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Is a sea star a vertebrate?

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A sea star has an exoskeleton, not a back bone. Which makes it an invertebrate.

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Sea star (or starfish) are members of phylumechinoderms, belonging to the class Asteroidea. They do not have a spine, so are invertebrates.

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