GENERAL HISTOLOGY

OESOPHAGUS STOMACH

ECHINODERMS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which Echinoderm class has lack arms, elongate and flattened on one side with bilateral symmetry?
A
Crinoidea
B
Asteroidea
C
Holothuroidea
D
Ophiuroidea
E
Echinoidea
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Sea urchins and sand dollars are examples of Echinoidea. These echinoderms do not have arms, but are hemispherical or flattened with five rows of tube feet that help them in slow movement; tube feet are extruded through pores of a continuous internal shell called a test.

Detailed explanation-2: -Sea urchins (class Echinoidea) have no arms (Fig. 3.83 A). The radial body plan is spherical.

Detailed explanation-3: -Sea cucumbers of class Holothuroidea are extended in the oral-aboral axis and have five rows of tube feet. These are the only echinoderms that demonstrate “functional” bilateral symmetry as adults, because the uniquely extended oral-aboral axis compels the animal to lie horizontally rather than stand vertically.

Detailed explanation-4: -Holothuroidea (sea cucumbers) are one of five extant classes that make up the phylum Echinodermata. This is one of the most distinctive and diverse phyla, ranging from starfish to urchins to sea cucumbers and many other organisms.

Detailed explanation-5: -Holothurians generally look long and worm-like, but retain the pentaradial symmetry characteristic of the Echinodermata. Some may be spherical in body shape. The mouth and anus are located on opposite poles, and five rows of tube feet run from the mouth to the anus along the cylindrical body.

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