Mollusks and Annelids BIOL 1407
Phylum Mollusca Chitons Gastropods – snails, slugs Bivalves – clams, oysters, scallops Cephalopods – chambered nautilus, squid, cuttlefish, octopus
Chitons
Gastropods Photo Credit for Slug: Dr. Stephen Bostic, 2008 Video: Click on “Mating Leopard Slugs” /lifeintheundergrowth/video.shtml
Gastropods Photo Credit for Florida Fighting Conch: LA Dawson, 2006, Wikimedia Commons
Bivalves Photo Credit for Giant Clam: Jan Derk, 2002, Wikimedia Commons
Cephalopods Video with Octopus and Cuttlefish: Start at 1:20 minutes Chambered Nautilus Photo Credit for Octopus: Albert Kok, 2007, Wikimedia Commons
Cephalopods Photo Credit for Flamboyant Cuttlefish: Jenny Huang, 2006, Flickr Photo Credit for Caribbean Reef Squids: Clark Anderson, 2006, Wikimedia Commons
Characteristics of Mollusks Bilateral symmetry Triploblastic Coelomate Trochophore larva Photo Credit for Lined Chiton: Kirt L. Onthank, 2007, Wikimedia Commons
Characteristics of Mollusks Shells (exoskeleton) Mantle Visceral Mass Foot Photo Credit for Common Snail: Macrophile, 2005, Wikimedia Commons
Characteristics of Mollusks Radula (many) Video: MOSvz5mThM&NR=1 MOSvz5mThM&NR=1 Video: ndSky/SeaLife/Shellfish/2/ENZ- Resources/Standard/2/en ndSky/SeaLife/Shellfish/2/ENZ- Resources/Standard/2/en Photo Credit for Gray Garden Slug Radula, TM400x: Michal Maňas, 2005, Wikimedia Commons
Characteristics of Mollusks Complete Digestive System Circulatory System: open or closed Gills Centralized nervous system Photo Credit for Nudibranch: Jans Petersen, 2006, Wikimedia Commons
Intelligence Cephalopods –Complex Brains –Excellent Vision –Nervous System controls Chromatophores –Video, Kings of Camouflage: x-8v1mxpR0 x-8v1mxpR0 Photo Credit: Nick Hobgood, 2006, Wikimedia Commons
Centralized Nervous System
Phylum Annelida Segmented Worms Oligochaetes – earthworms & relatives Polychaetes Leeches
Oligochaetes Photo Credit of earthworm : Michael Linnenbach, 2005, Wikimedia Commons
Polychaetes Photo Credit of Christmas Tree Worms : Nick Hobgood, 2005, Wikimedia Commons
Leeches
Characteristics of Annelids Bilateral Symmetry Triploblastic Coelomate Segmented Trochophore larvae Photo Credit of Tomopteris: Courtesy of uwe kils, 2005, Wikimedia Commons
Annelid Videos Giant Earthworm Video: Leech Video from Science Now: –Short Version (podcast): –Long Version with graphic surgery: (Warning: bloody pictures)
Incomplete vs. Complete Digestive Systems
Animal Nutrition Macronutrients: –Carbohydrates –Lipids –Proteins Essential Nutrients –Essential Amino Acids –Essential Fatty Acids –Vitamins –Minerals
Transport Closed Circulatory System Hearts = Pumps Blood Vessels = Pipes –Arteries –Capillaries –Veins Blood = Fluid Photo Credit: Dr. Stephen Bostic, 2008
Gas Exchange Gills or Skin Surface Respiratory Pigments –Hemoglobin; Dissolved in blood (most common) –Chlorocruorin (some polychaetes) –Hemerythrin (some polychaetes) –Photo Credit for Terebellid Polychaete: Matthias Buschmann, 2007, Wikimedia Commons
Excretory System: Metanephridia
Centralized Nervous System
The End Unless otherwise specified, all images in this presentation came from: Campbell, et al Biology, 8 th ed. Pearson Benjamin Cummings.