Echinoderm+Resources

**Echinoderm Virtual Textbook Resources**

 * **Type** || **Resource Name** || **Author** || **Description** ||
 * website || [|Rutgers U: Echinoderms Lab] || Dana Uzwiak || Extensive info with images, videos & links ||
 * website || [|Starfish] || Teresa Zubi || Great pictures and info about echinoderms. CV ||
 * website || [|California State University: Principles of Zoology] || D.J Ernisse || Great infromation on Echinoderm. Ali ||
 * website || [|Pylum Echinodermata] || Roger Perkins || Information about Echinodrms with extensive classifications TB ||
 * website || [|Sea and Star] ||  || Orverview of echinoderms. RP ||
 * website || [|Biology Questions] || Learn@Biology || Basic outline of Echinoderms. HK ||
 * website || [|Starfish] || Theresa Zubi || Detailed Information on All Echinoderms. CC ||
 * website || [|Cool School Online Content Development: Echinoderms] || BC Learning || Information on Echinoderms. SL ||
 * Website || [|University of Michigan Museum of Zoology] || //Renee Sherman Mulcrone// || Images and a lot of photos on echinoderms. CH ||
 * Website || [|Oceanic Research Group: The Wonders of the Sea] || Oceanic Research Group || Good information with pictures. BO ||
 * Website || [|Echinoderms] ||  || Different types of starfish explained NK ||
 * Website || Echinoderm Information || Jungle Walk || Gives various links that gives lots of information about all different types of echinoderms. RK ||
 * PDF || Echinoderms ||  || Slide show on echinoderms. FN ||
 * Website

Website || [|Introduction to Echinoderms]

[|Echinodermata] || UC Berkeley

Wray || Short introduction to echinoderms with links at the bottom to different facts and examples of echinoderms. MN

This website is called a tree of life. It gives detailed characteristics of echinoderms. CR || || ** [|__STARFISH & RELATED ORGANISMS__] ** || Animal Planet == ==
 * Website || [|Echinoderms] || Jonathan Bird || A good introduction to echinoderms and what makes them echinoderms! DW ||
 * Website

|| ==This website gives a great overview of echinoderms. CT ==

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 * Website || [|Echinoderms] || Franklin Viola || Textbook section of echinoderms NL ||
 * Web || [|Introduction to the Echinoderm] || Berkeley || A short introduction with links to other places. LM ||
 * Website || [| Organization of an Echinoderm Hox Gene Cluster] || Pedro Martinez, Jonathan P. Rast, Cesar Arenas-Mena and Eric H. Davidson || This section in the book of "Proceedings of the National Academy of SCiences of the United States of America" talks about the Hox gene within Echinoderm. This gene is know to control the body plan of an embryo. KC ||
 * Website || [|Echinoderms] || Seasky.org || Gives descriptions of various echinoderms BM ||
 * website || [|Echinoderms: the spiny Animals] || Oceanic Research Group || this shows the versatility of Echinoderms BS ||

**Echinoderm Resources**

 * **Type** || **Resource Name** || **Author** || **Description** ||
 * website || [|emedicine] || **Scott A Gallagher** || Cool info about echinoderms and medical research. CV ||
 * video || [|The World of Animals Phylum Echinodermata] || Howstuffworks || Amazing video on echinoderms. Ali ||
 * video || [|Overview of Echinoderms] || Mr. Chugh's Bio Class || Overview video of information about echinoderms ||
 * website || [|Ocean Inn] ||  || Info on echinoderms. RP ||
 * video || [|Sea Cucumber] || Animal Planet || Sea cumber is #4 on the "Gross Animal Countdown". HK ||
 * website || [|Acadia's Seaside Inn] ||  || Quick, general, Echinoderm information. CC ||
 * website || [|Echinoderms] || Glencoe || Information and review on Echinoderms. SL ||
 * game || [|Study Stack] || John Weidner || make your own game for studying. A matching game. CH ||
 * Video || [|The Biology of Echinoderms] || BioMedia Research || A long video on the biology of echinoderms. BO ||
 * PDF || Echinoderms ||   || Pictures and names of many echinoderms. FN ||
 * website || [|What Are Echinoderms] ||  || Characteristics of echinoderms NK ||
 * video || Exploring Echinoderms || youtube || Silly video that explains the many kinds of Echinoderms RK ||
 * video

