simple inverterbrate Flashcards
Porifera
a phylum of primitive invertebrate animals comprising the sponges and having a cellular grade of construction without true tissue or organ formation
Cnidaria
characterized by the specialized stinging structures in the tentacles surrounding the mouth; jellyfish,coral, sea anenome
Annelida
characterized by an elongated, cylindrical body divided into ringlike segments.
Hydroid
a simple cylindrical body with a mouthlike opening surrounded by tentacles.
Jellyfish
A free-swimming marine coelenterate that is the sexually reproducing form of a hydrozoan or scyphozoan and has a nearly transparent saucer-shaped body and extensible marginal tentacles studded with stinging cells
Platyhelminthes
are a phylum of relatively simple bilaterian, unsegmented, soft-bodied invertebrates.
Nematoda
having a tough outer cuticle.
Pinworms
A small nematoid worm that inhabits the rectum of the human host.
Tapeworms
with bothria that aid in attaching to their host
Bivalves
having a shell consisting of two halves hinged together. Clams, oysters, scallops, and mussels
Gastropods
usually with a univalve shell or none and a distinct head bearing sensory organs.
Coelomate
a complete lining called peritoneum derived from mesoderm
Acoelomate
an invertebrate lacking a coelom especially : one belonging to the group comprising the flatworms and nemerteans and characterized by bilateral symmetry and a digestive cavity that is the only internal cavity.
Radial Symmetry
a basic body plan in which the organism can be divided into similar halves by passing a plane at any angle along a central axis,
Asymmetry
The lack or absence of symmetry.