FLATWORMS, ROUNDWORMS, AND SEGMENTED WORMS Worms (Lexy Bishop, Kellie Black, and Violet Lawson)
Flatworms Phylum Name: Platyhelminthes Diversity: 20,000 species
General Characteristics of Flatworms Bilaterally symmetrical Simplest animals- has three tissue layers Move in several ways Nervous system is complex
Body Support or Skeleton/Movement (Flatworms) Uses cilia on its ventral surface to search for food Muscles enable it to twist and turn Has eyes that spot light
Reproduction and Digestion Reproduction Reproduction Sexual- cross-fertilization Asexual- fragmentation and regeneration Digestion Digestion In the gastro vascular cavity Single opening Nutrients distributed to cells that line cavity Finely branched (The gastro vascular cavity)
Examples of Animals in this Phylum Flukes Tapeworms
Roundworms Phylum Name: Nematoda Diversity: 15,000 species
General Characteristics of Roundworms Cyndrical Complete digestive tract Pointed heads Two Openings Tapered Tails
Body Support or Skeleton/Movement Exoskeleton-cuticle Has to be shed Muscles are longitude Causing thrashing movements
Reproduction and Digestion Reproduction: Sexual: separate males/females Internal fertilization Digestion: Specialized regions Complete digestion tract
Examples of animals in this phylum Hookworms Pinworms Threadworms
Segmented Worms Phylum Name: Annelida Diversity: 15,000 species.
General Characteristics of Segmented Worms Segments similar Distinct head and tail Digested tract is not segmented Has a nerve cord and 2 main blood vessels Closed circulatory system
Body Support or Skeleton/Movement Fluid-filled Two sets of muscles Circular and longitude
Reproduction And Digestion Reproduction Sexual- the male and female structures are present Internal fertilization Digestion Specialized regions Complete digestion tract
Examples of Animals in this Phylum Sandworms Earthworms Parasitic leaches