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11.4 What Are Some Other Kinds of Eccentric Echinoderms?
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This Monterey Bay Aquarium website gives general information on brittle stars including the scientific name, size, diet, habitat, relatives, and range of where it lives. It briefly explains how and what brittle stars eat.

This Deep Marine Scenes video talks about brittle stars. The video discusses what they look like and where they are found. The video discusses how brittle stars can regrow arms or shed arms if attacked by a predator.

This website describes sea lilies in detail. The website describes how the arms work, how the animals feed, and what the body is made up of.

This video shows the feather star moving through the water. The video explains the difference between feather star and sea lily. There is no talking in the video, but there are explanations posted throughout.

This Encyclopaedia Britannica website gives general information on feather stars and where they can be found.

This National Geographic Animal site includes general information about sea cucumbers. The website explains how the sea cucumber feeds, its defensive adaptations, and how it reproduces.

This National Geographic Wild video shows sea cucumbers and how they feed. It also shows how the sea cucumber fends off attacks.

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