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Echinodermata
Phyla Vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| deuterstome | 1st opening (blastopore) --> the anus 2nd opening --> the mouth |
| ossicles | calcareous spines embedded under skin |
| pedicellariae | jaw like spines |
| papulae | dermal branchiae, outpocketing of epidermis, for gas exchange |
| madreporite | sieve like opening to WVS, maintain hydrostatic pressure |
| anbulacral groove | where the tube feet stick out from |
| Water Vascular System | a system of coelomic canals and tube-feet projections with multiple functions: locomotion, respiration, transport of food and wastes |
| cardiac stomach | eversible, sea star evert into bivalves, closest to mouth |
| pyloric stomach | connects to digestvie caeca to short intestine to anus |
| Aristotle's lantern | diagnostic feeding structure of Echinoidea; 5-toothed jaw mechanism |
| locomotion | using tube feet; muscles coordinate water flow from ampulla to extend/retract tube foot |
| dermal endoskeleton | composed of calcareous ossicles and is covered by epidermis; allows continuous growth and provides protection |
| anti-fouling | rid aboral surface of debris |
| dermal papulae | fleshy dermal projections for respiration |
| bipinnaria | a type of asteroid larva |
| "test" | ossicle plates are fused |
| pinnules | on the arms of Crinoidea with ambulacral food grooves and tube feet |
| Cuverian tubules | Holothuroidea defensive toxic discharge, portions of the internal respiratory tree, which can be regerated |