The preserved sponge specimens will be on display, but may differ from the ones directly mentioned in the lab handout. View the preserved tapeworm and the slides of the tapeworm scolex (head) and prog...The preserved sponge specimens will be on display, but may differ from the ones directly mentioned in the lab handout. View the preserved tapeworm and the slides of the tapeworm scolex (head) and proglottids (reproductive bodies). The preserved annelida specimens will be on display, but may differ from the ones directly mentioned in the lab handout. The phyla we viewed today were the porifera, the cnidaria, the nematoda and the arthropoda.
Begin your dissection by cutting along the midline of the carapace from the posterior edge to an area just behind the two eyes (see the photographs below). As you peel this piece of carapace away, it ...Begin your dissection by cutting along the midline of the carapace from the posterior edge to an area just behind the two eyes (see the photographs below). As you peel this piece of carapace away, it may be necessary to reach underneath with the point of a scissors or needle to brush away and detach any tissue from the interior of the animal that is attached to the carapace.
