Tube feet are the many small tubular projections found most famously on the oral face of a sea star`s arms, but are characteristic of the water vascular system of the echinoderm phylum which also includes sea urchins, sand dollars and sea cucumbers and many other sea creatures. ==Structure and Function== Tube feet function in locomotion, feeding ....
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slender, flexible, often suckered tubes extending from the internal systems of canals that make up the echinoderm water vascular system. They are used for locomotion and feeding. Some are sensitive to flavours and smell.
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Extensions of the water-vascular system of echinoderms, protruding from the body and often ending in suckers. May be used for locomotion and/or for maintaining a tight grip on prey or on the bottom.
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Extensions of the water-vascular system of echinoderms, protruding from the body and often ending in suckers. May be used for locomotion and/or for maintaining a tight grip on prey or on the bottom.
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