Simple Invertebrate Flashcards
Porifera
Phylum of the sponge
Cnidaria
phylum containing animals in aquatic enviornments
Annelida
ringed and segmented worms
Hydroid
order that includes the hydras
Jellyfish
soft bodied free swimming
Platyhelminthes
phylum of unsegmented soft bodied invertebrates
Nematoda
phylum of round worms
Pinworms
internal parasite of vertebrates
Tapeworms
flatworms of the phylum Platyhelminthes
Bivalves
class of marine and freshwater molluscs that have laterally compressed bodies enclosed by a shell consisting of two hinged parts
Gastropods
class of snails and slugs
Coelomate
fluid filled body cavity
Acoelomate
invertebrate lacking a coelom
Radial Symmetry
symmetry around a central axis, in a starfish
Asymmetry
lack of symmetry.
Bilateral Symmetry
being divisible into symmetrical halves on either side of a unique plane
Tentacle
flexible limb or appendage in an animal
Cnidocyte
stinging cell
Ectoderm
outermost layer of cells or tissue of an embryo in early development
Endoderm
innermost layer of cells or tissue of an embryo in early development
Ovary
produce eggs, as well as the hormones estrogen and progesterone
Teste
produce and store sperm and are also the body’s main source of male hormones