Video || [|Phylum Echinodermata]

[|Echinoderms part one] || misscatchem

__ [|lbcc4dunhamc] __ || Short introductory video into the different members of the phylum echinodermata. MN

This is a short video showing a lot of different examples of echinoderms. CR ||
 * Video || [|The Hunt For The Elusive Echinoderms] || [|ttrockiryba] || A video with clips from many different sources showing different examples of echinoderms. It also describes life cycles and reproductions of echinoderms. DW ||
 * Website || ** [|__Echinoderms info__] ** || None || This is a very simple, informative website about echinoderms CT

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 * Video || [|Exploring Echinoderms] || Joseph Landrum || A video of Echinoderms NL ||
 * Web || [|Echinoderms: The Spiny Animal!] || Jonothan Bird || Many good pictures and descriptions of different echinoderms. LM ||
 * Video || [|Echinoderm Animation: Sea Star Body Plan] || Vimeo || This video gives a detailed look at the body plan of sea stars inside and out. KC ||
 * Video || [|Suckers - The echinoderms' hydraulic organ] || amoceanorg || Describes an echinoderm's hydraulic organ the water vascular system. BM ||
 * website || [|Animal Diversity Web] || university of michigan || facts about echinodermata BS ||

**Sea Star Resources**

 * **Type** || **Resource Name** || **Author** || **Description** ||
 * video || [|Sea Star Locomotion] || youtube || Sea star moving. CV ||
 * website || [|Starfish (Sea Star)] || National Geographic || good images and information on starfish. Ali ||
 * video || [|Sea Stars fighting over scallop] || scubaman5000(youtube) || video of sea stars fighting over scallop reminants TB ||
 * video || [|External Anatomy] || youtube || External anatomy of sea star. H ||
 * website || [|Univ. of California Museum of Paleontology] ||  || info on starfish. RP ||
 * video || [|Internal Anatomy] || youtube || Internal anatomy of sea star. HK ||
 * video || [|Sea Star] || National Geographic || Information on starfish. SL ||
 * [|website] || University of Rhode Island ||  || Information on sea stars. CC ||
 * website/video || [|Ocean Footage] ||  || Lots of great videos on sea stars and other animals! CH ||
 * Video || [|Sea Star Locomotion] || Google Video || Video of Sea Star moving (diff from above). BO ||
 * video || [|Sunflower Sea Star] ||  || Sea Star predatory eating NK ||
 * PDF || Crown of Thorns Sea Stars ||  || Pictures and information on crown of thorn sea stars. FN ||
 * video || Sea Star found in crab trap || APgymnist14 || A sea star turned upside down. RK ||
 * website

Video || [|Sea Stars of the Pacific Northwest]

[|Sea Star Anatomy] || MacOrganisms2 || Introduction about sea stars and then facts and pictures about sea stars found in the Pacific Northwest. MN

This shows a dissection of a sea star. CR || ** [|__10 facts about starfish- Starfish facts__] **
 * Video || [|Starfish tries to eat Wolf Eel] || Jared Jensen || A video of a Starfish trying to eat a Wolf Eel. DW ||
 * Website ||

|| Jennifer Kennedy || This website gives 10 informative facts about starfish CT

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 * Video || [|Sea Stars] || John Bird || A video of sea stars NL ||
 * Web || [|Sea Stars] || // The Uncommon Guide to Common Life on Narragansett Bay // || Brief description about class, descriptions, history, and behavior. LM ||
 * Website || [|Starfish (Sea Star)] || National Georgraphic || This website gives information and facts about the sea star also known as the starfish. KC ||
 * Video || [|Sea Star attacking clam] || Daniel Spendlove || shows a sea star eating a clam. BM ||
 * Website || [|starfish(sea star)] || National Geographic || facts about the sea star BS ||

