Chapter 33: Invertebrates Pt.1 Flashcards
Animals that lack a backbone, account for over 95% of known animal species
Invertebrates
Occupy almost every habitat on Earth
Invertebrates
Invertebrates are ____________ diverse, including species that microscopic and those that are 18 m long
Morphologically
Sponges; are sessile, filter feeders that lack true tissues
Porifera
Radially symmetrical
Cnidaria and Ctenophora
Diploblastic animals with a gastrovascular cavity
Cnidarians
Corrals, jellies, and hydras belong to this phylum
Cnidaria
Includes flatworms with a simple NS and saclike gut
Acoela
Composed of a bilateral of a few thousand cells
Trichoplax adhaerens
Trichoplax adhaerens
Only placozoan species
Comb jellies
Ctenophora
Diploblastic, radially symmetrical animals
Ctenophora and Cnidaria
Have 8 “combs” of cilia that propel them through the water
Ctenophora
Compose much of the ocean’s plankton
Comb jellies
Includes phyla with diverse body plans such as flatworms, molluscs, and segmented worms
Lophotrochozoa
Flatworms that have bilateral symmetry and a CNS
Platyhelminthes