Starfish are invertebrates, but they do have any endoskeleton comprised of calcareous ossicles. These ossicles are connected together by a mesh of collagen fibers.
A starfish does not have a skeleton because it doesn't needs it.
Crayfish have an external skeleton and starfish have an internal skeleton relying on a water vascular system for movement.
A starfish has a hydrostatic skeleton, which means it relies on the pressure of its internal fluids to maintain its shape and support its body. This type of skeleton allows for flexibility and movement, enabling the starfish to navigate its environment. In contrast, an exoskeleton is a rigid external structure found in organisms like insects and crustaceans, which is not applicable to starfish.
The bony plates that make up a starfish's skeleton is the ossicles. They are found in not only starfish but sea cucumbers and sea urchins also.
The bony plates of a starfish are made up from calcium carbonate. When the starfish dies, the skeleton usually denigrates and nothing remains except for the oral disk.
Starfish's skeletons are much smaller and they are shaped like a star.Starfish are invertebrates, meaning that they do not have have backbones or the bones to which arms and legs are attached on the human skeleton.AnswerStarfish have hydrostatic endoskeletons made of hard, bumpy, spiny ossicles. They are invertebrates, meaning that they do not have a backbone or spinal cord. Their skeletons require water to function, hence the name hydrostatic. Humans have bones made of different materials, and they have joints, unlike starfish. STARFISH DO NOT HAVE EXOSKELETONS. They are Echinoderms, not Arthropods.
Nope - they lack any internal skeleton - and so are invertebrates.
No. A starfish has a hard shell and its inside is only organs. To be considered a vertebrate the starfish would need a spine and an internal skeleton (not to mention a head). They are, therefore, classified as invertebrates.
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.
It is the ossicles :)
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