20 polychaete Flashcards
majority of annelids once belonged to what class?
polychaeta
polychaeta is a term of
conveinence
what does the term polychaeta imply
presence of many chaetaew
where is most of the anatomical diversity on polychaetes
head and parapodia
what does prostomium contain
tentacles, palp, and sense organs like eyes
what surrounds mouth
peristomium
what is eversible in polychaete, and hwat does it have?
pharynx is eversible, has jaws
parapodia parts
notopodium- dorsal lobe
neuropodium- ventral one
-many chatae
-acicula(supporting chaetae)
what are parapodia for?
locomotion and gas exchange
how do polychaetes move?
crawling, swimming, burrowing, are sedentary
how do polychaetes move?(motion)
-longitudinal muscles alternately contract and relax in opposing sunchrony
-produces waves from posterior to anterior
-parapodia on opposite sides are exactly out of phase
what happens in recovery stroke
parapodia and chaetae retract in wave throughs.
what happens in ppower stroke
-parapodia and chaetae are extended m,aximally in power stroke as they pass along the crest of wave
in slow crawling
higher number of undulations
short wavelength
low amplitude
fast crawling
greater length and amplitude of undulation, but fewer
swimming
what type of polychaetes are efficient at this
wavelength and amplitude are greatest, however sometimes this can cause animal to go in reverse
-pelagic polychaetes are efficient
do polychaetes reproduce asexually
yes, they bud.
polychaete sexual reproduction
broadcast spawning of sperm and eggs
polychaete fertilization
external
polychaete sexes,when does sexual repro happen
seperate sexes, and gonads are temporary, only breeding seasons
what is a cool property of polychaetes
regenerationwhe
where are sperms and eggs released
nephridiopores or rupture of worms body
how do some polychaete gonads distance
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