phylums Flashcards
ctenophora
comb jellies (ridged on side pump for movement)
cnidaria
hard and soft corals, jellyfish, sea anemone, hydrozoans, seafans and whips (incomplete digestive system)
porifera
sponges
arthropods
joint footed animals
mollusca
chiton, snails, scaphopods, clams, octopus, squid
ekinoderm
spiky skin (sea urchins, starfish, seacucumber snails)
what are the two body designs
antinuated= snake fusaform= torpedo
nematoda
roundworms
annelida
segmented worms
bivalves (class)
clams, muscles, oysters
gastropods
sails whelks slugs
cephalopod
octopus, squids
osteichthyes (class)
bony skeleton, symmetrical fins, pectoral fins for maneuverability, true scales, swim bladder, operculum
what are two muscle types
red (fast long sustained energy) White( short bursts of energy)
anadromus
salt and fresh water
what is osmoregulation
drink water and filter salt thru kidneys (constantly peeing)
dicous
boys and girls
sexual dimorphism
difference between males and females
hermaphrodic
can change sexes
ostaciform
swim with pectoral and anal fins