Simple Invertabrates Flashcards
Porifera
is a phylum that includes the organisms known as sponges
Cnidaria
an aquatic invertebrate animal of the phylum Cnidaria, which comprises the coelenterates
Annelida
any segmented worm of the phylum Annelida, including the earthworms, leeches, and various marine forms
Hydroid
noting or pertaining to that form of hydrozoan that is asexual and grows into branching colonies by budding
Jellyfish
any of various marine coelenterates of a soft, gelatinous structure, especially one with an umbrellalike body and long, trailing tentacles; medusa
Platyhelminthes
a phylum of worms having bilateral symmetry and a soft, usually flattened body, comprising the flatworms
Nematoda
a class of worms, Modern Latin compound of nemat- “thread” (from Greek nema, genitive nematos “thread,” from stem of nein “to spin;” see needle (n.)) + -odes “like, of the nature of
Pinworms
a small nematode worm, Enterobius vermicularis, infesting the intestine and migrating to the rectum and anus, especially in children
Tapeworms
any of various flat or tapelike worms of the class Cestoidea, lacking an alimentary canal, and parasitic when adult in the alimentary canal of humans and other vertebrates: the larval and adult stages are usually in different hosts
Bivalves
Also called lamellibranch. Zoology. any mollusk, as the oyster, clam, scallop, or mussel, of the class Bivalvia, having two shells hinged together, a soft body, and lamellate gills
Gastropods
any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, comprising the snails, whelks, slugs, etc
Coelomate
having a coelom
Acoelomate
acoelomate
Radial Symmetry
symmetry that is radial
Asymmetry
not symmetric