Monday, March 28, 2011

Crustaceans and Echinoderms

Similarities:
-They both have types of symmetry.
-They both regenerate.


Differences:
-Crustaceans have bilateral symmetry and Echinoderms have radial symmetry.
-Echinoderms have no body segments and crustaceans have segmented appendages(legs)
-Echinoderms have skin made of calcium carbonate and crustaceans do not.
-Echinoderms have it's skeleton on the inside and crustaceans have it on the outside.
-Crustaceans have segmented appendages(legs)
-All Crustaceans have 5 pairs of legs.

Crustaceans-
Lobster(Homarus americanus)

http://www.eastcoastgourmet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/lobster-blue1.jpg
Kingdom:Animalia                                    
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Family: Nephropidae
Genus: Homarus
Species: H. Americanus

Mantis Shrimp(Odontodactylus havanensis)
https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFEt5H_9kb18ZArzucXibUK2IM_tsrZdscKlYvn_ceLuMR-Z3bs30f1rP0CIEtg-thr4T7miradV7lz7guC7YOdSg_LDZVUDJtp6zdac90XZDoyevhFoNj7BpX9yvswcoLR6kLMQSY8jAj/s512/mantis-shrimp-791419.jpg
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Stomatapoda
Family: Odontodactylidae
Genus: Odontodactylus
Species: havanesis

King Crab(Paralithodes camtschaticus)
http://images.nationalgeographic.com/wpf/media-live/photos/000/094/cache/maldives-sea-star_9407_600x450.jpg

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Family: Lithodidae
Genus:  Paralithodes
Species:  camtschaticus




Echinoderms
Necklace Sea Star(Fromia monilis)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Asteroidea
Order: Valvatida
Family: Ophidiasteridae
Genus: Asterias
Species: monilis
http://images.nationalgeographic.com/wpf/media-live/photos/000/094/cache/maldives-sea-star_9407_600x450.jpg
Chocolate Chip Sea Star(Protoreaster nodosus)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Asteroidea
Order: Valvatida
    Family: Oreastidae
Genus: Protoeaster
Species: nodosus


Crown Of Thorns Sea Star(Acanthaster planci)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Asteroidea
Order: Valvatida
Family: Acanthasteridae
Genus: Acanthaster
Species: planci

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