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biosphere > organism > animal > invertebrate > echinoderm

Preferred term

echinoderm  

Definition

  • Marine coelomate animals distinguished from all others by an internal skeleton composed of calcite plates, and a water-vascular system to serve the needs of locomotion, respiration, nutrition or perception.

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URI

http://www.eionet.europa.eu/gemet/concept/2428

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