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Cephalopods: head/foot. Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class : Cephalopoda.

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1 Cephalopods: head/foot

2 Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class : Cephalopoda

3 Cephalopods Cephalopods means “head footed” Cephalopods have a well developed brain and nervous system called cephalization This also gives them large sophisticated eyes

4 Octopus, squid, chambered nautilus, cuttlefish. Active life, because of their developed brain

5 Suckers on arms capture prey (8 arms and 2 tentacles).

6 Swim by forcing water out of mantle cavity through siphon or funnel (modified foot).

7 Have ink to distract predators (ink sack). Shell reduced to “pen” in squid - absent in the octopus

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28 Squid Dissection: What to know for Squiz External Anatomy Internal Anatomy Arms v.s tentacles Anterior - posterior Dorsal - ventral Siphon Body tube Fins Beak and Eye Gills Caecum (stomach) Ink sack Hearts Ganglia (brain) Pen Buccal bulb

29 Squid Dissection Tray Clean and Dry when finished: 1 probe 1 scissor 1 forceps 1 petri dish 1 petri dish with 10 pins 1 clean pan with clean dry paper towel

30 Squid Dissection Check Dissecting tray Return clean and dry Observe under dissecting scope: Skin, gills, suckers, anything else you would like


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