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... for correspondence (e-mail: [email protected] ) * These authors contributed equally to this work 14 4 2005 © The Company of Biologists Limited 2005 2005 connective tissue mechanical property ultrastructure Asteroidea Echinoidea The connective tissue of echinoderms has...

... 01 6 1998 27 7 1998 © The Company of Biologists Limited 1998 temporary adhesion podium footprint ultrastructure biochemical composition immunocytochemistry Echinodermata Asteroidea Asterias rubens Many marine benthic organisms are equipped with adhesive organs...

... the dorsal portion of the ray of the starfish Echinaster spinulosus (Asteroidea: Spinulosida). Echinaster is a common starfish of the Gulf Coast of North America, and occurs on sandy bottoms, eelgrass beds, pilings, rocky rubble and oyster beds. It is an opportunistic predator and scavenger of sponges...

... that have been emphasized in recent literature. 31 03 1989 © 1989 by Company of Biologists 1989 Echinodermata Asteroidea Echinaster water-vascular system osmoregulation Echinoderms are unique among major groups of animals in that they have no recognizable excretory organs...