Sea Urchin
Embryology
Laboratory modules using sea urchin eggs to explore
fertilization and development.
http://www.stanford.edu/group/urchin |
The
Echinoids
Information about sea urchins, such as how they live, feed, and
reproduce. There is also an alphabetic listing of their taxa. From
The Natural History Museum, London.
http://www.nhm.ac.uk/palaeontology/echinoids |
Introduction
to the Echinodermata
Overview of the systematics and ecology of starfish, brittle
stars, sea cucumbers, sea urchins, and sand dollars.
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/echinodermata/echinodermata.html |
Madreporite Nexus
Starfish tales and science by Jonathan Dale.
http://www.vsf.cape.com/~jdale |
Natural
Perspective: Starfish (Class:
Photos and a brief description of starfish characteristics.
http://www.perspective.com/nature/animalia/starfish.html |
Sea and Sky:
Echinoderms
A brief description of the phylum followed by a long list of
annotated photographs.
http://www.seasky.org/reeflife/sea2d.html |
Classification
of the Extant
Describes the taxonomic groupings and provides links to images
of some taxa.
http://www.calacademy.org/research/izg/echinoderm/classify.htm |
Echinodermata
Characteristics and phylogeny of the spiny-skinned animals: sea
urchins, starfish, and their allies.
http://tolweb.org/tree?group=echinodermata&contgroup=metazoa |
Echinodermata
Hub
Echinoderm links.
http://www.projectlinks.org/echinodermata |
Phylum
Echinodermata
Some characteristics of the phylum that includes starfish, sea
cucumbers, sea urchins, crinoids and brittle stars.
http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/echinodermata.html |