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It means "spiny skin."
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The phylum name Echinodermata means "spiny skin," derived from the Greek words "echinos" (spiny) and "derma" (skin). This name refers to the presence of spiny, calcareous skin covering the bodies of echinoderms, including sea stars, sea urchins, and sand dollars.
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What phylum contains sand dollars?
Phylum Echinodermata
What phylum is the brittle star in?
The brittle star belongs to the phylum Echinodermata.
What phylum do echinoderms belong to?
Echinoderms belong to the phylum Echinodermata.
What phylum does bipinnaria larva belong to?
Bipinnaria larva belongs to the phylum Echinodermata. This phylum includes marine animals such as sea stars, sea urchins, and sand dollars.
What phylum has an internal calcareous skeleton?
The phylum Echinodermata has an internal calcareous skeleton made up of plates or ossicles. This skeleton provides support and protection for organisms in this phylum, such as sea stars and sea urchins.
What phylum is an echinoderm in?
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What is phylum name of star fish?
Echinodermata
Name the phylum of organisms that have spiny skin?
Echinodermata
How much phylum echinodermata contains?
The phylum Echinodermata which, contains about 6,000 species.
The name of the Phylum of plants with a vascular system is?
Echinodermata
Is a starfish in the phylum cnidarian?
No, it is in the phylum Echinodermata
What phylum contains sand dollars?
Phylum Echinodermata
What phylum does bipinnaria larva belong to?
Bipinnaria larva belongs to the phylum Echinodermata. This phylum includes marine animals such as sea stars, sea urchins, and sand dollars.
What is kingdom and phylum for starfish?
kingdom Animalia, phylum Echinodermata.
Is coral in the phylum echinodermata?
No, it isn't. It's in Phylum Cnidaria.
What is the name of kingdom the starfish is in?
Starfish are in the Kingdom Animalia, Phylum Echinodermata, and Class Asteroidae.
Phylum of a sea star?
Echinodermata
