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Soft-bodied coelomates, multicellular, bilateral symmetry Divided into three parts: • head-foot- muscular organ covered in cilia and rich in mucous cells • visceral mass- it is the body cavity that holds the digestive, excretory, and reproductive organs; includes gonads, the kidney, the heart • mantle- folds arise from dorsal body wall and enclose a cavity between themselves and visceral mass • mantle cavity acts as lung Gills- specialized portions of mantle that consist of a system of filament as projections rich in blood vessels open circulatory system except cephalpods nephrida-tubular structures, remove nitrogenous waste outer surface of mantle secretes protective shell Second most diverse phylum Over 110,000 species Phylum: Mollusca Classes Polyplacophora- marine mollusks oval bodies, not segmented Ex: chitons Gastropods- primarily marine, freshwater and terrestrial mollusks, typically live in hard shell Ex: Snail and slugs Bivalves- two lateral shells hinged dorsally, no distinct head area Ex: oysters and clams Freshwater clam Cephalopods- active marine predators, well developed brains, intelligent invertebrates Ex: octopuses and squids • • Heterotroph Radula is used for feeding, it’s a rasping, tongue-like organ, chitinous teeth in rows • Gastropods use radula to scrape algae and food materials • Food is taken up by cells lining the digestive glands arising from the stomach, and then is passed into the blood. Uniqueness • Mollusks have unique structure because some contain radula. • • • • • Distinct male and female individual Few bivalves and gastropods are hermaphroditic Cross fertilization most common Aquatic mollusks-external fertilization Male and female release gametes in water and mix fertilization occurs • Gastropods-internal fertilization- adaptation allows gastropods to live on land • • • • • Important source of food for humans Economic significance-pearls are produced in oysters Bivalve mollusks called shipworms burrow through wood submerged in the sea damaging boats, docks, and pilings. Zebra mussel invaded North American ecosystems it affected aquatic ecosystems. Snail fever-schistosomiasis • • tube within a tube with internal digestive tract, tube runs through mouth to anus suspended within the coelom • hydrostatic skeleton-locomotion • Segmented, multicelluluar • Excretory system- ciliated funnel shaped nephridia • Digestive tract- pharynx, esophagus, crop, gizzard, and intestine • • • • • Repeated segments- excretory, locomotor organs repeated each segment Setae- bristles of chitin help anchor worm during locomotion Specialized segments Closed circulatory system Lack gills, lungs Phylum: Annelida Classes • Polychaeta-free living, well developed head with specialized sense organs, parapodia ex: clamworms, marine worms, peacock worms • • Oligochaeta- fewer setae than polychaetes, no parapodia, no head region ex: earthworm • • heterotroph Earthworms eat through soil and other organic material by expanding strong pharynx • Gizzard grinds organic material • polychaetes lack gonads, produce gametes directly from germ cells in lining of coelom or in septa • external fertilization in water • Earthworms and leeches are hermaphroditic • Leeches- cross fertilization, unable to self fertilize Uniqueness • Earthworms are hermaphroditic(male and female) • • Earthworms aerate and enrich the soil Leeches are used to remove excess blood after certain surgeries after they remove excess blood new capillaries form and tissues remain healthy • Leeches were used hundreds of years in medicine to take blood out of patients whose diseases were mistakenly believed to be caused by excess blood • Freshwater leeches live as external parasites and suck their blood • Earthworms are a source of food for numerous animals, like birds, rats, and toads • Predation: Ex: bird eats worm (2002). 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