Plylum Flashcards
Common name/Characteristics
Acanthocephala. Meaning, Common name, and Distinguishing characteristics Development
Thorny Head, Thorny-headed worms. Reversible spiny proboscis (long nose) that bears many rows of hooked spines. Protostome
Annelida Meaning, Meaning, Common name, and Distinguishing characteristics Development
Little ring, Segmented worms. Multiple circular segments. Protostome
Arthropoda Meaning, Meaning, Common name, and Distinguishing characteristics Development
Jointed Foot, Insects; crustaceans. Segmented bodies and jointed limbs with Chitin exoskeleton. Protostome
Bryozoa Meaning, Common name, and Distinguishing characteristics Development
Moss animals. Sea mats, ectoprocts. Lophophore, no pedicle (organ connecting structure) Ciliated tentacles. Anus outside ring of cilia. Protostome
Chaetognatha Meaning, Common name, and Distinguishing characteristics Development
Longhair jaw. Arrow worms. Chitinous spines either side of head, fins. Protostome
chordata Meaning, Common name, and Distinguishing characteristics Development
With a notochord. Chordates(mammals ect). Hollow dorsal nerve cord, notochord, pharyngeal slits, post-anal tail. Deuterostome
Cnidaria Meaning, Common name, and Distinguishing characteristics Development
Stinging nettle. Jellyfish, sea anemones. Nematocysts(Stinging cells). Other
Ctenophora Meaning, Common name, and Distinguishing characteristics Development
Comb bearer. Comb jellies. Eight “comb rows” of fused cilia. Other
Cycliphora Meaning, Common name, and Distinguishing characteristics Development
Wheel carrying. Symbion. Circular mouth surrounded by small cilia sac-like bodies. Protostome
Echinodermata Meaning, Common name, and Distinguishing characteristics Development
Spiny skin. Star fish. Fivefold radial symmetry in living forms, mesodermal calcified spines. Deuterostome
Entoprocta Meaning, Common name, and Distinguishing characteristics Development
Inside anus. Goblet worms(sessile). Anus inside ring of cilia. Protostome
Gastrotricha Meaning, Common name, and Distinguishing characteristics Development
Hairy stomach. Gastrotrich worms. Two terminal adhesive tubes. Protostome
Hemichordata Meaning, Common name, and Distinguishing characteristics Development
Half Cord. Acorn worms. Stomochord (hollow flexible tube) in collar, pharyngeal slits. Deuterostome
kinorhyncha Meaning, Common name, and Distinguishing characteristics Development
Motion Snout, Mud dragons. Eleven segments, each with a dorsal plate. Protostome
Loricifera Meaning, Common name, and Distinguishing characteristics Development
Corset bearer. Bush heads. Umbrella-like scales at each end. Protostome