SCIENCE
ZOOLOGY
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Jelly fish
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Flying fish
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Star fish
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Shell fish
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Detailed explanation-1: -Starfish belong to the phylum Echinodermata.
Detailed explanation-2: -Here are some facts you may or may not have known about starfish. Classification: Starfish are also referred to as sea stars because of their star-shaped appearance. They are a part of the phylum Echinodermata and are related to sand dollars, sea urchins, and sea cucumbers.
Detailed explanation-3: -Echinoderms are a phylum of marine invertebrates that include starfish, brittle stars, sea cucumbers, sea urchins, sand dollars, and crinoids.
Detailed explanation-4: -Examples of echinoderms include sea stars, sea urchins, sea cucumbers, brittle stars, and feather stars (Fig. 3.83). Although they may appear very different, echinoderms all have two major defining characteristics that set them apart from all other animals: a water vascular system and five-sided radial symmetry.
Detailed explanation-5: -Starfish or sea stars are star-shaped echinoderms belonging to the class Asteroidea (/ˌæstəˈrɔɪdiə/).