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Identification

Holothuroidea (sea cucumbers)

Polyplacophora

Scyphozoa (cup animals and jellyfishes)

Malacostraca (crabs, krill, pill bugs, shrimp, and relatives)

Hydrozoa (hydralike animals, hydroids, and hydrozoans)

Echinoidea (heart urchins, sand dollars, and sea urchins)

Branchiopoda
Crinoidea (feather stars and sea lillies)

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Image of: Holothuroidea (sea cucumbers), Polyplacophora, Scyphozoa (cup animals and jellyfishes), Malacostraca (crabs, krill, pill bugs, shrimp, and relatives), Hydrozoa (hydralike animals, hydroids, and hydrozoans), Echinoidea (heart urchins, sand dollars, and sea urchins), Branchiopoda, Crinoidea (feather stars and sea lillies)

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Caption

Comparison of larvae types

Contributors

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University of Michigan Museum of Zoology

Citation: Myers, P., R. Espinosa, C. S. Parr, T. Jones, G. S. Hammond, and T. A. Dewey. 2006. The Animal Diversity Web (online). Accessed November 28, 2009 at http://animaldiversity.org.
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This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grants DUE-0633095 and DRL-0628151.
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