Ch 13: Annelida Flashcards
6 annelid features
- most have a segmented body
- an obvious coelom
- protostome embryonic development
- chitinous chetae
- excretion via metanephridia
- marine spp have a trochophore larva
2 coelom advantages
- hydrostatic skeleton
- provides space for viscera
4 anatomical features of class Polychaeta
- head consists of prostomium and peristomium
- segments bear pairs of parapodia
- body wall has outer cuticle w/ protein fibers
- circular and longitudinal muscles
parapodia features (2)
- surface used for gas exchange
- carry cheatae for grip and protection
polychaete movement (2)
- burrowing spp pull themselves forwards w/ eversible proboscis
- some swim w/ undulating motion
muscular eversible pharynx may have
jaws
polychaetes circ system
closed
3 features of polychaetes circ system
- no heart; contractile vessels and valves ensure one way flow
- segmental vessels lead to capillary beds around gut, body wall, parapods, metanephridia
- hemoglobin and other pigments, but not in cells
2 funct of the 2 polychaete metanephridia
- collect coelomic fluid w/ cilia
- waste exits via nephridiopore
what do polychaetes secrete
NH3
what do polychaetes reabsorb (3)
water, salts, amino acids
4 sensory organs in polychaetes
- tactile
- chemoreceptors
- statocysts
- eyes
sexes in polychaetes
separate
fert in polychaetes
open
how are gametes of polychaetes prod?
by meiosis of cells lining coelom
3 ways polychaete gametes can exit coelom
- nephridiopores
- special ducts
- rupture of body wall
epitoke
nereids prod a special sexual stage - just for repro
how are epitokes created
strobilization
3 adaptations epitokes have for swimming
- bigger eyes
- enlarges muscles
- parapods
errant polychaetes either ? or ?
crawl along the bottom, swim
some errant polychaetes are in symbiotic relation to
a larger invert
diets in errant polychaetes (3)
predators, scavengers, herbivores