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Echinoderms are marine animals
that live on the seafloor. Starfish, sea cucumbers, brittle
stars, sand dollars, sea lilies, and feather stars
are all echinoderms. Echinoderms are very special in the animal world because
they have five-sided radial symmetry. That means they
are circular with five sides. Most animals have only two sides, or bilateral
symmetry. Echinoderms means spiny skin and they are called 'Spiny
skins' because many echinoderms have spines like sea urchins. Some
echinoderms also have the ability of regeneration. Regenerate mean to 'grow
again.' If a starfish loses an arm it can grow another one. |
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A Sand Dollar |
A Sea Urchin |
A Starfish
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