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Lab 38: Kingdom Animalia: Phylum Mollusca. Phylum Mollusca: mollusks Class Polyplacophora: chitons Class Bivalvia: clams, scallops , oysters, mussels Class Cephalopoda: squids, nautilus , octopus Class Gastropoda : snails, limpets slugs , nudibranchs. Phylum Mollusca: mollusks.
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Phylum Mollusca: mollusks Class Polyplacophora: chitons Class Bivalvia: clams, scallops, oysters, mussels Class Cephalopoda: squids, nautilus, octopus Class Gastropoda: snails, limpets slugs, nudibranchs
Phylum Mollusca: mollusks Foot muscular Mantel that secretes shell and covers visceral mass Shell used as protection Radula usually present radula
Class Gastropoda: Snails, slugs, limpets, abalone, seaslugs Most herbivores Banana slug Nudibranchs
Class Cephalopoda: squid, octopus, nautilus Nautilus Squid
Importance of mollusks http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/episodes/the-venom-cure/cone-shell-cures/2061/ • http://guides.library.harvard.edu/content.php?pid=326949&sid=2675461 - -
Phylum Annelida: segmented worms Cylindrical worms with segmented body Ventral nervous system Closed circulatory system Nephridia Hydrostatic skeleton Circular and longitudinal muscle layers Setae (bristles)
Class Polychaeta: annelids with many setae (chaeta) Parapodia with many setae Free-swimming, burrowing or tube-dwelling
Class Oligochaeta: annelids with few setae Mostly terrestrial and freshwater Clitellum Uses Setae Parapodia
Class Hirudinea: annelids with no setae Predators adapted for fluid feeding Setae Parapodia