**Sea Urchin Resources**

 * **Type** || **Resource Name** || **Author** || **Description** ||
 * video || [|Sea Urchin Eating a Cookie] || youtube || Sea urchin eating. CV ||
 * Video || [|Sea Urchin orgies] || howstuffworks || good information and footage of sea urchins. Ali ||
 * video || [|Army of Sea Urchins] || BBC Wildlife || Video of Sea Urchins eating Kelp TB ||
 * video || [|Sea Urchin] || youtube || sea urchin spines. HK ||
 * video || [|Explaining the Urchin] || youtube || about sea urchins. RP ||
 * video || [|Sea Urchin Fertility] || National Geographic || Sea Urchin Fertility Video. SL ||
 * video || [|Sea urchin flipping over] || youtube || video of a sea urchin flipping over form its back! CH ||
 * Website || [|Sea Urchins] || Seashells.org || Basic Information with pictures of different kinds. BO ||
 * Video || [|John Preparing Uni:sea urchin] || YouTube || video preparing Uni Sushi: roe of sea urchins ||
 * Video || [|Eating Live Sea Urchin: Uni] || YouTube || students traveling in Korea, try live uni, it is still moving!! ||
 * video || [|Planet Earth] || BBC || Off the Californian coast, giant kelp grow to gigantic sizes. They provide a good source of food to armies of industrious sea urchins NK ||
 * video || Icy finger of death: Frozen Planet || Discovery || A brine icicle is see off the Antarctic ice shelf freezing sea stars and sea urchins. RK ||
 * PDF || Sea Urchins || Sea World || Facts about sea urchins. FN ||
 * website

Video || [|Sea Urchin Photos]

[|Army of Sea Urchins] || National Geographic

BBCWorldwide || Photos and facts about different types of sea urchins. MN

This shows a sea urchin eating. CR ||
 * Video || [|The Weird World of Sea Urchins] || earthtouch || Really cool footage of different sea urchins and a little explanation about them. DW ||
 * Website || ** [|__Sea Urchin Facts__] **

|| ** [|Natalie Gibb] ** || This website shares with us very interesting facts about Sea Urchins. CT

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 * Video || [|The weird world of the Sea Urchin] || earthtouch || Footage of sea urchins. NL ||
 * Web || [|Photo Gallery: Sea Urchins] || National Geographic || A series of photos with captions to each picture telling you what you're looking at.LM ||
 * Website || [|Sea Urchins] || About.com || This article answers the most common question asked about Sea Urchin's. Are their spines venomous? KC ||
 * Video || [|Sea Urchin Fertilization] || bluedoorlabs || Describes the fertilization of a sea urchin. BM ||
 * website || [|sea urchin] || animals.com || facts about sea urchins BS ||

**Brittle Star Resources**

 * **Type** || **Resource Name** || **Author** || **Description** ||
 * video || [|Brittle Star at Feeding Time] || youtube || Brittle star feeding. CV ||
 * video || [|Water: Echinoderm] || howstuffworks || Video with brittle stars. Ali ||
 * video || [|Brittle Star or Sulawesi] || memutic(youtube) || Video of Brittle Stars TB ||
 * website || [|Univ. of California Museum of Paleontology] ||  || info on brittle stars. RP ||
 * video || [|Sea of Brittle Stars] || youtube || huge amount of brittle stars together. HK ||
 * video || [|Brittle Star] || youtube || Video of brittle star. SL ||
 * video || [|Brittle star] || youtube || video of brittle star in tank.CH ||
 * Website || [|Brittle Star] || Mesa.edu || Basic info. BO ||
 * PDF || Brittle Stars || Sea World || Facts about brittle stars. FN ||
 * video || [|Green Brittle Star] ||  || Green brittle star at feeding time NK ||
 * video || Brittle Star || youtube || video of a cute, tiny brittle star being held RK ||
 * website

Video || [|Brittle Stars]

[|Feeding a Green Brittle Star] || About.com

CarlocMendoza || Facts about brittle stars including descriptions of the way they look, how they breathe, how they reproduce and more. MN

