Exam #1 Taxonomy Flashcards
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Porifera
- symmetry
- level of organization
- gut
- characteristic features
symmetry -radial/asy level -cellular gut -none characteristic -choanocytes; filter-feeder
cnidaria
- symmetry
- level of org.
- gut
symmetry -radial level of org. -tissue (diploblastic) gut -incomplete (GVC)
cnidaria characteristic features
cnida; suspension feeder
cnidaria classes
hydroids
jellyfish
anemones/coral
hydroids characteristics
polyp and medusa equal
jellyfish characteristics
medusa dominates
anemones/coral characteristics
polyp only
platyhelminthes
- symmetry
- level of org.
- gut
symmetry -bilateral level -organ (triploblastic) gut -incomplete
platyhelminthes characteristics
triploblastic
acoelomate
platyhelminthes classes
planaria
flukes
tapeworms
planaria characteristics
free-living
cephalization
flukes characteristics
two or more hosts
tapeworms characteristics
endoparasite
annelida
- symmetry
- level
- gut
symmetry -bilateral level -organ systems -complete gut
annelida characteristics
metamerism
coelemate
annelida classes
marine worms
earthworms
leeches
marine worms characteristics
parapodia
manysetae
earthworms characteristics
terrestrial and freshwater
clitellum
leeches characteristics
ectoparasite
mollusca
- symmetry
- level
- gut
symmetry -bilateral level -organ systems gut -complete
mollusca characteristics
great diversity of forms
mollusca types
chitons
snails/slugs
bivalves
squid/octopus
chitons characteristics
8 valves
dorsoventrally flattened
snails/slugs characteristics
shell spiraling and torsion