Chapter 27 Flashcards
What is the most species rich animal group?
Ecdysozoan Protostomes
What is the tough coat that cover ecdyzoans ?
Cuticle
What is the process of shedding/molting called?
- Ecdysozoans
Ecdysis
Ecdysozoans - Two largest phyla?
Nematodes and anthropods
Habitats of nematodes?
Aquatic habitats, soil, moist tissues of plants
How do nematodes reproduce?
Reproduce through internal fertilization
Phylum Onychophora - habitat?
Terrestrial moist temperate and tropical habitats in the southern hemisphere
Whats special about the anthropod body?
Timeline?
- Segmented body
- hard exoskeleton
- jointed appendages
- 535-525 mya (cambrian explosion)
What is the anthropod circulatory system called?
Hemolymph
Chelicerforms - What are the appendages called ?
Chelicerae
what are most modern Cheliceforms called?
Arachnids
Where do isopods live?
terrestrial, freshwater and marine
what are decapods?
The relatively large crustaceans
- Lobsters, crabs, crayfish, shrimp