick to things and capture prey • Five jaws
Crinoidea “FEATHER STARS & SEA LILIES” • Most live in deep sea • Feather Stars: some are free swimming • Sea Lillies: most are sessile- only attached suspension-feeding echinoderms • Cirri used to attach or grab substrate • Brood their young • http://encarta.msn.com/media_461543142/feather_star.html
Feeding • Filter Feeders (mostly deep sea OM) • Cirri used to attach or grab substrate