GEMET
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Thesaurus
echinoderm
Definition

Marine coelomate animals distinguished from all others by an internal skeleton composed of calcite plates, and a water-vascular system to serve the needs of locomotion, respiration, nutrition or perception.

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Concept URL: http://www.eionet.europa.eu/gemet/concept/2428