About Animals: Brittle Stars and Basket Stars - Echinoderms with Inflexible Arms

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Animals Animals Animal Facts Habitat Facts Animal Pictures From Laura Klappenbach, your Guide to Animals Welcome to the Animals / Wildlife Newsletter, a weekly newsletter published every Thursday by About.com's Animals / Wildlife website. For more about animals and wildlife, be sure to stop by the blog, participate in forum discussions, and browse the growing library of animal profiles. Brittle Stars and Basket Stars - Echinoderms with Inflexible Arms Like sea stars, brittle stars and basket stars have (in most species) five arms (which in some species are highly branched). But the arms of brittle stars and basket stars... Read more See More About:  invertebrates  echinoderms  Starfish - The Stellar Echinoderms There are some 1500 species of sea stars (also known as starfish) alive today. Sea stars, like all echinoderms, are marine animals. They inhabit all of the world's oceans and... Read more See More About:  invertebrates  starfish  sea stars Echinoderms - Some Very Odd Animals Echinoderms are a group of animals that include starfish, brittlefish, sea lilies, sea daisies, sand dollars, sea cucumbers and sea urchins. The are, arguably, among the oddest animals alive today. The... Read more See More About:  invertebrates  echinoderms  Zoology Glossary The science of zoology has a language of its own with thousands of terms that are rarely used by non-experts. This collection of definitions and word lists should help as you try to understand the vast language that has developed for the study of animals. Animals / Wildlife Ads Animals All About Animals Animals for Sale Animals Rainforest Animals Pictures Featured Articles Amphibians Birds Fishes Invertebrates Mammals Reptiles   More from About.com Bake Sale Bestsellers Make your next bake sale a profitable one with these irresistible recipes. More> Real Recipes app Download our highly-rated app for free recipes and kitchen tools, for iPhone and iPod Touch. More> This newsletter is written by: Laura Klappenbach Animals Guide Email Me | My Blog | My Forum   Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About.com Animals newsletter. If you wish to change your email address or unsubscribe, please click here. About.com respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 249 West 17th Street New York, NY, 10011 © 2012 About.com   Must Reads Animals A to Z What is Evolution? Basic Animal Groups Facts About Animals Animal Characteristics   Follow me on: Advertisement