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a rasping, tongue like organ that is found in all mollusks except bivalves

radula

the largest known species of jellyfish

lions mane jelly

another name for a mollusk shell

valve

father of evolution, traveled studying organisms

charles darwin

the free swimming larva that emerges from the egg in many mollusks

trochophore

internal bids which can help sponges survive harsh conditions; a type of asexual reproduction

gemmules

exit opening at the top of the sponge

osculum

name for the middle layer of a mollusk shell

prismatic

needle like structures that make up the skeleton of many sponges

spicules

modified gills present in many aquatic mollusks; feathery or comb like structures used for respiration

ctenidia

strong muscles which extend between the shelves to tightly hold a bivalves shell closed

adductor

squid, octopus, nautilus, and cuttlefish

cephalopoda

the term mollusk means this

soft

can not move

sessile

sensory structures used for light reception

ocelli

sea anemones have this type of symmetry

radial

sponges have this type of symmetry

asymmetry

things change over massive expanses of time due to random mutations

evolution

the term gastropod means this

“stomach foot”

nudibranchs, snails, slugs

gastropoda

a membranous sheath of skin extending from the visceral mass that hangs down on each side of the body, protecting the soft parts

mantle

the giant barrel sponge is nicknamed

redwood of the reef

class of sponges in which the spicules have three or four rays

Calcarea

the extra cellular matrix that acts like glue between the two body layers ; the jelly of a jellyfish

mesoglea

type of asexual reproduction in which an individual divides in half as one side of the polyp pulls away from the other side

fission

term referring to organisms with two different body forms

dimorphism

the end result of strobilation

ephyrae

the simplest form of a sponge

asconoid

the simplest form of a sponge

asconoid

biggest predator to jellyfish

sea turtle

name for the pores on a sponge

ostia

process in which a polyp can produce many medusae

strobilation

type of asexual reproduction in which knobs of tissue form on the side of an existing polyp

budding

nickname for chironex fleckeri

sea wasp

can steal stinging cells; gastropod

nudibranchs

the most common type of cnidae

nematocysts

body form of a free swimming jellyfish

medusa

head foot

cephalopod

the most venomous animal in the world

box jelly

cnidarian stinging cells

cnidocytes

cnidarian stinging cells

cnidocytes

animals found on rocky marine shorelines with 8 overlapping plates on their dorsal surface

chitons

the large muscular organ mollusks use for locomotion and prey capture

foot

the large muscular organ mollusks use for locomotion and prey capture

foot

the oldest part of a bivalve shell

umbo

the name porifera means this

pore bearing

motile larva of a jellyfish

planula

clams, oysters, scallops, and mussels

bivalvia

organs that remove metabolic wastes from a mollusks body

nephridia

the nematocyst sensor which triggers the filament to pop out

cndocil

these ‘flowers of the sea’ form symbiotic relationships with clownfish and hermit crabs

sea anemones

these flowers of the sea form symbiotic relationships with clownfish and hermit crabs

sea anemone

what the giant turtle changed to after humans invaded the galapagos

guava

the strongest survive through adaptations

natural selection

the jellylike extracellular matrix of a sponge

mesophyl

a power more amazing than the human mind created life as we know it

creationism

most complex and most common sponge body form in which choanocytes lie in distinct chambers

leuconoid

prokaryotic kingdom not known to cause any disease

archaebacteria

this kingdom contains some members that can cause disease

eubacteria

old spanish word for tortoise

galapagos

mulitcellular eukaryotic kingdom

plantae

chiton class

polyplacophora

pore bearing

porifera

nemopilema nomural

nomuras jellyfish

cubozoa

box jelly

jelly that stung the diver in the video

irukandji

material which composes the inner layer of a mollusk shell

nacre

having male and female reproductive systems

dioecious

CD traveled for five years around the world studyiing organisms on the

HMS Beagle

most venomous mollusk paralyzes prey

cone snail