Echinoderms, Bryozoans and Rotifers

Duration: 33

Year Published: 1962

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Description: Samples the phyla Echinodermata, Bryozoa, and Rotifera, presenting major characteristics of each. Utilizes the echinoderm sea star to show radical symmetry, the water vascular system, and other anatomical features. Studies the morphology of the brittle star, sea urchin, and sea cucumber and contrasts these with the sea star. Illustrates and identifies the Bryozoa stressing their plant-like appearance and colonial nature. Views rotifers explaining how their life cycle is dependent upon their environment. Uses live action, diagrams, and cinephotomicrography. Dr. Frank Gwilliam, Reed College, guest lecturer.

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