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Marine Ecology, April 7 & 9, 2008. Intertidal organisms Part A: Phylum Porifera, Phylum Cnidaria, and assorted worm phyla. Phylum Porifera. Basic sponge knowledge Water movement and feeding Focus on the choanocyte Protection in sponges Spicules Toxins Cryptic location Camouflage
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Marine Ecology, April 7 & 9, 2008 Intertidal organisms Part A: Phylum Porifera, Phylum Cnidaria, and assorted worm phyla
Phylum Porifera • Basic sponge knowledge • Water movement and feeding • Focus on the choanocyte • Protection in sponges • Spicules • Toxins • Cryptic location • Camouflage • Regnerative ability
Haliclona sp. Nudibranch: Many are predators of sponges
Phylum Cnidaria • Polyps and medusae • Basic parts of both body forms
Phylum Cnidaria • Alternation of generations • Note that anemones have no medusa form, but do have functional gonads within polyps
Phylum Cnidaria • Cnidocytes/nematocysts
Anthopleura xanthogrammica Anthopleura elegantissima Phylum Cnidaria, Class Anthozoa Local intertidal species
Anthopleura artemesia Epiactis prolifera Phylum Cnidaria, Class Anthozoa Local intertidal species
Phylum Platyhelminthes • Overall body organization
Phylum Annelida • Overall body organization
Phylum Annelida, Class Polychaeta • Free-crawling predators Family Nereidae Family Glyceridae Photos: Morris et al.
Phylum Annelida, Class Polychaeta • Free-crawling predators Family Nereidae: mouthparts
Phylum Annelida, Class Polychaeta • Tube worms with tentacular crowns Family Sabellidae Photo: coralsphere.com Family Serpulidae Photo: Taata Divers
Phylum Annelida, Class Polychaeta • Family Sabellidae
Phylum Annelida, Class Polychaeta • Deposit feeders Family Terrebellidae
Phylum Annelida, Class Polychaeta • Tube-dwelling, mucous-bag feeder (Chaetopterus) Photo: Erling Svensen Family Chaetopteridae
Phylum Annelida, Class Polychaeta • Tube-dwelling, mucous-bag feeder (Chaetopterus) Photo: Erling Svensen
Epitokes! • What are the key physical features of epitokes? • How/when are they formed? • Describe their behavior
Trocophore larva Photo: NOAA
Phylum Sipuncula Sketch from Invertebrate Zoology course; UC Santa Cruz, Professor Baldo Marinovic