Lophotrochozoa (protostomia) Flashcards
P. Chaetognatha
Arrow worms; predators of marine plankton
Mysterious relation to Protosomia and Ecdysozoa
Lophotrochozoa
Do not molt
Grow by extending size of skeleton
Ecdysozoa
Molt
Platyzoa
Contains P. Platyhelminthes and P. Rotifera
P. Ectoprocta
Moss animals
Coelomate
Secrete and live in a chitinous chamber (zoecium)
P. Platyhelminthes
“Flatworms”
Acoelomate, no circulatory system, most hermaphroditic
P. Rotifera
Pseudocoelmate parasites
Have corona; jaws in pharynx
Hydrostatic skeleton
P. Annelida
Segmented worms
Coelomate, hydrostatic skeleton, septa, setae
P. Nemertea
Ribbon worms
P. Phoronida
Horseshoe worms
Coelmate
Secrete and live in a chitinous tube
P. Brachiopoda
Have two calcified shells that superficially resemble clams
Anchored by stalk
P. Mollusca
(snails, slugs, clams, oysters, chitons, cuttlefish, etc.)
C. Turbellaria
Only free-living flatworms
Use pharynx to feed
Include planaria
C. Trematoda
Flukes
C. Cestoda
Tapeworms
Scolex - head
Proglottids - hermaphroditic units