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Marine Ecology, April 9, 2007 Invertebrates 1: Phylum Porifera, Phylum Cnidaria, and assorted worm phyla
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Phylum Porifera Basic sponge knowledge Water movement and feeding Focus on the choanocyte Protection in sponges Spicules Toxins Cryptic location Camouflage Regnerative ability
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Haliclona sp. Nudibranch: Many are predators of sponges
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Phylum Cnidaria Polyps and medusae Basic parts of both body forms
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Phylum Cnidaria Alternation of generations Note that anemones have no medusa form, but do have functional gonads within polyps Note that anemones have no medusa form, but do have functional gonads within polyps
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Phylum Cnidaria Cnidocytes/nematocyst s
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Phylum Cnidaria, Class Anthozoa Local intertidal species Anthopleura xanthogrammica Anthopleura elegantissima
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Anthopleura artemesia Epiactis prolifera
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Phylum Platyhelminthes Overall body organization
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Marine Platyhelminthes
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Phylum Nemertea
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Phylum Nematoda: The roundworms
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Phylum Annelida Overall body organization
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Phylum Annelida, Class Polychaeta Free-crawling predators Family Nereidae Family Glyceridae Photos: Morris et al.
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Phylum Annelida, Class Polychaeta Tube worms with tentacular crowns Family Sabellidae Photo: coralsphere.com Family Serpulidae Photo: Taata Divers
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Phylum Annelida, Class Polychaeta Family Sabellidae
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Phylum Annelida, Class Polychaeta Deposit feeders Family Terrebellidae
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Phylum Annelida, Class Polychaeta Tube-dwelling, mucous-bag feeder (Chaetopterus) Family Chaetopteridae Photo: Erling Svensen
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Epitoke Nereis sp.
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Trocophore larva Photo: NOAA
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Phylum Sipuncula Sketch from Invertebrate Zoology course; UC Santa Cruz, Professor Baldo Marinovic
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