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Coelomates: Protostomes and Deuterostomes Protostomes have ...

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Class Asteroidea - Sea Stars<br />

the familiar "starfish"<br />

Active, important marine predators<br />

Abundant in shallow <strong>and</strong> deep waters<br />

Arms merge gradually with disk<br />

Arms in multiples of five, usually five<br />

Body flattened, flexible, covered with<br />

pigmented epidermis<br />

Often feed on bivalves<br />

Grasp shell with tube feet<br />

to wrench open<br />

Extrude stomach into shell<br />

Secretes enzymes, digests<br />

soft parts of bivalve<br />

Many are scavengers

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