click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Animal Phyla
Term | Definition |
---|---|
Phylum Porifera | (Sponges) Cellular level of organization Usuallly sensile(non moving) Feeders Spicules- elongated, rigid structures for body support choanocytes-line inner cavity of sponges Sexual/asexual |
Phylum Cnideria | (Hydria/Jellyfish) Radial symmetry or biradial Tissue level of organization Gastrovascular cavity - digestsion/circulation Nerve net - Allows for sensation Cnidocytes - Cells that contain whip like structures |
Phylum Platyhelminthes | (flukes/Tapeworms) Acelomate - no coelom Sac body plan - only one opening Bilateral symmetry |
Phylum Annelidia | (earthworms/marine worms/leaches) Homonomous Segmentation unjointed seatae bilateral symmetry hydroskeleton (pressured water body support) |
Phylum Mollusca | (snails/slugs/clams/oysters/octopuses/squid) Soft Body Hard, Calcium carbonate shell possesssed by many Bilateral symmetry |
Phylum Nematoda | (roundworms) - no segments Bilateral Symmetry Psuedocoelomate - body cavity not completely lined on inside Most have complete digestive tract |
Phylum Arthropoda | (insects/spiders/crustaceans/centipedes/milipedes) Jointed appendages Segmented body Bilateral symmetry |