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they are in kingdom animalia but it doesn't have a backbone

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Q: Do seastars have a backbone and are they considered animals?
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Do starefish have a backbone?

No -- starfish or seastars are echinoderms and as such are invertebrates. -- no spines.


Is backbones considered by scientists when classifying organisms?

Yes. The first classification under animal describes if an animal has a backbone or not. Animals with a backbone are Vertebrates, and animals without a backbone are Invertebrates.


What eats seastars?

Sharks, jellyfish, other sea animals.


What are animals without a backbone.?

Animals without backbone are invertebrates, because vertebra means backbone.


What do you name animals that have a backbone?

an animal with a backbone is called a vertebrate


What phylum do animals with a backbone belong to?

Animals with a backbone belong to the phylum Chordata. This phylum includes vertebrates such as fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals, which all possess a notochord or backbone at some stage in their development.


Are seastars poisonous?

seastars, or starfish may be poisonous


How are animals classified as being vertebrates?

Vertebrates are animals that have a backbone. A vertebrate has a 'vertebra' - a backbone


What are facts about vertebrates?

well vertebrates are animals that have a backbone and invertebrates are animals that don't have a backbone


Do species have a backbone?

of course! most animals have a backbone.


Is a man vertebrate or an invertebrate?

ALL animals that have a backbone are "vertebrates". ALL animals without a backbone are "invertebrates". Man is an animal with a backbone.


Do animals with a backbone out number animals without a backbone?

No, there are many more animals without backbones than there are those that have backbones.