Pseudocoelomates Flashcards

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Pseudocoelomates

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animals that have a false body cavity between endoderm and mesoderm

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Phylum Nematoda

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ROUNDWORMS!!!

parasites, predators, detritivores

use sexual reproduction; Pseudocoelomate, Bilateral,
Protostome, Non-segmented; found EVERYWHERE!

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Caenorhabditis elegans

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in phylum Nematoda; model organism for
biological studies (particularly aging, neuronal development)

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Ascaris

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in phylum Nematoda(Roundworms); parasitic nematodes; significant health issue in developing countries

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Durofilaria immitis

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roundworm in phylum Nematoda that causes heartworm in dogs & other mammals

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Name Four other examples of Nematode Parasites

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pinworms, trichinella, hookworms, and Wucheria bancrofti(elaphantiasis)

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Phylum Rotifera

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wheel animals; primarily aquatic (freshwater/marine), some in
bryophytes (mosses) –use sexual reproduction

herbivores, predators, detritivores –beat cilia around mouth to bring food in

Pseudocoelomate, Bilateral, Protostome, Non-segmented

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