Echinoderm Studies is a biennial series in which comprehensive surveys of selected topics are presented. A guiding principle of the series is to cover all aspects of echinoderm biology so as to promote a better comprehension of this group of animals.

Universite Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium. University of South Florida, Tampa, USA.

How to study evolution in echinoderms? -- Bruno David -- Comparative physiology of echinoderm muscle Robert B. Hill -- Pharmacological effects of compounds from echinoderms J.F.Verbist -- An index of names of recent Asteroidea - Part 2: Valvatida Ailsa M.Clark -- Note from the Editors.