Tardigrada Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

What does insect hemolymph transfer in the body? Nutrients, wastes, hormones, immune cells and peptides, BUT NEVER O2!! What kind of circulatory system do insects have? open circulatory system: hemolymph is in direct contact with tissues Brainpower Read More What is the dorsal vessel? Main circulatory organ of insects. It spans the entire length of an insect's body on the dorsal side. Anterior: aorta. Posterior: heart What are Alary muscles? muscles that hold the heart in...

Describes different species and what needs to be identified/understood about each. Briefly highlights which Nematoda species cause which diseases.

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Notes covering the Phylum Tardigrada, which is part of the Panarthropoda. Notes include physiology, anatomy, biology, morphology, and evolution