ECHINODERMATA Bruguière, 1791 [ex Klein, 1734]
(starfish, sea urchins, sea cucumbers)

ECHINODERMATA (starfish, sea urchins, sea cucumbers) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Subtaxon Rank Featured
subtaxa
No of
interactions
No of
references
Subphylum 2 subtaxa 2 references
Class 2 subtaxa 2 references
Order 2 subtaxa 2 references
Subphylum 1 subtaxa 1 trophisms
Class 1 subtaxa 1 trophisms
Order 1 subtaxa 1 trophisms
Subphylum 3 subtaxa 3 trophisms
Class 3 subtaxa 3 trophisms
Taxonomic hierarchy:
PhylumECHINODERMATA (starfish, sea urchins, sea cucumbers)
SuperphylumDEUTEROSTOMIA (deuterostomes)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for ECHINODERMATA (starfish, sea urchins, sea cucumbers)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Anon. The Marine Life Information Network for Britain and Ireland (MarLIN) www.marlin.ac.uk/gallerycategory.php?gcatid=8
de Kluijver, M.J. & S.S. Ingalsuo, S.S. Echinodermata wbd.etibioinformatics.nl/bis/echinodermata.php
Fish, J.D. & Fish, S. 2011 A Student's Guide to the Seashore 3rd edition, Cambridge University Press
Forbes, E. 1841 A History of British Starfishes, and other Animals of the class Echinodermata 270pp, Van Voorst
in the field (in the hand) Gibson, R., Hextall, B. & Rogers, A. 2001 Photographic Guide to the Sea & Shore Life of Britain & North-west Europe Oxford Natural History, 436pp, Oxford University Press
Gregory, J. British Marine Life Pictures www.britishmarinelifepictures.co.uk/gallery.html
() Hayward, P.J. & Ryland, J.S. (eds) 1996 Handbook of the Marine Fauna of North-West Europe reprint with minor corrections edition, 800pp, Oxford University Press
Koehler, P. 1921 Echinodermes Faune de France, Faune No 1, 210pp, Fédération Française des Sociétés de Science Naturel
Mortensen, T. 1927 Handbook of the Echinoderms of the British Isles 471pp, Oxford University Press
Mugga Ekonomisk Förening Mugga www.mugga.se
Picton, B.E. & Morrow, C.C. Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland www.habitas.org.uk/marinelife/
Picton, B.E. 1993 A Field Guide to the Shallow-Water Echinoderms of the British Isles 96pp, Immel Publishing Ltd.
Southward, E.C. & Campbell, A.C. 2005 Echinoderms Synopses of the British Fauna (New Series), 56, Field Studies Council
  • Larvae

  • () Newell, G.E. & Newell, R.C. 1973 Marine Plankton - a practical guide 4th edition edition, 244pp, Hutchinson Educational Ltd.
  • Marine Planktonic Stages

  • () Conway, D.V.P. 2015 Marine Zooplankton of southern Britain. Part 3: Ostracoda, Stomatopoda, Nebaliacea, Mysida, Amphipoda, Isopoda, Cumacea, Euphausiacea, Decapoda, Annelida, Tardigrada, Nematoda, Phoronida, Bryozoa, Entoprocta, Brachiopoda, Echinodermata, Chaetognatha, Hemichordata and Chordata Occasional Publications, No. 27, 272pp, Marine Biological Association
  • Marine

  • () Hayward, P.J. & Ryland, J.S. (eds) 1990 The Marine Fauna of the British Isles and north-west Europe 2 volumes, 996pp, Clarendon Press
  • Planktonic Stages

  • Todd, C.D., Laverack, M.S. & Boxshall, G. 1996 Coastal Marine Zooplankton: A Practical Manual for Students 2nd edition, 106pp, Cambridge University Press

    ECHINODERMATA (starfish, sea urchins, sea cucumbers) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

    General Literature

    Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to ECHINODERMATA (starfish, sea urchins, sea cucumbers):

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