Superphylum Lophotrochozoa Flashcards
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The phylum’s found in superphylum Lophotrochozoa:
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- phylum Bryozoa
- moss animals
- phylum Brachiopoda
- lamp shells
- phylum Phoronida
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General characteristics of lophophorates:
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- presence of lophophore = ciliated tentacle around mouth
- anus near mouth but outside lophophore
- U-shaped alimentary canal
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Characteristics of phylum Bryozoa:
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- colonial asexual reproduction
- individuals live in chamber called zoecium
- lophophore retractable and many have operculum
- NO gas exchange, excretion or circulatory system
- two coelomic compartments
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Characteristics of phylum Brachiopoda:
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- known as lampshells
- bivalve shell has two sides - dorsal and ventral
- pedicel = fleshy stalk
- ventral valve is larger
