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Sponge Phylum

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Porifera

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Jellyfish phylum

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Cnidaria

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jellyfish class

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scyphozoa

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Portuguese Man of War phylum

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Cnidaria

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Portuguese Man of War class

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hydrozoa

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Hydrozoa traits

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polyps, nematocysts Portuguese Man of War

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Scyphozoan traits

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medusa, nematocysts, jellyfish

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Anthozoan traits and examples

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solitary colonial polyps, coral, anemones, sea pens, sea pansies

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Flatworms phylum

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Platyhelminthes

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Turbellarians

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Platyhelminthes, marine flatworms

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Trematodes

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Platyhelminthes, flukes, parasites

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Cestodes

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Platyhelminthes, tapeworms

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Ribbon worms phylum

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Nemertea

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Round worms phylum

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Nematoda

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Segmented Worms phylum

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Annelida

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bristle worms

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Annelida, Polychaeta

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leeches, peanut worms, echiurans

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Oligochaetes

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Mollusks phylum

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Mollusca

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“Stomach foot”

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Gastropoda

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Gastropoda examples

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snails, periwinkles, limpets, abalones, sea slugs

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Bivalvia examples

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clams, oysters, mussels, scallops

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Cephalopoda examples

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squid, octopus, nautilis

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Crustacean phylum

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Arthropoda

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Crustacean examples

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barnacles, krill, shrimp, lobsters, crabs, hermit crabs

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horseshoe crab phylum and class
Arthropoda and Merostomata
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Lophophorate
have lophophore
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lophophore
feeding structure made of ciliated tentacles arranged in horseshoe shape
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Asteroidea phylum
Echinodermata
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Asteroidea example
sea stars
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Ophiuroidea phylum
Echinodermata
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Ophiuroidea example
brittle stars
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Holothuroidea phylum
Echinodermata
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Holothuroidea example
sea cucumber
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Echinoidea phylum
Echinodermata
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Echinoidea examples
sea urchin, sand dollars
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sessile
living permanently attached to a surface
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ostia
numerous tiny spores on surface of sponges
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osculum
large opening on top of sponge
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spongin
tough elastic fibers made of protein, sponge
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spicules
transparent siliceous or calcareous supporting structures on sponges
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amoebocytes
wandering cells that secrete spicules and spongin, sponge
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Sponges are what kinds of feeders
suspension, deposit, filter
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sponge reproduction
most reproduce asexually
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Cnidarian traits
radial symmetry, cnidocytes, nematocysts
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radial symmetry
similar parts of body are arranged and repeated around a central axis
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cnidocytes
specialized cells used mainly for capturing prey
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oral surface
where mouth (and anus) are located (for Cnidarians)
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nematocysts
unique stinging structures found within cells on tentacles
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polyp
sac-like attached stage with the mouth and tentacles oriented upwards
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medusa
bell-like structure that resembles and upside down polyp
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cassiopeia (upside down jelly) phylum and class
Cnidaria and scyphozoans
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Bilateral symmetry
there is only one way to cut the body and create two identical halves
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Ribbon Worms phylum and traits
Nemertea, circulatory system, proboscis
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Round worms phylum and traits
Nematoda, hydrostatic skeleton
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Annelida traits
segmentation
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Polychaeta traits
bristle worms, parapodia (beyond feet), setae (stiff/sharp bristles)
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Oligochaetes traits
detritivores, deposit feeders
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Mollusca traits
soft bodies within calcium carbonate shells, mantle, muscular foot used for locomotion, radula, gas exchange via gills
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mantle
thin layer of tissue that secretes the shell
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radula
ribbon of small teeth or rasping tongue made mostly of chitin
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Gastropoda traits
coiled collection of organs enclosed by dorsal shell, carnivores and detritivores,
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nudibranches
sea slug, Gastropoda, Mollusca. Has lost shell
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Bivalve traits
2 part shell with hinge, inner surface of shell lined by mantle, no head, no radula
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Cephalopod traits
complex nervous system, specialized for locomotion, reduced inner shell or no shell, jet propulsion, closed circulatory system
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chromatophores
specialized cells that help and organism change color
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Arthropoda traits
segmented, bilateral symmetry, exoskeleton
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exoskeleton
large, non-living external skeleton, made of chitin and secreted by underlying layer of tissue, must molt
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Barnacle traits
filter feeders, sessile, covered in calcareous plates
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Echinodermata traits
pentamerous symmetry, water vascular system, tube feet, ampullae
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water-vascular system
network of water filled canals
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tube feet
muscular extensions of water vascular system that often end in a sucker
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ampullae
muscular sacs that sometimes aid in extension of tube feet
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comet
sea star with one large regenerated arm
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eviscerate
discharge guts/other organs through anus
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Holothuroidea defense strategies
secrete toxic substance, discharge (toxic) filaments, eviscerate
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Aristotle's Lantern
intricate system of jaws and muscles in sea urchins

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