Phylum Nematoda Flashcards
Common characteristic of pseudocoelomate
Pseudocoelom
Eutely
Complete digestive tract
______ & _____ do not have a complete digestive tract
Acanthocephalans
Nematomorphs
A space b/w gut and mesodermal components of body wall
Pseudocoelom
It is spacious, fluid filled that contains visceral organs
Pseudocoelom
Body composed of a constant number of somatic cells in adults
Eutely
It is a common characteristic that has mouth and anus
Complete digestive tract
3 mosquitoes that transmit filarial worm
Aedes
Anopheles
Culex
Organs system present in pseudocoelom
Digestive
Excretory
Nervous
Reproductive
Organ-system absent in pseudocoelom
Circulatory
Respiratory
This are roundworms
Phylum nematoda
How many species are there in phylum nematoda
12,000 species
They are cylindrical bodies and most are dioecious
Phylum nematoda
Phylum nematoda eat
Every type of organic material
Rotting, living tissue
It is a human parasite (small intestine) which is up to 30 cm long and found in SE US
Ascaris lumbricoides (underline)
Female ascaris lumbricoides lay
200,000 eggs/day