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Annelids and Mollusks. Leech. Clam. Earthworm. Annelids. Annelida Marine Sandworms, earthworms, and leeches (segmented worms) Classes Polychaetes -> Marine worms, fire worms, feather dusters Oligochaetes earthworms Hirudinea leeches. Annelids. Earthworm. Polychaete (Ragworm).
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Annelids and Mollusks Leech Clam Earthworm
Annelids • Annelida Marine Sandworms, earthworms, and leeches (segmented worms) Classes • Polychaetes -> Marine worms, fire worms, feather dusters • Oligochaetes earthworms • Hirudinea leeches
Annelids Earthworm Polychaete (Ragworm) Leech
Reproduction • Mostly Sexual • Aquatic worms shed sperm and eggs into water • Earthworms & leeches are hermaphroditic (individuals fertilize each others eggs) Earthworm Mating
Characteristics of Annelids • “Means tiny rings” • Have 5 characteristics of higher organisms • Bilateral symmetry • Cephalization • Tubular gut • Coelom • Segmentation
Segmentation • Allows organism to attain larger size • Each segment separated by a wall called a septum • Nephridia found in each segment; removes excess water & wastes • Muscle in each segment contract sequentially for movement • Each segment contains nerve cords connected to the brain
Digestive System • 2 organs for Digestion • Crop -> stores food • Gizzard grinds food
Mollusks • Includes snails, clams, oysters, scallops, Squid, and Octopus • Characteristics of Mollusks • 2nd most numerous phylum • Ceolomates allows for movement and digestion at same time • Trochophore Free swimming larval stage
Body Plan of Mollusks • Head-foot region contains head (ganglia) and foot (muscle used for locomotion) • Visceral Mass contains heart + organs • Shell shell is made of Calcium carbonate; • Mantle epidermal layer that secretes Calcium carbonate; makes the shell • Ganglia Central Nerves behind mouth • Radula specialized tongue with teeth used for scraping algae or cutting plants
Radula Circular Rows of Moving Teeth
Gastropods • Includes Snails + Conch • Land snails are hermaphroditic; aquatic snails have separate sexes • Nudibranches “Naked gill” slugs… No shell
Snails and Conch Conch Apple Snail Burgundy Snail
Bivalvia • Includes clams, oysters, and scallops • Most are filter feeders through tubes called siphons
Bivalves Clams Scallops Oysters
Cephalopods • Includes Octopus and Squid • Free swimming Mollusks • Advanced nervous system with distinct brain (largest invertebrate brain) • Chromatophores are epidermal pigment cells that release ink when threatened