OESOPHAGUS STOMACH
ECHINODERMS
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Question
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*Class Ophiuroidea is known for being the most diverse and abundant class within phylum Echinodermata. Besides brittle stars, what is an example of another representing organism?
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Basket stars, serpent stars
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Sea cucumbers
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Starfish
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Sea star
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Overview. Ophiuroidea are commonly known as brittle stars based on the fragile nature of their snake-like arms.
Detailed explanation-2: -Ophiuroids exhibit the three distinctive characteristics of the phylum Echinodermata: a body plan with five part symmetry (pentaradial), an internal calcium carbonate skeleton in the mineral form of calcite, and a water vascular system of fluid-filled vessels that end in tube feet.
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