The ecology and distribution in the Delta area (The Netherlands) are described for the echinoderm species Astropecten irregularis, Solaster papposus, Asterias rubens, Ophiothrix fragilis, Amphipholis squamata, Ophiura texturata, O. albida, O. affinis, Psammechinus miliaris, Echinocyamus pusillus, Spatangus purpureus, Echinocardium cordatum, and Thyonidium commune.A list is given of the species of
... [Show full abstract] echinoderms occurring in Dutch coastal waters.