Are Molluscs Herbivores? Feeding. Most molluscs are herbivorous, grazing on algae or filter feeders. For those grazing, two feeding strategies are predominant. Some feed on microscopic, filamentous algae, often using their radula as a ‘rake’ to comb up filaments from the sea floor. Are molluscs omnivores? Mollusks that eat plants are herbivores, mollusks that eat
What Structures Do All Molluscs Have In Common? Unsegmented soft body with bilateral symmetry. Presence of an internal or external shell. A toothed tongue (made mostly of chitin) called the radula. A mantle which is a fold in the body wall that lines the shell. Muscular foot (and/or tentacles in some). Which structures do all
What Can Be Mistaken For Molluscum Contagiosum? The following diseases should be considered in the differential diagnosis of molluscum contagiosum: cryptococcosis, basal cell carcinoma, keratoacanthoma, histoplasmosis, coccidioidomycosis, and verruca vulgaris. For genital lesions, condyloma acuminata What can Molluscum be mistaken for? Beware: there are other diseases that can mimic molluscum: Other diseases that can mimic
How Do You Spell Mollusca? the phylum comprising the mollusks. Which is correct molluscs or mollusks? Mollusca is the second-largest phylum of invertebrate animals after the Arthropoda. The members are known as molluscs or mollusks (/ˈmɒləsk/). Around 85,000 extant species of molluscs are recognized. The number of fossil species is estimated between 60,000 and 100,000