Crustaceans and Echinoderms

       *The similarities between Crustaceans and Echinoderms are: they both have bilateral symmetry. The Echinoderm larvae are usually have bilateral symmetry while the Crustaceans always have bilateral symmetry.
     
      * The differences between Crustaceans and Echinoderms are: Echinoderms have an endoskeleton v. Crustaceans who have exoskeletons, Crustaceans molt and Echinoderms do not, Echinoderms have no body segments and Crustacenas do, Echinoderms have "spiky skin" and Crustaceans do not.

  Echinoderms:



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1. The top left is a picture of a Star Fish. The Kingdom: Animalia, Phylum: Echinodermata,

Class: Asteroidea, Order: Forcipulata, Genus - Asterias, Species - Rubens.
      2. The bottom left is a picture of a Purple Sea Urchin. The Kingdom of a Sea Urchin is: Animalia, Phylum: Echinodermata, Class: Echinoidea, Order: Arbaciodia, Family: Arbaciidae, Genus: Arbacia, Species: Arbacia punctulata.
      3. The top right is a picture of a Brittle Star. The taxonomy for the Brittle Star is, Kingdom:  Animalia, Phylum: Echinodermata, Class: Ophiuroidea, Order: Ophiurida, Family: Ophiodermatidae, Genus: Ophiothrix, Species: spiculata.

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 This is a cute little picture of a Hermit crab. A Hermit Crab's taxonomy is, Kingdom: Animalia, Phylum: Arthropoda, Class: Malacostraca, Order: Decapoda, Family: Paguridae, Genus: Paguristes, Species: P. cadenati.

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 This is a picture of a Shrimp. The taxonomy of a Shrip is, Kingdom: Animilia, Phylum: Arthropoda, Class: Malacostraca, Order: Decapoda, Family: Penaeidae, Genus: Penaeus, Species: monodon, japonicus,indicus, merguiensis, chinensis.



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   This is a picture of a delicious looking Lobster! The taxonomy of a Lobster is, Kingdom: Animilia, Phylum: Arthropoda, Class: Malacostraca, Order: Decapoda, Family: Nephropidae, Genus: Homarus, Species: americanus.

To learn more about Echinoderms and Crustaceans and to view more photos, check out this cool video:

http://www.zaneeducation.com/Videos/Biology/Study_of_The_Animal_Kingdom/Noninsect_Arthropods_and_Echinoderms/Noninsect_Arthropods_and_Echinoderms_Part_1.php