Polyplacophora Test Flashcards
1
Q
What does Polyplacophora mean?
A
many plates
2
Q
what organisms are in the class Polyplacophora?
A
Chitons
3
Q
What is the body like? Does it have a head
A
Dorsoventrally flattened body with reduced head
4
Q
does it have a shell?
A
Shell of eight dorsal plates
5
Q
What is the foot and gills like?
A
foot broad and flat, gills multiple along the side of the body
6
Q
What environment do chitons live in?
A
shallow marine water
7
Q
What is the reproduction like?
A
dioecious, external fertilization leads to trochophore that turns into adult w/no veliger stages
