This week's creature feature is the echinoderm. Echinoderms include sea stars, sea urchins, and sand dollars. The word echinoderm comes from the Greek words for "spiny" and "skin." Echinoderms are the largest phylum (group of related animals) that has no freshwater or terrestrial species!
All adult echinoderms have pentaradial, or 5-sided, symmetry. There creatures are often known for their ability to regenerate body parts - in some species, a single arm can develop into a complete individual!
For the chance to observe and hold an echinoderm or any of the other amazing creatures currently living in our touch tank, stop by the Isles of Shoals dock in downtown Portsmouth from Wed-Sun from 8:30 am to 2 pm!!
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