Lab 5-Neoechinorhynchus Flashcards
1
Q
Phylum of Neoechinorhynchus
A
Acanthocephala
2
Q
Class of Neoechinorhynchus
A
Eoacanthocephala
3
Q
Common parasites of?
A
poikilotherms
4
Q
What organism does it usu. parasitize?
A
fish
5
Q
Aquatic or terrestrial?
A
aquatic
6
Q
Marine or freshwater?
A
freshwater
7
Q
Where do adults live?
A
intestine of freshwater fish
8
Q
Eggs deposited in feces are embryonated or unembryonated?
A
embryonated
9
Q
What hatches from the egg?
A
ostracod
10
Q
Where is cement gland?
A
Syncytial
11
Q
What structures characterizes Neoechinorhynchus? (x2)
A
- proboscis
- giant nuclei in body wall
