Front | Back |
Define pseudocoelomate
|
Cavity
derived from blastocoel (not from within mesoderm), so not enclosed entirely by
mesoderm & hence, not a true coelom.
|
Fluid filled cavity provides
|
Hydrostatic support
|
Spell the phyla of pseudocoelomate
|
Rotifera, Bryozoa/Ectoprocta, Nematoda
|
Pseu. are ...
|
Triploblastic, protostomes with a complete gut
|
Pseu. have...
|
No vascular system and protonephridial excretory system
|
Pseu. have ___ to anchor muscles
|
Cuticle
|
Pseu., some exhibit eutely meaning that they...
|
Have a fixed number of cells per species
|
Rotifera have a ciliated _____ which functions in ____
|
Corona; prey capture
|
Rotifera are mostly ___
|
Freshwater
|
Many Rotifera endure dessication and temperature changes by _______
|
Encystment
|
Rotifera have an external _____ secreted by syncytial epidermis
|
Cuticle
|
Rotifera have a large _____ ________ filled with fluid and a network of amoeboid cells
|
Hydrostatic pseudocoel
|
Identify the corona, mouth, mastax, pedal glands, anus |
Find them |
What is the mastax
|
A muscular pharynx with chitinous "jaws" called trophi
|
What do pedal glands do
|
Secrete an adhesive for substrate attatchment
|