PPT-PHYLUM MOLLUSCA

PHYLUM MOLLUSCA Invertebrates Freshwater marine amp terrestrial Largest marine phylum 23 of named marine species Mantle Radula Ventral foot CLASS CEPHALOPODA Squids octopods cuttlefish . The . mollusks. are invertebrate animals known as . Mollusca. . . There are more than 150,000 species within this phylum.. Types of Molluscs. snails . clams . squid . cuttlefish . octopus which are among the most neurologically-advanced invertebrates. Unit 4. Mollusk Introduction. Phylum Mollusca . Molluscus. . = . soft. Soft-bodied animals that usually have an . internal. or . external . shell.. Includes . snails. , slugs, clams, . squids. , and octopi. 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. 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. Laboratory 27 & 28. Introduction to Invertebrates. An . invertebrate. is an animal without a backbone. . The group includes 95% of all animal species. Introduction to Invertebrates. There is no escaping the invertebrates!. Categories of Benthic Animals. >1 mm . macrobenthos. <.1 mm . microbenthos. Between .1 and 1 mm . meiobenthos. Major Taxonomic Groups of Benthos. Porifera. Coelenterata. Hydrozoa. Platyhelminthes. 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. Slide 1. The phylum Arthropoda. (Task 12) 4 points. Connor Wright. The Phylum Arthropoda (Task 12) . Slide 2. What is the phylum . arthropoda. ?. In biology, phylum is a taxonomic rank. There are 9 Levels of Classification that sort all living things. The phylum groups together all the classes of organisms that have the same body plan. . 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 . : . Polyplacophora. . Chiton . sp. . 1. Mostly . marine. , attached to rocks near the sea shore. . 2. The body is . oval . in shape, . convex above and flattened below. Subphylum : . Mastigophora. . Class : . phytomastigophora. . Family : . Euglenceae. . Genus : . Euglena . The . mastigophora. or flagellates characterized by having one or more flagella  . Member of Euglena are spindle shaped , greenish , this color caused by presence of chloroplast which contain chlorophyll .