Special Issue "Morphology, Diversity and Evolution of Echinodermata"
A special issue of Diversity (ISSN 1424-2818). This special issue belongs to the section "Animal Diversity".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (10 July 2023) | Viewed by 839
Special Issue Editors
Interests: molecular systematics; Echinodermata; evolution
Interests: genetic diversity, phylogeography; molecular ecology; Echinodermata
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Echinoderms are large invertebrates, and over 7000 species have been described to date. They play an important role in the marine ecosystem. The morphological structure and diversity of echinoderms are the research focus of many scholars. They are variably star-shaped, spherical, cylindrical and plant-like. The morphology and structure of echinoderms are also constantly changing. The origin and evolution of Echinoderms have been studied to mark this change. Therefore, echinoderms are important model animals for the study of metazoa.
This Special Issue invites papers on echinoderms with the primary topics of:: the morphology, evolution and phylogeny of echinoderms.
Dr. Shao’e Sun
Dr. Gang Ni
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- Echinodermata
- taxonomy
- morphology
- diversity
- phylogeny
- origin
- evolution
