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Invertebrates
copyright cmassengale
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Invertebrate Phyla
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Sponges
Cnidarians
Platyhelminthes
Nematodes
Mollusks
Annelids
Echinoderms
Arthropods
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Sponges (Porifera)
• Most primitive
• Cells relatively
independent
• Mostly marine
• No Symmetry
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Cnidarians
• Mostly marine
• Radial Symmetry
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Cnidarians
• Jellyfish
• Hydra
• Coral
•Sea anemone
•Portuguese Man-O-War
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Platyhelminthes
• Flatworms
• Bilateral symmetry
• Cephalization
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Planarian – freshwater
flatworm
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Nematodes
• Tube-like digestive
tract
• Roundworms!
• Mouth and anus
• No segmentation
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Mollusks
• Clams, snails,
squids
• Varied habitats
– Marine
– Freshwater
– Terrestrial
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Annelids
• Segmented worms
• Common earthworm
• Leech
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Arthropods
• Joint-legged
animals
• External skeleton
• Huge variation –
mostly insects
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Echinoderms
• Always marine
• Starfishes, sea
urchins, sea lilies
• Spiny skin
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Brittle Star – An Echinoderm
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