Nemertea and Annelid Flashcards
1
Q
What animals are Nemertea?
A
Bootlace/ribbon worms
2
Q
How do Nemertea feed?
A
Muscular proboscis everts out of rhynchocoel by hydrostatic pressure
3
Q
What structure do Nemertea have for digestion?
A
protonephridia
4
Q
What annelid animals are there?
A
Lumbricus (earthworm)
Neries (ragworm)
Arenicola (lugworm)
Hirudo (leech)
5
Q
Name 3 classes of Annelida
A
Oligochaete
Hirudinea
Polychaeta
6
Q
What do Polychaeta posses to aid gas exchange
A
parapodia
7
Q
What reproductive strategy does the Green spoon worm posses?
A
individual female changes to male when it encounters larger female. Chemical responsible bonellin
8
Q
Describe Epitoky
A
Segments swell and fill with gametes. Epitomes swarm and burst releasing gametes
