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no a sea star is not a crustation
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How is the armor of a grasshopper different from that of a starfish?
Grasshoppers have an exoskeleton (which is composed of chitin), but starfish do not.
What is a special characteristic of a star fish?
the special characteristic of starfish are they have an Exoskeleton and Radial symmetry
Does a starfish have an exoskeleton?
Sea Stars otherwise known as Star Fish are Echinoderms and they do not have an exoskeleton, they have an endoskeleton.
Does a starfish have feathers?
A starfish has neither fur or hair. It is an exoskeleton animal, which has its skeleton outside its body.
What hard substance is a starfishe's exoskeleton made of?
Starfish actually have ENDOskeletons, not exoskeletons. They are made up of calcium carbonate compounds called ossicles.
Do starfish shrink in size?
No. There is no hard, inflexible exoskeleton. The starfish skin has hard protuberances called ossicles, in the form of small plates and spines, which offers most species some protection. The only way a starfish can become smaller is through extreme starvation, disease, or losing one or more arms to a predator. In many starfish, the arms will regrow.
What type of skeleton do starfish have?
For a body plan, a starfish has 5-part radial symmetry, spiny skin, internal skeleton, water vascular system, and suction cup-like structures called tube feet.
Is a sea star a vertebrate?
A sea star has an exoskeleton, not a back bone. Which makes it an invertebrate.
Do fireflies have an exoskeleton or no exoskeleton?
they have exoskeleton
Do cnidarians have an exoskeleton?
Yes; many cnidarians have an exoskeleton.
Is a sea star a arthropod?
A starfish is actually an echinoderm. Its Its water vascular system and lack of segmentation, or even an exoskeleton composed of chitin, mean that it is not an arthropod in ANY sense...two completely different phyla.
Is a starfish an arthopod?
No, Arthropods are invertebrates (no spine) have an external exoskeleton which is a segmented, jointed legs such as insects like ants, beetles etc, and crustaceans such as crabs, lobsters, crayfish etc. Starfish, aka Sea Stars are referred to as echinoderms and belong to the Asteroidea class. Other examples of which include Urchins, Sand Dollar and Sea Cucumber.
