Tag Archives: echinoderms

Echinoderms And Christmas

Posted on 12/01/2010 by

Starfish and sand dollars and the Christmas season go together for a few reasons. The star shape of this type of echinoderm is probably the most obvious, although this depiction of starfish or sea stars is only partially correct since … Continue reading →

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Starfish Printable Coloring Page

Posted on 11/16/2010 by

One of the most sought after treasures on any ocean beach is the starfish. (At the bottom of this post I have included a free, printable coloring page download for you.) Along with the sand dollar, I believe it is … Continue reading →

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Sand Dollars

Posted on 04/05/2010 by

Sand dollars are one of the most sought after beach treasures, but live sand dollars are not bright white and that is one way to tell if your treasure is living or dead (and collectible). Sand dollars are echinoderms (Phylum: … Continue reading →

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Star Fish Are Sea Stars

Posted on 02/13/2010 by

I think that the two most sought after sea creatures must be the sand dollar and the sea star, or commonly called “star fish”.  Neither one is a shell or a fish. I have found sea stars at the ocean, … Continue reading →

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Star Fish or Sea Stars

Posted on 07/17/2009 by

Starfish are not fish and they don’t all have only 5 arms either. Check out this one, which is for sale, and has numerous “arms”. At the present time, I don’t own any starfish- or more correctly “sea stars” – … Continue reading →

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