This is a brittle star eating. CR ||
 * Video || [|Brittle Star Food Fight] || Neptune Canada || Really awesome video showing many brittle stars fighting over food. DW ||
 * Website || ** [|__Brittlestar Facts, information, pictures__] ** || **Encyclopedia ** || This website gives a great overview of the Brittlestar. CT

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 * Video || [|Brittle Star] || Underworld Scuba || Footage of a brittle star. NL ||
 * Web || [|Brittle Sea Star Fancy] || Live Aquaria || Some common statistics about brittle stars and descriptions. LM ||
 * Video || [|Brittle Stars Mating] || Youtube || This is about two minute footage of brittle stars mating. KC ||
 * Video || [|Brittle-Star Scuffle] || Neptune Canada || Shows 2 brittle stars fighting BM ||
 * website || [|Brittle stars] || Jennifer Kennedy || facts about the Brittle Stars BS ||

**Sea Cucumber Resources**

 * **Type** || **Resource Name** || **Author** || **Description** ||
 * video || [|Sea Cucumber: Most Extreme] || youtube || Most extreme on sea cucumber. CV ||
 * website || [|Sea Cucumber] || National Geographic || good images and facts about sea cucumbers. Ali ||
 * video || [|Sea Cucumber Natural Defense] || azurehalcyon(youtube) || video of Sea Cucumber's natural defense TB ||
 * video || [|Sea Cucumber Feeding] || youtube || a sea cucumber feeding. RP ||
 * video || [|National Geographic] || National geographic || Amazing life of a sea cucumber. HK ||
 * video || [|Sea Cucumber] || Animal Planet || CC ||
 * video || [|Sea Cucumber expelling its intestines] || youtube || Sea Cucumber expelling its intestines. SL ||
 * video || [|Monster Thailand:Sea Cucumber] || youtube || video of sea cucumber. CH ||
 * Website || [|Sea Cucumber] || Thinkquest.org || Information, picture & crossword puzzle. BO ||
 * video || [|Pink Sea Cucumber] ||  || video of pink sea cucumber NK ||
 * video || Sea Cucumber defense || azurehalcyon || video of a sea cucumber using its natural defenses RK ||
 * PDF || Sea Cucumber ||  || Facts and information about sea cucumbers. FN ||
 * video

Video || [|Sea Cucumber]

[|Sea Cucumber] || National Geographic

Japflar || Interesting facts about the sea cucumber including how it eats and its daily life activities. MN

This video has a lot of good video footage of a sea cucumber. CR ||
 * Video || [|Sea Cucumber Fights with Guts] || NatGeoWild || A video showing the sea cucumber puking in fear of other animals to scare them off. DW ||
 * Website || ** [|__Amazing Sea Cucumber Facts__] ** || ** [|__Megan Jungwi__] ** || This website shares a varitey of facts about the sea cucumber. It gives info on how they defend themselves, their importance economically, and its importance to the ecosystem as well. CT

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 * Video || [|Sea Cucumber natural defenses] || Ang schwingfliegen || Sea cucumber throws up intestines. NL ||
 * Video || [|Sea Cucumber] || Vapflare || A video off of Animal Planet of the sea cucumber. LM ||
 * Video || [|Mass Spawning of a Marbled Sea Cucumber] || Vimeo || This is an amazing video of a Marbled Sea Cucumber spawning. KC ||
 * Video || [|The adventures of a sea cucumber] || Dustin Doud || Shows a captured sea cucumber at it lives. BM ||
 * website || [|sea cucumber] || bioexpedition.com || information about the sea cucumber BS ||

