Stuctures Flashcards
Setae
Annelids (expect leeches); aid movement and act as anchor
Nephridia
Annelids; excretion, opening to coloem and outside of animal
Clitellum
Class ciltellata; reproduction, produces mucus that produces cocoon
Sensillae
Leeches; clusters of sensory cells
Apical complex
Apicomplexa; important for host invasion
Chanocytes
Poriferia; feeding, respiration, excretion
Mesophyl
Poriferia; structural, full of collagen protein fibrils and spicules
Spicule
Poriferia; structural, made of calcium or silica
Spongin
Poriferia; structural, specialized form of collagen
Gemmules
Freshwater porifera; asexual reproduction, allows for overwintering
Nerve net
Cnidaria; diffuse nervous system
Cnidocytes
Cnidaria; one-time-use structures that are shot out of body
Nematocysts
Cnidaria; toxin injections
Ptychocysts
Cnidaria; achor body to soft substrate
Spirocysts
Cnidaria; adhesive, only in anthozoa
Cnidocil
Cnidaria; “trigger” of the cnidocytes
Storbiliation
Class scyphozoa; stroba polyp breaks off form “dinner plate stack” to form new medusa