Echinoderm Flashcards
a marine invertebrate of the phylum Echinodermata, such as a starfish, sea urchin, or sea cucumber
Echinoderm
internal framework of body of animal
Endoskeleton
claw-shaped structure
Pedicellariae
A perforated platelike structure in most echinoderms that forms the intake for their water-vascular systems
Madreporite
canals that form part of the water-vascular system
Radial canal
water tube that surrounds esophagus of echinoderms
Ring canal
arranged like points on a star
Arm / Ray
body plan in which the organism can be divided into similar halves by passing a plane at any angle along a central axis
Radial Symmetry
body plan in which the left and right sides of the organism can be divided into approximate mirror images of each other along the midline
Bilateral Symmetry
helps with movement and oxygen exchange
Water Vascular System
radial areas in an echinoderm bearing the tube feet by which the creature moves
Ambulacral Groove
form part of endoskeleton
Ossicles
one of the paired tubes in each ray of a starfish
Pyloric Caecum
receive partially digested food
Pyloric Stomach
starfish can push this stomach outside the body to eat something
Cardiac Stomach