Preferred Label : echinodermata;
MeSH definition : A phylum of the most familiar marine invertebrates. Its class Stelleroidea contains
two subclasses, the Asteroidea (the STARFISH or sea stars) and the Ophiuroidea (the
brittle stars, also called basket stars and serpent stars). There are 1500 described
species of STARFISH found throughout the world. The second class, Echinoidea, contains
about 950 species of SEA URCHINS, heart urchins, and sand dollars. A third class,
Holothuroidea, comprises about 900 echinoderms known as SEA CUCUMBERS. Echinoderms
are used extensively in biological research. (From Barnes, Invertebrate Zoology, 5th
ed, pp773-826);
MeSH synonym : echinodermatas;
Wikipedia automatic translation : Echinoderm;
MeSH annotation : includes SEA URCHINS; STARFISH; sea lilies, SEA CUCUMBERS & brittle stars; /microbiol
/parasitol /virol permitted;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Echinoderm;
UNII : txid7586;
Origin ID : D004447;
UMLS CUI : C0013507;
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A phylum of the most familiar marine invertebrates. Its class Stelleroidea contains
two subclasses, the Asteroidea (the STARFISH or sea stars) and the Ophiuroidea (the
brittle stars, also called basket stars and serpent stars). There are 1500 described
species of STARFISH found throughout the world. The second class, Echinoidea, contains
about 950 species of SEA URCHINS, heart urchins, and sand dollars. A third class,
Holothuroidea, comprises about 900 echinoderms known as SEA CUCUMBERS. Echinoderms
are used extensively in biological research. (From Barnes, Invertebrate Zoology, 5th
ed, pp773-826)
