Phylum Echinodermata
Phylum Echinodermata
Phylum Echinodermata
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Ecology<br />
exclusively marine and stenohaline<br />
typically benthic (infaunal, epifaunal) but a few pelagic (planktonic and<br />
pseudo-planktonic) forms exist<br />
live free (vagile, floating, or active swimming) or attached (sessile)<br />
live on all kinds of substrates, littoral to abyssal, in all latitudes<br />
(today typical in shallow coastal waters and ocean trenches)<br />
carnivorous / herbivorous / detritus eaters<br />
<strong>Echinodermata</strong> – ecology
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