lec 8 Flashcards
Subphylum and Class Anthozoa num of species
7200 spp
Subclass Octocorallia
howmany tentacles
and other things
skeleton?
subclass of anthozoa
-8 tentacles per polyp
-8 gastrovascular septa
-most have calcareous endoskeleton that forms in mesoglea
Subclass Hexacorallia
howmany tentacles
how many other things
skeleton?
subclass of anthozoa
-includes solitary sea anemones and colonial stony corals
-more than 8 tentacles
-gastrovascular septa
multiples of 6 pairs
-calcareous skeleton secreted by epidermis–> considered exoskeleton
shared symmetry of anthozoa
hexaradial/octaradial symmetry
Class Hydrozoa species num
3500 sp
hydroids can be
thecate or naked
Hydroidswhat form dominates
polyp form dominates, solitary or colonial
Class Hydrozoa
whatsspecial abt these mfs
-hydroids
-division of labor in colonial polyps
fire corals
play an important role in coral
reefs; medusa stage reduced
- part of the hydrocorals
chondrophores
and what do they include
-entirely pelagic
-includes
Velella
siphonophores
swimming or floating
polymorphic colonies
polymorphic
multiple medusoid & polypoid forms in one colony
Class Scyphozoa how many spec
true’ jellyfish; ~200 spp
Class cubazoa spc num
20 spc
Class Cubozoa features
-almost square bell
-have complex eyes that can form images
-most potent stings
class staurozoa num spp
50 spp
class staurozoa features
benthic and non ciliated planula that transform to sessile poly that develops to mostly sessile medusa