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Phylum Echinodermata: "Echino"=spiny "derm"=skin Have an Endoskeleton Use pincerlike appendages for protection and cleaning Adults- Radial symmetry/Larvae-Bilateral symmetry Simple nervous system

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Echinoderms (spiny skin) are a phylum that includes sea urchins, sea stars, sea cucumbers feather stars, et cetera. These examples are also radially symetrical.

They are spiny, hence the name of the Phylum.

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Spiny skinned animals, such as sea urchins and sea stars, belong to the phylum Echinodermata. These organisms are characterized by their calcareous skeletons and radial symmetry. Echinoderms are predominantly found in marine environments.

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actually spiny skinned animals have there own phylum that is named after them.

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The echinoderm is the phylum of organisms that have spiny skin. These marine animals include starfish, sea urchins, sand dollars, and sea cucumbers.

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The Echinodermata phylum of Animalia Kingdom has a spiny body

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