Lecture 11 Flashcards
Zooecium
exoskeleton secreted by metasome
Introvert
The anterior part of the body forms an introvert, within which the lophophore and tentacles can be withdrawn
Coelomophores
A cilliated groove in the mesothelium along which
eggs move to be released to the environment
Autozooids
feeding zooids
Heterozooids
non feeding zooids
Avicularia
jaw like mechanism used for defense
Vibracula
large cilia like structure use to keep colony clean, sometimes for locomotion
Bryozoan colonies
stolonate (hydroid shaped), Foliaceous (leaf like), Fruticose (flower like), Encrusting (most common)
Statoblast formation
Colony arises from asexual reproduction from single sexually produced larva, or resting bud (statoblast)
Chaetognatha
found in all marine environments, major predators (grasping spines)