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Phylums: Platyhelminthes Annelida
Aquatic Worms Phylums: Platyhelminthes Annelida 1
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General Characteristics of Worms
Long, slender soft bodies Bilateral Symmetry Classified according to the shapes of their bodies Phylum Platyhelminthes--flatworms Phylum Nematoda--roundworms Phylum Annelida--segmented worms Phylum Nemertea--ribbon worms A-see-lo-mates Ter-bell-are-ee-uh Tree-ma-toad-uh Cest-toad-uh 2
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Phylum Platyhelminthes a.k.a. Flat Worms
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Phylum Platyhelminthes
Dorsoventrally flattened- flat back and belly Simplest animals that contain tissues and organ systems Acoelomates: no body cavity Triploblastic: three fundamental cell layers Epidermis Mesoderm (parenchyma tissue), which becomes muscle tissue Gastrodermis Phyla are pronounced pretty much like they are spelled Platy-hell-min-these Knee-ma-toad-uh Anull-leed-uh Nem-er-tea-uh 4
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Nervous System Auricle: used to sense surroundings
Eyespot: cluster of light-sensitive cells Ganglia: cluster of nerves that send impulses along two ventral nerve cords to the rest of the body; found near eyespots (primitive brain) Ladder-like nerve cord
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Digestive System Sac-like: one opening; mouth/anus
Intestines distribute food throughout the body
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No circulatory or respiratory system:
Their flat thin bodies allow diffusion to occur through skin and cells Excretory system: Flame cells connected to excretory ducts Auricle is article without the t ☺ Are-ick-le 7
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Phylum Platyhelminthes
Both aquatic (freshwater and marine) and parasitic species Classes: Turbellaria (flatworms) Trematoda (flukes) Cestoda (tapeworms)
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Class Turbellaria Most are free-living carnivores Most are marine
Some eat detritus, others eat algae Most are marine Some have toxins for protection Exhibit warning coloration Characterized by beautiful colors and patterns, many have frilly edges
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Class Turbellaria
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Class Turbellaria Movement: Reproductive system:
Benthic: glides along the bottom using well developed muscles and cilia No skeletal system Reproductive system: Asexual stretch its body and break in half; each half can regenerate Sexual Hermaphroditic--have both sets of gonads and ducts Internal fertilization, but NOT self-fertilization Exchange of egg and sperm from different organisms must occur Her-maff-ro-did-ic 11
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Class Turbellaria
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Class Turbellaria Planaria Can you see the eyespots and intestines?
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Phylum Annelida
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Phylum Annelida a.k.a. Segmented worms
Segmentation: body consists of similar compartments (rings of an earthworm) Triploblastic Found in freshwater, saltwater and soil Coelomates; coelom: fluid filled cavity that surrounds the gut and serves as the hydrostatic skeleton
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Phylum Annelida Digestive system: Circulatory system: Respiration:
Complete, one way Circulatory system: Closed (blood does not leave the vessels) Hemoglobin: binds oxygen Respiration: Gills in some species Diffusion across epidermis is most Excretory system: One pair of nephridia per segment (nephridia is an organ = to our kidneys) Removes waste from coelom and bloodstream
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Phylum Annelida Muscular system: Nervous system: Reproductive system:
Circular and longitudinal muscles Nervous system: Pair of cerebral ganglia (brain) connected to a nerve cord that extends the length of the body Ventral nerve cord is connected to lateral nerves in each segment Has sensory cells for touch, taste and perception of light Reproductive system: Can have separate sexes or can have both sex organs Some species can reproduce asexually by budding
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Classes of the Phylum Annelida
Class Oligochaeta Earthworms and other aquatic relatives, found in the mud Feed on organic matter Lack parapodia Name means few bristles Class Hirudinea a.k.a leeches Freshwater or moist ground Sucker at one end Feed on fish and marine invertebrates Leeches
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Classes of the Phylum Annelida
Class Polychaeta Almost all marine annelids are in this class Each body segment has a pair of flattened extensions, parapodia, with setae (bristles) Name means many bristled worms
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Class Polychaeta Nereis: sandworm Carnivore
Proboscis and jaws to capture prey
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Class Polychaeta Fanworms and Feather-duster worms
Feathery tentacles covered with cilia used to filter feed Tubes are made from calcium carbonate or bits of particles semented together with mucus
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Class Polychaeta Tube worms
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Class Polychaeta Riftia pachyptila Giant Tube Worms
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Giant Tube Worm Vestimentiferans
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Class Polychaeta Giant tube worms: Vestimentiferans
Live near hydrothermal vents 3 meters in length (10 ft) Bright red tentacles contain hemoglobin No mouth, stomach or gut Symbiotic bacteria perform chemosynthesis and provide nutrition to the worm.
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Class Polychaeta Hesionidae Onuphidae Eurythoe complanata
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Class Polychaeta Tomopteris A bioluminescent polychaete
Lives in abyssal environments When attacked, they release luminescent particles from their legs to confuse the predator and get away unnoticed
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Class Polychaeta Chaetopterus pugaporcinus Yes, it means pig butt worm! Lives in abyssal environments This species is so new...they don’t know if this is the adult or larval stage...but they haven’t found sex organs yet...what do you think?
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Ecological/ Environmental Niche
Polychaetes help bring nutrients buried in the ocean bottom back to the surface Consume organic matter unavailable to larger consumers Major food source for invertebrates and vertebrates
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