Lecture 31 - Invertebrates II Flashcards
What are 4 characteristics of Phylum Platyhelminthes (flatworms)?
- No organs for specialized gas exchange
- Flat shape for diffusion of materials
- Fine branches for food distribution
- Flame cells help maintain osmotic balance
What are 4 classes of Phylum Platyhelminthes (flatworms)?
- Turbellaria
- Monogenea
- Trematoda
- Crestoda
2 characteristics of Turbellaria
- Mostly free-living flatworms
2. Ciliated body surface (i.e. planaria)
2 characteristics of Monogenea
- Marine and freshwater parasites
2. Parastize fish
3 characteristics of Trematoda
- Parasites
- Almost always lack vertebrates
- Most life cycles include intermediate hosts
What are the biggest parasites of humans?
tapeworms
Where do Phylum Rotifera inhabit?
-freshwater, ocean, damp soil
3 characteristics of Phylum Rotifera
- Smaller than most protists
- Truly multicellular
- Specialized organ systems
2 characteristics of Phylum Brachiopoda
- Lamp shells with dorsal valves
2. Brachiopods attach to substrate by stalks
Phylum Mollusca are notable for the increased complexity in _________
their body plan
What are 4 classes of molluscs?
- Polyplacophora (chitins)
- Gastropoda (snails, slugs)
- Bivalvia (clams, mussels, scallops, oysters)
- Cephalopoda (squids, octopuses, etc.)
2 characteristics of Polyplacophora (chitons)
- 8 dorsal plates
2. grazers (use radula to scrape algae)
What is a defining characteristic of Gastropoda?
-undergo torsion during development
2 characteristics of Bivalvia (clams, mussels etc.)
- Flattened shell closes R/L valves with adductor muscles
2. Filter feeders (eg clams, oysters, muscles etc.)
2 characteristics of Cephalopoda (squids, octopuses etc.)
- Reduced/absent internal shell
2. Use siphon to dart towards prey