Flatworms 2 Flashcards
corona
ciliated crown important for both feeding and locomotion
phylum rotifrea body form
free-living
digestive system of phylum rotifera
complete: mouth to anus
protonephridial tubules
excretory system that empties into common bladder
cloaca
bladder drains into it which serves as intestines and oviduct
sensory organs of the rotifer (5)
eyespots, bristles, papillae, and ciliated pits and dorsal antennae
mastax
muscular pharynx equipped with hard jaws
trophi
hard jaws
hunters
project trophy to seize prey
trappers
have a funnel-shaped area around the mouth; fold inward to entrap prey
parthenogenesis
form of asexual reproduction
winter resistant eggs lead to what?
thick resistant shell that will hatch as amitotic females
moss animals
bryozoans
bryozoa moss-like colonies form where?
stems of plants or on rocks
what are members of a colony called?
zooids