Annelida Flashcards
What are segmented worms, found in marine, freshwater, and moist terrestrial habitats, have a trochophore larva?
Annelids
What is true segmentation also known as?
Metamerism
What are the segments that contain repeated external and internal morphological features called?
Annuli
For annelids, except species, what do each segment have that aid in movement?
Chaetae/setae
What is the anchor segment in annelids?
Short setae
What is the segment that aid in swimming in aquatic forms in annelids?
Long setae
What is the body plan of typical annelids?
2 part head, segmented body, terminal portion
What is the terminal portion also called as and contains the anus?
pygmidium
what are the parts of the head?
prostomium and peristomium
Are the head and pygmidium considered segments?
No
Where are older segments found in annelids?
Anterior end
What kind of ceolom do all annelids have?
true coelom
How does the coelom form in annelids?
Schizocoely
What prevent movement of fluids between segments in annelids?
Septa
What kind of muscles is the body wall surrouding the coelom made of?
Circular and longitudinal
In most annelids, what does that fluid filled coelom serve as?
Hydrostatic skeleton
Do annelids have a complete digestive system?
Yes
What help facilitate excretion in annelids?
Nephridia
How is gas exchange facilitated in annelids?
Through skin, gills or pparapodia
What kind of hearts do annelids have?
Aortic arches
Describe the nervous system of annelids
2 ventral nerve cords and nerve ring around pharynx
What is the brain made of?
Pair of dorsal ganglia
Are annelids monoecious or dioecious
can be either
What do monoecious annelids have?
Permanent gonads