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The Spiny skin sea-animals also known as Echinoderms consist of about 6000 species. They are commonly grouped together as starfish and sea urchins.
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∙ 11y agoThey are called echinoderms. Example of such is a starfish.
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Why are echinodermata called this?
The name means "spined skin", from the greek. This invertabrate phylum have truly spiny (as in sea urchins amd sea stars) or apparently spiny (as in sea cucumbers) skin, are radially symetrical and are distinguished as being the only phylum except tardygrapsis that has no members that are parasitic. BTW: They have internal skeletons. They are not vertebrates. :)
What are some Spiny bodied animals?
i want to find what are some spiny bodied invertebrates? Se urchin, starfish are a couple.
Which animal has 1-inch-thick skin on most parts of its body?
Some species of elephants can have skin up to an inch thick. A rhinoceros and a hippopotamus can also have very thick skin. These are all pachydermatous animals (meaning, "thick skinned").
What animals have dry skin?
Reptiles are animals that have dry skin. However, other animals can have dry skin as well. Though in other animals the skin must be treated to get rid of the dryness.
In animals that carry out respiration though the skin the skin must always be?
The skin must always be moist in animals that exchange oxygen through the skin.
What do spiny-skinned animals have for protection?
their spiny skin
What is the meaning of enchinoderns?
The word means spiny skin.
How did the echinoderms get its name?
They have spiny skin and the name comes from Greek word 'echinoderm' which means 'spiny skin'
Do all insects have spiny skin?
No, some are not spiny at all, like snakes.
What phylum are spiny skinned animals in?
Spiny skinned animals, such as sea urchins and sea stars, belong to the phylum Echinodermata. These organisms are characterized by their calcareous skeletons and radial symmetry. Echinoderms are predominantly found in marine environments.
What does echinoderms mean in Latin?
Echinoderm means spiny skin in Latin.
Why are echinodermata called this?
The name means "spined skin", from the greek. This invertabrate phylum have truly spiny (as in sea urchins amd sea stars) or apparently spiny (as in sea cucumbers) skin, are radially symetrical and are distinguished as being the only phylum except tardygrapsis that has no members that are parasitic. BTW: They have internal skeletons. They are not vertebrates. :)
How does a starfish protect itself from other animals?
Starfish are cnidarians. They have spiny skin, some have nematocysts (stinging cells) and are generally toxic.
What does the phylum name echinodermata mean?
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.
What does Echnioderm mean?
spiny skin
Is a sea urchin a sea plant?
No, sea urchins are animals. They are echinoderms (meaning "spiny skin") and are related to sea stars, sea cucumbers, and sand dollars. They eat kelp and other forms of algae.
What invertebrates have spiny skins?
Echinodermata literally means spiny skin, and the group includes starfish, sea urchins and sea cumcumbers. Other invertebrates do have spiny skin, though, including many arthropods.
