platyhelminthes Flashcards
phyla
catenulida
rhabitophora
rhabitophora groups
turbellaria
castoda
monogenea
trematoda
anatomic parts of a turbellarian
gastrovascular cavity, mesenchyme, muscle layers, ciliated epithelium
parts of the ciliated epithelium
mucus glands
rhaboids/rhabdites
duogland adhesive system
muscular layers
circular
diagonal
longitudinal
modes of locomotion for turbellarians
undulatory swimming
ciliary gliding
local examples of turbellarians
stylochus zebra
bdelloura candida
turbellarian nutrition and feeding
incomplete gut
pharynx may be present, may be extended
scavengers and predators
explain examples of gut and pharynx types
nervous system of turbellarians
ladder like nervous system
- cephalization
- anterior cerebral ganglion
- longitudinal nerve cords
- transverse connectives
sensory structures of turbellarians
chemoreceptors
ocelli
statocysts
protonephridia
drain fluid from tissues and remove nitrogenous wastes along with them
reproduction in turbellarians
generally occurs by copulation
hermaphroditic animals
reciprocal copulation is common
direct development of young
turbellarian gonads
hermaphroditic
- male gonads: intermittent organ (= penis)
- female gonads - complicated egg structure with protective casing, nutritive yolk, very energy expensive
reciprocal copulation
in turbellarians
both hermaphroditic animals fertilized at the same time
- hypodermic insemination can happen if there is no female gonophore for sperm to enter
direct development
in turbellarians
no larval stage; hatching stage produces a juvenile that is similar to parents
turbellarian eggs
laid in the environment
turbellarian eggs
laid in the environment
hypodermic insemination
in turbellarians where there is no female gonophore, male intermittent organ has a stylet that can pierce through the skin of another individual, and the sperm can travel to the ovoid
* in some species, the stylet is discarded and regenerated after each use, possibly to avoid STDs??
penis fencing
occurs in only some species of turbellarians
both individuals fight to be the one to inseminate the other (thru hypodermic insemination??) in an attempt to pass on their genetic material and avoid energy expenditure of carrying offspring and reproducing
lonely flatworms :(
in some species, it has been shown that if isolated, they will attempt to inseminate themselves
*unclear if this is successful