Phylums of Kingdom Animalia Flashcards
how many phylums?
11
Porifera
sea sponges
structure of a sea spong
outcurrent pore
silica spiralose (support, protection)
incurrent pore with collar cells
collar cells
create a current that carries nutrients inside (amoebocytes) that digest nutrients
H2O leaves excurrent pore
protist cells are very similar to ___ cells
collar
called choanoflagyelates and thought to be ancestor to kingdom animalia
Cnidaria
jellyfish, coral, ctenophore, anenome
diploblasts
nematocysts (stinging structures)
nematocysts
mechanism to deploy neurotoxin
Platyhelminthes
flatworms
Rotifera
rotifers
Lophophorates
coelomates with lophophores (feeding structures with ciliated tentacles)
Mollusca
bivalves (clams, mussels), gastropods (snails), cephalapod (squid, octopus, cuttlefish)
have a calcium carbonate CaCO3 shell
Annelida
bloodworm, earthworm
Nematoda
roundworm
Arthropoda
crustaceans, spiders, insects
jointed appendages and chitinous exoskeleton allows for molting
most successful in biodiversity and biomass
chitin
light and tough exoskeleton