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Phylum Porifera and Cnideria

Phylum Porifera and Cnideria. From sponges to Men of War. Phylum Porifera – Fact Sheet Review. Symmetry/Body Plan : assymetrical . No digestive organs, so no “body plan”. Digestion : Structures: collar cells, amoeboid cells and microvilli

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Phylum Porifera and Cnideria

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  1. Phylum Porifera and Cnideria From sponges to Men of War

  2. Phylum Porifera – Fact Sheet Review Symmetry/Body Plan: assymetrical. No digestive organs, so no “body plan”. Digestion: • Structures: collar cells, amoeboid cells and microvilli • Collar cells cause water to filter through the sponge. • Microvilli absorb microscopic nutrients. • Amoeboid cells complete digestion.

  3. Fact Sheet Review cont’d Excretion: water is let out of the osculum. Respiration: done at the cellular level. Amoeboid cells help to circulate gases (among other nutrients). Nervous or control system: Non-existant. Movement: sessile (does not move; non-motile)

  4. Fact Sheet Review cont’d Reproduction: both asexual and sexual. • Asexual: regeneration of cells (if the sponge is damaged); gemmule (spore) formation; budding. • Sexual: egg and sperm cells are produced by amoeboid cells; sperm leave one sponge and are filtered into another to cause fertilization.

  5. Representative Organisms and Notes • Representative organism: the sponge. • Classified by type of spicule in skeleton: • Chalk sponge – skeleton is made of CaCO3 • Glass sponge – skeleton is made of silica • No spicules (only use soft protein fibers called spongin).

  6. Phylum Cnideria – Fact Sheet Review Symmetry/Body Plan: radial symmetry. Sac body plan (mouth = anus). Digestion: • Structures: gastrovascular cavity, gastrodermal cells • Digestion starts in gastrovascular cavity; nutrients eventually enter gastrodermal cells and diffuse throughout the body.

  7. Fact Sheet Review cont’d Excretion: wastes will leave through the mouth (anus). Respiration: done at the cellular level. Gases distributed by the gastrovascular cavity. Nervous or control system: Simple nerve net. Movement: motile in medusa stage. Sessile in polyp stage. Movement aided by muscle cells.

  8. Fact Sheet Review cont’d Reproduction: both asexual and sexual. • Asexual: regeneration of cells (if a small piece of the cnidarian breaks off); budding. • Sexual: egg and sperm cells are produced during the medusa stage (usually). These combine into a zygote.

  9. Representative Organisms and Notes Representative organisms: jellyfish, corals, anemones, and Portugese man-of-war. • Vary in how they cycle between medusa and polyp stages. • Jellyfish = mostly medusa; short polyp stage. • Corals = colonial polyps (no medusa). • Anemones = solitary polyps (no medusa). • Portugese man-of-war = some polyps (for feeding and floating), some medusae (for reproduction).

  10. Representative Organisms

  11. Notes cont’d Defenses: • Cnidarians produce cnidocytes • Contain a capsule (nematocyst) that, when “tripped”, shoots out. • Traps or poisons prey.

  12. The bitter sting…

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