ANNELIDA Flashcards
Where are they found?
Terrestrial, marine, and freshwater
Segmented or unsegmented?
Segmented (repeating segments)
triploblastic or diploblastic?
triploblastic
acoelomate, no coelom, or true coelomate
true coelomate
complete or incomplete gut?
complete gut
what type of circulatory system?
closed circulatory system
what type of larva?
trochophore
protostome or deuterostome?
protostome
where is the prostomium?
head
where is the peristomium?
mouth
where is the pygidium?
anus
define homonomous
segments are all the same
define heteronomous
segments are different
Parapodia with bundles of
_____?
setae
what type of muscles?
Longitudinal and circular
muscles along body
Oblique muscles to
parapodia
How do annelids move (Free-swimming and crawling species)
- Circular muscles maintain body form.
- Longitudinal muscles in bands within each segment.
Alternately contract and relax for undulation. - Parapodia push off substratum during power stroke and
retract during recovery stroke.