PPT-Phylum Mollusca Characteristics of Phylum Mollusca

Bilaterally symmetrical Bilaterally asymmetrical in some Unsegmented Usually has a definite head cephalized Protostomes Spiral Cleavage Coelom mainly a heart cavity Characteristics of Phylum Mollusca. Thrive in fresh water, salt water and soil.. Many are motile, with pseudopods (“false feet”) used for locomotion.. Some are parasitic species, found in animal intestines.. Entamoeba. . histolytica. 5 - . 1. Coral, Anemones, Sea Fans, and Jellyfish. Chapter 5 Pages 5-33 & 5-34. Characteristics of Phylum Cnidaria. 5 - . 2. Coral, Anemones, Sea Fans, and Jellyfish. Chapter 5 Pages 5-33 & 5-34. Subject. -Zoology. Chapter. -. Phylum . Mollusca. Phylum Mollusca. Phylum Mollusca. Protostomes. Lophotrochozoan group . Eucoelomates (coelomates). Tridacna squamosa. Tridacna gigas. Phylum Mollusca. PHYLUM. Deanne L. de . Asis. Jessica . Consad. KINGDOM. MOLLUSCA. introduction. content. conclusion. Evolution. Definition. Life History and Ecology. Taxonomy. Morphology. Relations with Humans. Diversity. Phylum Mollusca. 2. Phylum Mollusca. Polyplacophora. Gastropoda. Bivalvia. Scaphopoda. Cephalopoda. Phylum Mollusca. 3. Molluscs. Have adapted to a wide variety of habitats. Terrestrial, marine, benthic, and accomplished swimmers.. Invertebrates. Chapter 6. Marine Ecology. Mr. Seifert. Cnidaria. Sponges. Platyhelminthes. Nematoda. Mollusca. Annelida. Annelida. General Characteristics. Segmented Worms. Hydrostatic Skeleton. Setae. Marine Ecology. Chapter 6. Mr. Seifert. Cnidaria. Sponges. Platyhelminthes. Nematoda. Mollusca. Phylum: . Mollusca. Unsegmented. body. Ceolom. Heart. Radula. Mantle. Muscular Foot. What is a . radula. More species (200,000 ) than any other animal phylum except Arthropoda. Soft body – often protected by CaCO. 3. shell. Unsegmented, typically bilaterally symmetrical. I. Phylum Mollusca. ©2004 Amanda Demopoulos. Aschelminthes : Roundworms Not the Phylum name 7 Phyla in this grouping Characteristics Most are freshwater Cylindrical Unsegmented Bilaterally symmetrical Triploblastic ( pseudocoelomates ) Dioecious ). (8,761 known species). General Description: . Simplest animals, multicellular. No organs or body systems. Skeleton composed of spongin (soft) and spicules (hard). Symmetry: . Asymmetrical. Feeding: . Phylum Nematoda. Phylum Annelida. Choanoflagellates. The Worm Characteristics. Bilateral. symmetry – the simplest organisms to exhibit this type of symmetry. Invertebrates – use . hydrostatic. pressure to provide structural support (made of . BY. MR LAOYE, B. J.. Email; . babafemif@abuad. .edu.ng. Instagram. : @. femilaoye. Telephone: (+234)8136916125. HEMICHORDATA. Hemichordates were formerly members of the phylum . chordata. But over the years they were separated from chordates because scientists found out that they lacked a Notochord. GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIA. Wide. . morphological. and . metabolic. . diversity. .. Clinical. , . environmental. , and industrial . relevance. Phylum. . with. . highest. . number. of . cultured. . In biology, . phylum.  . (.  . plural. : . phyla. ). .  is a . taxonomic rank.  below . kingdom.  and above . class. .. phyla can be thought of as grouping organisms based on general specialization of .