Phylum Echinodermata

Internet Links to some Sites with Helpful Resources

Bruce G. Stewart

Required Links & Resources:

• http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/echinodermata/echinodermata.html (Important Note:  Navigate through this excellent site, and explore the various links.  The fossil material is outside the boundary of what we are covering, but the links on "Life History and Ecology," "Systematics," and "More on Morphology" contain relevant material.  REMEMBER to check your taxonomy synopsis handout so that you don't spend time studying classes that are not required for this week's lab.

• For your convenience, here are the five echinoderm classes on your synopsis handout:

  • Asteroidea

  • Ophiuroidea

  • Echinoidea

  • Holothuroidea

  • Crinoidea

• Starfish Dissection
  • Kansas State Starfish Dissection Images
  • Cumberland High School Starfish Dissection Images