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Lacks true tissues (but several types of cells)
Sedentary Hermaphrodite |
Sponges
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Collar Cells supporting the structure
Forms gametes |
Choanocytes
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Resides in the mesohyl (gelatinous region, eggs)
Transport nutrients to other cells |
Amoebocytes
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Both sessile and mobile (2 body plans)
Hydras, corals, jellies Carnivorous Have contractile tissues and nerves (no brain) Radial Symmetry Gastrovascular cavity One opening 4 classes: Hydrozoa, Scyphozoa, Cubozoa, Anthozoa |
Cnidarians
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Cnidarians Stationary body plan (Polyp)
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Cnidarians Motile body plan (Medusa)
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Specialized stinging thread (cnidarians only)
For capturing prey |
Nematocyst
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Both freshwater and marine Alternate between medusa polyp |
Cnidaria - Hydrozoans
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Mostly medusa Coastal at polyp stage Open ocean at medusa stage |
Cnidaria - Scyphozoans
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Box-shaped medusa stage Eyes embedded fringe Strong Swimmer Tropical Ocean Highly toxic cnidocytes |
Cnidarian - Cubozoans
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Polyps
Sea anemone and coral Solitary or colonial (colonial = hard exoskeleton) |
Cnidarian - Anthozoans
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Have 18 phyla
Most diverse group of body plans Bilateral, coelomates Lophophore (feeding) Trochophore (larval stage) 6 main phyla: flatworms, rotifers, ectoprocts, brachiopods, molluscs, annelids |
Lophotrochozoans
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Marine, freshwater, damp terrestrial
Free living and parasitic Thin, dorsoventrally flattened Acoelomates Simple excretory system Protonephridia (flame cells fro osmotic regulation) |
Lophotrochozoans - Platyhelminthes (Flatworms)
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Free living
Mostly marine Freshwater - planarians Swim with cilia or muscles Light sensitive eyespots Later flap (detect chemicals) Nervous system (complex, centralized) Hermaphrodites |
Lophotrochozoans - Platyhelminthes - Tubellarians
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Parasitic
Suckers to attach to host animal Reproductive organs majority of inside Asexual/sexual reproduction |
Lophotrochozoans - Platyhelminthes - Monogeneans/Trematodes
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