Ch. 26-28 Aquatic Invertebrates
Ch. 26-28 Aquatic Invertebrates
Ch. 26-28 Aquatic Invertebrates
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C. Phylum Mollusca<br />
• Name origin: Latin word “molluscus”, meaning soft<br />
• Mollusks are soft-bodied animals that usually have an internal or<br />
external shell.<br />
• They are coelomates–they have a true body cavity (coelom)<br />
• Bilateral symmetry<br />
• A few mollusks are hermaphrodites – they have both male and<br />
female gonads. Usually, they do not fertilize themselves.<br />
• Gastropods, cephalopods, and bivalves all belong to the phylum<br />
mollusca.