Invertebrates #3 Flashcards
What animals are in Phylum Echinodermata?
Sea Stars, Urchins
What body symmetry do echinoderms have?
Pentamerous radial symmetry
What does pentamerous mean?
5 body parts that radiate out from a central body axis
What is the water vascular system in Phylum Echinodermata?
- a series of tubs that pumps water throughout their bodies
- has multiple small branches with tiny suction cups at the end
What type of body has a radial symmetry?
they have an oral and aboral surface.
What are tube feet?
tiny branches with tiny suction cups at the end
How many arms do sea stars have?
5
How do sea stars feed?
with an eversible stomach
how are brittle stars different from true stars?
The have a central body disk with brittle arms
how are brittle stars different from true stars?
Their tube feet are highly reduced so they use their arms to move.
What do brittle stars eat?
they filter feed detritus
What is pedicellariae?
Keeps the skin of the star fish clean
Do brittle stars have a pedicellariae?
no
Describe the endoskeleton of an urchin
- no arms
- body covered by moveable spine
- ossicles fused into a test
- feeding structure called Aristotle’s Lantern
What is #1?
madreporite
What is #2?
pores for tube feet
What is #3?
test
What is #4?
mouth
What is 5?
ring canal
what is #6
radial canal
What is #7?
tube feet
What is #8?
water vascular system
What is #9?
Intestine
What is #10
esophagus
What is #11?
Digestive system
What is #12?
Gonad