**Sand Dollar Resources**

 * **Type** || **Resource Name** || **Author** || **Description** ||
 * video || [|Time Lapse od a Sand Dollar at Pismo Beach California] || youtube || Sand dollar moving. CV ||
 * video || [|Living Sand Dollar] || youtube || Sand dollar moving. Ali ||
 * video || [|Sand Dollar Burial] || jghyers(youtube) || Video of a Sand Dollar burying itself TB ||
 * video || [|live sanddollar] || youtube || video of living sand dollar. RP ||
 * website || [|Monterey Bay Aquarium] || Monterey Bay Foundation || Basic facts and history. HK ||
 * video || [|Time Lapse Sand Dollar moving accross the sand] || youtube || Footage of a sand dollar. SL ||
 * website || Gulf of Marine Resource Institute ||  || Basic information. CC ||
 * video || [|Sand dollar] || how stuff work || brief information on sand dollars. CH ||
 * Website || [|Sand Dollar: Dendraster excentricus] || Monterey Bay Aquarium Foundation || Good information with cool facts & picture. BO ||
 * website || [|Sand Dollar Facts] || Wild Facts || Facts about sand dollars NK ||
 * video || Time Lapse of a Sand Dollar at Pismo Beach California || mrjustin5 || A video of a sand dollar crawling around RK ||
 * PDF || Sand Dollars ||  || Information about extinct and extant sand dollars. FN ||
 * website

Video || [|Sand Dollars]

[|time lapse of sand dollar] || Animal Planet

mrjustin5 || Introduction into sand dollars. MN

Amazing footage of a sand dollar moving. CR ||
 * Video || [|SandDollarDiggingInTheSand] || n00gai101 || Really cool video of a sand dollar digging in the sand. DW ||
 * Website || ** [|__7 swinging sand dollar facts__] ** || Carolyn Kraft || This website gives 7 amazing facts about sand dollars. CT

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 * Video || [|The Sand Dollar] || Ralph Lante || Documentary on Sand Dollars NL ||
 * Web || [|Sand Dollar] || Animal Planet || Description of a Sand Dollar and it relates it to other animals like it. LM ||
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 * Video || [|Living Sand Dollar] || luckyhappysmiley || shows a sand dollar out of water and moving. BM ||
 * Website || [|What are Sand Dollars?] || seashellsandsuch.com || This site explains in detail what exactly are Sand Dollars. ||
 * website || [|7 swinging sand dollar facts] || Carolyn Kraft || 7 facts about the sand dollar BS ||

**Feather Star Resources**

 * **Type** || **Resource Name** || **Author** || **Description** ||
 * video || [|Feather Star Swimming] || youtube || video of swimming feather star. RP ||
 * video || [|Red Feather Star] || youtube || Video of a red feather star. CV ||
 * video || [|Feather Star Moving] || youtube || Video of a feather star moving. Ali ||
 * video || [|Feather Star swimming] || Simworks(youtube) || Video of a Feather Star Swimming TB ||
 * website || [|British Marine Life] || Jane Lilley || Basic facts and history. HK ||
 * video || [|Dance of the Feather Stars] || youtube || video footage of a feather star. SL ||
 * videos/website || Feather Star invertebrate || ocean footage || lots of videos on feather stars.CH ||
 * Website || [|Section B: Feather Stars] || reef.edu || Great detailed information. BO ||
 * website || [|BBC Science and Nature] || BBC || Description of featherstars NK ||
 * video || Feather Starfish Swimming || youtube || Video of a beautiful feather sea star swimming in a tank RK ||
 * PDF || Identification of Feather Stars || Carmen C. Arguelles, Reynald M. dela Paz and Florencia G. Claveria* || Identification of feather stars. FN ||
 * website
 * website

Video || [|Feather Stars]

[|Feather Star Swimming] || Monterey Bay Aquarium

HGflyer || Facts about crinoids including feather stars and their uniqueness. MN

This video shows the feather star swimming around. CR ||
 * Video || [|Crinoid Feather Star] || cyrusfish || Awesome looking feather star moving around the ocean floor. DW ||
 * Website || ** [|__Feather Star- Species of the Reef__] ** || Sarah || This website gives a great overview of Feather stars. CT

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 * Video || [|Feather star feeding] || gotosxm || A feather star feeding NL ||
 * Web || [|Feather Stars] || reef.edu || Classifications of the feather star and all about them. LM ||
 * Video || [|Swimming Feather Star] || wildvisuals || Shows a feather star swimming in open water. BM ||
 * Video || [|Red Feather Star] || Vimeo || This video shows a good look at how Feather Star's move around. ||
 * website || [|Feather stars] || Drs.Foster & smith || information about the feather star BS ||