Marine invertebrates at various trophic levels point at an important role in many ecosystems. Echinoderms (Greek for "spiny skin") is a phylum which contains only marine invertebrates. The adults are recognizable by their radial symmetry (usually five-point) and include starfish, sea urchins, sand dollars, and sea cucumbers, as well as the sea lilies. Echinoderms are found at every ocean depth, from the intertidal zone to the abyssal zone. The phylum contains about 7000 living species, making it the second-largest grouping of deuterostomes (a superphylum), after the chordates (which include the vertebrates, such as birds, fishes, mammals, and reptiles). Echinoderms are unique among
Spiny-flanked chameleon gives birth to live young. "Trioceros laterispinis" was first described in 1932 by British herpetologist and biologist Arthur Loveridge as "Chamaeleon laterispinis". It was described under the same name in 1966 by Daan and Hillenius. In 1982, Böhme described it as the "Chamaeleo laterispinis brookesiaeformis", and in 1999, Necas described it as the "Chamaeleo laterispinis". Tilbury and Tolley described it as "Trioceros laterispinis" in 2009. It is commonly also known as the spiny-flanked chameleon. Spiny-flanked chameleon The spiny-flanked chameleon (also known as the spiny-sided chameleon), Trioceros laterispinis, is a species of chameleon endemic to the United Republic of Tanzania, East