Section 7B Flashcards
Cerata
projections found in the body of nudibranchs that increase the surface area available for gas exchange
Trochophore larvae
free swimming larvae stage associated with primitive gastropods that shed their eggs into the water
Veliger larvae
free swimming larvae stage characteristic of many marine gastropods
Pheromones
hormones released into the environment by an animal that controls the development and behavior of other animals of the same species
Hermaphroditic Limpets
Credipula
congregate in stacked groups: male on top and female on bottom
Bivalves
molluscs in the class bivalvia, that have 2 hinged shells covering their body
have no head or radula; bodies are laterally composed
Umbo
area around the hinge; oldest part of the bivalve
Adductor muscles
close the 2 valves of a bivalve shell
Inhalant opening
opening firmed by the mantle that allows water to enter the mantle cavity
Exhaling opening
opening formed by the mantle that allows water to exit the mantle cavity
Palps
pair of structures around the mouth that form a food mass from the food filtered by the bivalve and move it to the animals mouth
Siphons
tubular structures formed from a bivalves mantle that are fused around the incurrent and excurrent siphons
Byssal threads
tough threads composed of protein
Cephalopods
molluscan class cephalopods; octopus and squid
Nautiloids
cephalopods whose body is covered by a shell
produce large coiled shells composed of chambers
Coleoids
cephalopods that don’t have an external shell
have 10 appendages; 8 arms and 2 tentacles; have small internal shell
Septa
partitions that separate the chambers of a nautilus shell
Siphuncle
cord of tissue that runs through the chambers of a nautilus and removed seawater fork new chambers
Crop
sac like structure that stores food
Squid have a PEN
strip if hard protein that helps support the mantle
Sepia
dark fluid produced by the ink gland of coleids
Melanin
brown black pigment; deep sea squid have white or bioluminescent sepia
Chromatophores
pigment containing cells that function in color changes
Spermatophore
package of sperm
Oviduct
tube that carrie’s eggs to the outside of the body
Annelids
worms belonging to phylum Annelida
bodies are divided internally and eternally into segments
Hydrostatic Skeleton
means of supporting an animals body using fluid contained in a body compartment
Setae
smalls bristles on the skin of some annelids
Polychaetes
annelid works belonging to the class Polychaeta
Errant Polychaetes
actively moving; predators
Sedentary Polychaetes
Sessile: suspension/filter feeder
Non selective deposit feeders
animals that invest both organic and mineral particles and then digest the organic material
Fecal Cast(castings)
mass of organic material and mineral particles that are defecated by deposit feeders
Selective deposit feeders
animals that separate organic material from minerals and ingest only the organic material
Epitoky
type of reproduction in some polychaetes that involves the production of a reproductive individual that is adapted for a free swimming existence
Epitoke
free swimming reproductive epitoky
Swarming
behavior that bring reproductive individuals together
Fertilization
chemical release by some female epitokes that stimulates male to release sperm; stimulates females to release eggs
Sipunculids(peanut worms)
solitary nonsegmented annelid worms
belong to class supuncula;burrowing
Echiurans (spoonworms)
sausage shaped annelids that belong to class echiura
Pogonophorand (beardworms)
annelids that belong to class pogonophora
live in tubes in deep water; lack mouth and digestive track-absorbing directly into tentacles
Nematodes(roundworms)
works that belong to phylum nematoda
numerous animals on earth, 50% are marine, parasitic, carnivorous, scavengers, important in nutrient cycling
Arthropods
animals with jointed appendages belonging to phylum arthropoda
Exoskeleton
hard exterior skeleton