Definitions for "Aquatic Invertebrates"
Animals without backbones that mostly live in oceans. Many can be found washed up on beaches. Examples: jellyfish, starfish, coral, sea urchins.
animals without skeletal structures that reside in the water such as insects, snails, crayfish, and amphipods.
Organisms that do not have a spinal column and live in water. Includes insects, crayfish, mites, etc.