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Biology of Invertebrate and Lower Vertebrate Collagens pp 369–388Cite as

The Collagen of the Echinodermata

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The present-day members of the phylum Echinodermata appear to be very distinct from other phyla, although it is generally considered that they form a link to the chordates.

‘I salute the echinoderms as a noble group especially designed to puzzle the zoologist’

Libby Hyman, 1955

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    A. Bairati

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    R. Garrone

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Bailey, A.J. (1985). The Collagen of the Echinodermata. In: Bairati, A., Garrone, R. (eds) Biology of Invertebrate and Lower Vertebrate Collagens. NATO ASI Series, vol 93. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-7636-1_33

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