simple invertebrates Flashcards
Porifera
sponges
Cnidaria
over 10,000 species of only aquatic life
Annelida
known also as a ring worm it is segmented
Hydroid
colonial marine coelenterates of the order Hydroida having a polyp rather than a medusoid form
Jellyfish
soft bodied free floating aquatic animals
Platyhelminthes
flatworms
Nematoda
round work that lives in a diverse area
Pinworms
large round worm that can grow in the human body
Tapeworms
parasitic worm that grows in the body of animals
Bivalves
fresh water mollusks that have a compressed body
Gastropods
slugs and snails
Coelomate
body cavity called a coelom that has a complete lining called peritoneum derived from mesoderm
Acoelomate
belongs to the flat worm family an invertebrate lacking a coelom
Radial Symmetry
symmetry around a certain axis
Asymmetry
lack of equality on different sides