INVERTEBRATES’

DIGESTION
 Digestion of Invertebrates
Types of digestion
Intracellular Digestion Extracellular Digestion

When the foodstuff is simply absorbed Cells break down food through the
into the cell and broken down in the secretion of enzymes and other
cytoplasm. techniques

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 Digestion of Invertebrates
Feeding Diet
Omnivores Herbivores Carnivorous Detritivores

Eats either other Eats plant Feeding on Feeds on dead

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 Digestion of Invertebrates
Types Digestive System / Track

Incomplete Complete
Invertebrates
Invertebrates digestion classification per
phylum

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Digestion Type of Invertebrates
Annelids Extracellular
Arthropods Extracellular
Cnidarians Intracellular and Extracellular
Echinoderms Intracellular and Extracellular
Mollusks Intracellular and Extracellular
Nematoda Extracellular
Platyhelminthes Intracellular and Extracellular
Porifera Intracellular
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 Annelids!
Annelids have a complete digestive system with a
mouth and anus. It's digestive system is basically a
straight tube with the mouth and pharynx leading to
an esophagus which is followed by the intestine and
then anus.

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 ANNELIDS

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 Arthropods!
The digestive tract varies greatly in structure.
Common features that all arthropods share in their
digestive systems. Their digestive system includes
a foregut , midgut, and hindgut.

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 Arthropods
✘ Extracellular digestion
✘ Definitive organ
✘ Basic enzymes include
- Protease, amylase, lipase,
sucrase

Ex. Spider
Phylum Antrhopods
class Arachnid
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 Cnidarians!
Cnidarians have an incomplete digestive system
with only one opening; the gastrovascular cavity
serves as both a mouth and an anus.

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 Cnidarians
✘ Intracellular and Extracellular
✘ Small Particles - Intracellular
✘ Large Prey – Intracellular followed by
Extracellular
✘ Extracellular occurs in gastric cavity.

Ex. Hydra
Phylum Cnidarians, class Hydrozoa

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 Echinoderms!
Echinoderms have a simple digestive system with
a mouth, stomachs, intestine and anus.
Echinoderms also have a spacious coelom, large
gonads, and (usually) a complete gut.

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 Echinoderms
✘ Intracellular and Extracellular
Digestion
✘ Extracellular digestion – with
digestive enzymes
✘ Intracellular Digestion –
Phagocytic cells in pyloric caeca

Ex. Starfish
Phylum Echinodermata
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 Mollusks!
Mollusks have a complete digestive system. It
consists of a mouth, esophagus, a stomach and an
intestine. The most common similarity among the
various Mollusca's digestive system would be the
use of cilia.

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 Mollusks
✘ Intracellular and Extracellular
✘ Complete digestive system
✘ Bivalve – Intracellular digestion
✘ Gastropods – ExtraCellular

Ex. Snail
Phylum Mollusca, class Gastropod

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 Nematodes!
Nematodes have a complete digestive system. It
has open ends on both ends of its body, the system
is usually broken into three parts: the stomodeum,
the intestine, and the proctodeum.

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 Nematodes
✘ Extracellular Digestion
✘ Has complete digestive system
✘ 3 main digestive parts:
○ 1. Stomodeum
○ 2. Intestine
○ 3. Proctodeum

Ex. Earthworms

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 Platyhelminthes!
They have simple digestive systems, with mouths
to take in food and long digestive tracts to diffuse it
around the body. Because they don't have a body
cavity, flatworms are considered acoelomates

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 Platyhelminthes
✘ Extracellular Digestion is most
common
✘ Turbellaria - has well developed
digestive track
✘ Cestoda - absorbs predigested
food
✘ Trematoda - in simple alimentary
canal

Ex. Flatworms
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 Porifera!
This phylum do not have specialized circulatory,
digestive system, instead the water flow system
supports all these functions. They filter food
particles out of the water. flowing through them.

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 Porifera
✘ Intracellular Digestion
✘ Digested food sent to non-
phagocytic cells by trophocytes
✘ Water canal system brings in food
and removes waste out

Ex. Sea Sponge

When the foodstuff is simply absorbed Cells break down food through the
into the cell and broken down in the secretion of enzymes and other
cytoplasm. techniques

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Digestion Type of Invertebrates
Annelids Extracellular
Arthropods Extracellular
Cnidarians Intracellular and Extracellular
Echinoderms Intracellular and Extracellular
Mollusks Intracellular and Extracellular
Nematoda Extracellular
Platyhelminthes Intracellular and Extracellular
Porifera Intracellular
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By Invertebrain

✘ Miko Manuel
✘ Krizcel Pacete
✘ Jason Bourne Gaviana ✘ John Joseph Velasco
✘ Jose Ramil Malate ✘ Loisa Cabasag
✘ Shuan Bbandola
✘ Monard Chua
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