The Amazing Cuttlefish and Starfish
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The body is mainly divided into a distinct head and a
conical visceral hump, separated from one another by a
short neck.
The head carries 2 large eyes, similar to those of
vertebrates. It bears anteriorly the mouth opening
surrounded by a prominent circular lip, and 2 large horny
jaws project from it.
The arms and tentacles probably represent the
highly modified anterior part of the foot, and hence
the name Cephalopoda.
The posterior part of the foot is modified to form the
large muscular funnel which you see on the ventral
side of the head (through which water is forced out of
the mantle cavity, causing the animal to jerk quickly
backwards
Eight pointed arms,each provided with 4 rows of
suckers on its inner surface, and 2 much longer
tentacles, carrying suckers only at their expanded
tips, arise at the anterior end of the head, around
the mouth opening (the tentacles are used in
catching the prey and the arms for holding it while
it is being devoured).
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The body is star-shaped consisting of a central disc
prolonged radially into 5 felxible triangular arms with
tapering tips.
The body is markedly flattened, with two distinct
surfaces, a lower oral surface and an upper aboral
surface.
On the oral surface, note the mouth opening in the
centre, surrounded by-a soft membranous area, the
peristome.
Five broadly open ambulacra grooves extend out from
the mouth and pass each along the entire length of one of
the arms.
Note that a series of long conical structures known as
the tube feet project in 2 rows along each ambulacral
groove (organs of locomotion which-are capable of great
extension and contraction during life).
The terminal tube foot or tentacle, which stands at the tip
of each arm, has a pigmented spot, the eye, at its base
(light sensitive).
Note that very small modified spines, known as
pedicellariae, project around the spines (serve to clean the
body surface and ambulacral grooves from detritus and
foreign objects).
Each has 2 distal ossicles working opposite each other
like pincer blades,and a 3rd basal ossicle as a stalk.
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The cuttlefish, Sepia savignyi, features distinct external characteristics such as a conical visceral hump, eyes, arms with suckers, and tentacles used for capturing prey. On the other hand, the starfish, Astropecten relitaris, showcases a star-shaped body with tube feet for locomotion, pedicellariae for cleaning, and ambulacral grooves for movement. Both these fascinating marine creatures exhibit unique adaptations for survival.
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The cuttlefish Sepia: Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Cephalopoda Genus: Sepia Species: savignyi Sepia savignyi External Features: The body is mainly divided into a distinct head and a conical visceral hump, separated from one another by a short neck. The head carries 2 large eyes, similar to those of vertebrates. It bears anteriorly the mouth opening surrounded by a prominent circular lip, and 2 large horny jaws project from it.
Eight pointed arms,each provided with 4 rows of suckers on its inner surface, and 2 much longer tentacles, carrying suckers only at their expanded tips, arise at the anterior end of the head, around the mouth opening (the tentacles are used in catching the prey and the arms for holding it while it is being devoured). The arms and tentacles probably represent the highly modified anterior part of the foot, and hence the name Cephalopoda. The posterior part of the foot is modified to form the large muscular funnel which you see on the ventral side of the head (through which water is forced out of the mantle cavity, causing the animal to jerk quickly backwards
The Starfish Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Echinodermata Class: Asteroidea Genus: Astropecten External Features: Species: relitaris Astropecten relitaris The body is star-shaped consisting of a central disc prolonged radially into 5 felxible triangular arms with tapering tips. The body is markedly flattened, with two distinct surfaces, a lower oral surface and an upper aboral surface. On the oral surface, note the mouth opening in the centre, surrounded by-a soft membranous area, the peristome. Five broadly open ambulacra grooves extend out from the mouth and pass each along the entire length of one of the arms. (See star).
Note that a series of long conical structures known as the tube feet project in 2 rows along each ambulacral groove (organs of locomotion which-are capable of great extension and contraction during life). The terminal tube foot or tentacle, which stands at the tip of each arm, has a pigmented spot, the eye, at its base (light sensitive). Note that very small modified spines, known as pedicellariae, project around the spines (serve to clean the body surface and ambulacral grooves from detritus and foreign objects). Each has 2 distal ossicles working opposite each other like pincer blades,and a 3rd basal ossicle as a stalk.
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