Invertebrates - Echinoderms Resources - Starfish, Etc.

Echinoderms are a group of ocean animals that have no backbone and live in salt water.

Echinoderms have firm bodies and sharp spines that cover their bodies. Some are long and sharp as needles. Others are short.

Echinoderms include starfish, sea urchins, sand dollars, and sea cucumbers.

Here are some great resources to learn more about echinoderms.

Video

~ The Biology of Echinoderms

Kidport Reference Library

~ Echinoderms, Starfish, Sea Urchin, and Family

Enchanted Learning

~ Echinoderm Printouts

Squidoo (Webpage and Videos)

~ Starfish! "The Constellations of the Sea": - Echinoderms

Squidoo

~ Sand Dollars

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