Exam 2 Flashcards
cyst
sac-like structure
sessile
attached to a substrate
incapable of locomotion
protonephridia
flame cells
bioluminescence
chemical prudciton of lightj
protection from predation
luring prey
mating
mantle
organic + inorganic components of the shell
metanephridia
2 nephridia that is open at both ends
Mollusca shell composed of
calcium carbonate
amictic
production of eggs without mixing of genes from males
produce diploid eggs by mitosis
Aplacophora
vermiform
foot form a keel
spicules outter body
benthic, corals, interstitial
interstitial
lives in between sand grains or sediment
Defining characteristics of Entoprocta
none
Bdelloidea
Rotifers
only females
free-living
stressful enivonment
cryptobiosis
Reproduction : parthenogenesis
What are the classes of Annelida?
Polychaeta (Siboglinidae, Vestimentifera)
Echiurans, Sipunculans
Clitellata (Oligochaeta, Hirudinae)
captacula
tenetacles
photophores
light organs in cephalopoda
corona
ciliated surafce in rotifers used for locomotion and feeding
cloaca
container of metabolic waste
radula
band of rasping teeth used for scraping food in mollusc
ctnedia
gills
found in the mantle cavity
Bivalvia
clams, mussels
2-valved hinged shell
body flattened laterally
acicula
chitinous support rods
Common name of Acantocephala
spiny- headed worms
siphon
how water enters and exit in mollusc
trochophore
larvae
Siboglinidae
tube dweeling
Defining characteristics of Annelida
>1 pairs of setae
Cephalopoda
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squid, octopus
shell divided by septa
closed circulatory system
systematic heart
branchial heart
Oligochaeta
earthworm
Cement glands
plugs the females vagina to trap sperm
pseudocoel
fluid-filled body cavity (not. atrue coelm)
mictic
produce haploid eggs by meiosis
if micitc eggs left unfertilized left with all females
winter
retrograde waves
wave of muscular contraction travels in the direction opposite that in which the snail is moving
epitoky
transformation into reproductive activity for polychaetae
transport host
no development of the parasite
Defining characteristics of Rotifera
adhesive toes
trophi
Pulmonata
gastropoda
mantle cavity highly vascularized
parthenogenesis
asexual reproduciton
reproduction without fertizlizaion
Defining characteristics of Gnathostomulida
none
ligament sacs
where gonads are held and sacs are made from collagen
What are the phylums in the Gnathifera?
Rotifers
Acanthocephala
lorica
shell-like protective outer covering
sessile organisms
nacreous layer
innmerost calcareous layer in mollusca
Acanthocephalan characteristics
ligament sacs
eutely
cuticle
GI parasites of vertebrates
proboscis with hooks
cement gland