Echinoderms from This Class Have Been Over Harvested Around the Galàpagos

question 54

Multiple Choice

Echinoderms from this class have been over harvested around the Galàpagos islands,as they have become increasingly popular for both culinary and medicinal uses.

• A)Holothuroidea
• B)Asteroidea
• C)Ophiuroidea
• D)Echinoidea
• E)Crinoidea

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