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CHAPTERs 12 & 13 PORIFERA, CNIDARIA AND CTENOPHORA. Phylum Porifera (pore-bearer). I . A . Characterisitics : Usually asymmetrical, sometimes radially symmetrical Contain no tissues , organs, or muscles
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Phylum Porifera (pore-bearer) • I. A. Characterisitics: • Usually asymmetrical, sometimes radially symmetrical • Contain no tissues, organs, or muscles • Filter feeders: water moves in through the pores into the central body cavity and out through the osculum.
Phylum porifera • supported by a skeletal system consisting of needle-like spicules composed of silicon salts (glass) or calcium carbonate (CaCO3), and/or a soft and pliable skeleton made of organic fibers composed of fibrous collagen or spongin.
Composition of Skeleton is used to classify porifera • Contain three cell types: • 1. pinacocytes: line the outer surface, may be mildly contractile
2. mesenchyme cells: amoeboid cells that move about in the mesohyl(middle cell layer) • specialized for reproduction • secreting skeletal elements • transporting and storing food • form contractile rings around openings (pores)
3. choanocytes: (collar cells) cells with flagella that create water currents and the collars the filter food out of the water (phagocytosis).
Maintenance Functions • B. Digestion: the break down of food occurs inside food vacuoles/lysosomes (intracellular) • Excretion: nitrogenous waste occurs by diffusion
Respiration: O2 and CO2 gas exchange occurs by diffusion • Endocrine System: may use chemical messages for communication among cells
Reproduction • Skeletal: spicules or spongin • Reproduction *****(know in detail) • a. Sexual reproduction: • Sponges are monoecious (produce both sex cells in a single individual) but produce eggs and sperm at different times.
Zygote develops into a free-swimming larva that will settle to a substrate after 2 days.
b.Asexual reproduction: • the formation of gemmules (resistant capsules that contain masses of amoeba-like mesenchyme cells) • gemmules are formed when the sponge dies or is under environmentally stressful conditions.
Asexual reproduction is also regeneration (an internal budding process producing identical clones of the parent).
3 Different types of anatomy • C. Morphology of Sponges **** • Body formation is based on the pathway of water currents flowing through the sponge
3 canal types: • 1. Asconoidsponges: simplest body plan, water moves in ostia (pores) spongocoel out a single osculum • 2. Syconoidsponges: water moves in ostia incurrent canals radial canals spongocoel out a single osculum
Leuconoidsponges: most complex with a branched canal system, • water moves in ostia incurrent canal excurrent canals smaller spongocoel out multiple osculum
Cnidaria • “Stinging celled” • A. Characteristics: • Radial or biradial symmetry • Diploblastic (2 tissue layers), endoderm and ectoderm with gelatinous mesogleain between • Gastrovascular cavity (GVC) • Nervous system: nerve net • Have Cnidocyteswhich contain special organelles called nematocysts for attachment, feeding and defense, often contain toxins.
Maintenance Functions • Digestion: begins in the gastrovascular cavity (GVC) and is completed in food vacuoles, undigested waste exits out the mouth (intracellular), no anus present • Excretion: GVC also functions in the exchange of nitrogenous waste through diffusion • Respiration: the exchange of gases (O2 & CO2) also functions through diffusion of the GVC
Reproduction: GVC functions to release the gametes (egg and sperm cells) • Skeletal & locomotion: support and movement are aided by a hydrostatic skeleton (the GVC fills with water).
Muscular: contraction of epitheliomuscular cells aid in movement. • C. Reproduction *** • Exhibit alternation of generations • Each generation is a different body form
2 different forms: • polyp • asexual and sessile • cylindrical body with a mouth at the top surrounded by food-gathering tentacles • reproduces by budding (the bud is the offspring of the polyp and becomes the next generation = medusa body plan
Medusa • medusa • dioecious (separate sexes), sexual, and free-swimming • body shaped like an inverted bowl with the tentacles hanging down around the mouth underneath • formed by budding from a polyp • has sexual reproduction by releasing egg (female) and sperm (male) into the water
zygote develops into a planulalarva (the offspring) • Larva plants itself into the ground and will grow to become the next generation of polyp.
D. Classes • Hydrozoa: ie) Obelia, Hydra, Portuguese man-of war (phasalia) • 2. Scyphozoa: (true jellyfish) ie) Aurelia, Stinging nettle
3. Cubozoa: (medusa is cuboidal) ie) Sea wasp • 4. Anthozoa: ie) sea anemones and stony and soft coral
Ctenophora • III. Phylum Ctenophora • A. Characteristics • Biradial symmetry • Diploblastic with gelantinousmesoglea • Monoecious • Gastrovascular cavity • Nerve net
Adhesive structures called colloblasts that capture prey. • Eight rows of ciliary band, called comb rows, for locomotion. • Examples: Pleurobranchia, Boroe • (Sea Fan and Sea Pin)