Animal Diversity Practicals Flashcards
To what phylum do the sponges belong?
Porifera
To what phylum do the hydra, jellyfish, anemones and corals belong?
Cnidaria
What does class Hydrozoa consist of?
Small and plant-like organisms, most of which form colonies
What does Class Scyphozoa consist of?
Jellyfish (medusa)
What does Class Anthozoa consist of?
Sea anemones and coral
What are spicules, ostia and oscula found in?
Sponges
What are the Classes within the phylum Platyhelminthes?
Cestoda (Cetoidea) - tapeworms
Trematoda - Flukes
What phylum do roundworms belong to?
Nematoda
What are the 4 classes of the phylum Mollusca?
Gastropoda, Bivalvia, Cephalopoda, Polyplacophora
What does the Class Gastropoda consist of?
Snails, slugs, limpets, nudibranchs
What does the Class Polyplacophora consist of?
Chitons
What does the Class Bivalvia consist of?
Clams, mussels, scallops
What does the Class Cephalopoda consist of?
Squid, cuttlefish, octopuses
To what Phylum do the segmented worms belong?
Annelida
What are the classes in Phylum Annelida?
Polychaeta - polychaete worms - with parapodia
Clitellata - leeches (Subclass Hirudinea) and earthworms (Subclass Oligochaeta)
What are all of the Sub-Phylums within Phylum Arthropoda?
Crustacea, Myriapoda, Chelicerata, Trilobita
What are the Classes in Crustacea?
Maxillopoda - Barnacles, Copepods, sea louse
Malacostraca - Isopods, Crabs, Lobsters, Mantis Shrimps, Amphipods, Shrimps
Ostracoda - seed shrimps
Branchiopoda - brine shrimps, daphnia, tadpole shrimp
What are the classes in Myriapoda?
Class Diplopoda - Millipedes
Class Chilopoda - Centipedes
What are the classes in Chelicerata?
Merostomata - horseshoe crabs
Arachnida - spiders, scorpions, ticks, mites, harvestmen
Pycnogonida - sea spiders
What phylum consists of the Velvet worms?
Onychophora
What Classes make up the Phylum Echinodermata?
Class Holothuroidea - sea cucumbers
Class Crinoidea - sea lilies and feather stars
Class Echinoidea - sea urchins and sand dollars
Class Opiuroidea - brittle stars
Class Asteroidea - starfish
Which phylum consists of the “half-chordates”?
Hemichordata
Which classes make up the Phylum Hemichordata?
Pterobranchia - sea angels
Enteropneusta - acorn worms
What are the non-vertebrate subphyla of Phylum Chordata?
Subphylum Urochordata - sea squirts (tunicates)
Subphylum Cephalochordata - lancelets (amphioxus)
Hagfish
Clade: Craniata
Group: Myxinoidea
Lampreys
Clade: Vertebrata
Group: Petromyzontoidea
Cartilaginous fish
Clade: Gnathostomata
Group: Chondrichthyes
Ray-finned fishes
Clade: Osteichthyes
Group: Actinopterygiii
Coelacanth
Clade: Sarcopterygia
Group: Actinistia
Lungfishes
Clade: Choanates
Group: Dipnoi
Frogs
Clade: Tetrapoda
Group: Anura
Salamanders and newts
Clade: Tetrapoda
Group: Urodela
Caecilians
Clade: Tetrapoda
Group: Gymnophiona
What are the two clades within Amniota?
Sauropsida and Mammalia
Testudomorpha (turtles and tortoises)
Clade: Sauropsida
Group: Diapsida
Ichthyosaurus
Clade: Sauropsida
Group: Diapsida
Subgroup: Lepidosauromorpha
Lizards, snakes and tuatara
Clade: Sauropsida
Group: Diapsida
Subgroup: Lepidosauria
Crocodiles, alligators, gharials etc.
Clade: Sauropsida
Group: Diapsida
Subgroup: Crocodilia
Birds
Clade: Sauropsida
Group: Diapsida
Subgroup: Aves
Monotremes
Clade: Mammalia
Group: Monotremes
Marsupials
Clade: Mammalia
Group: Marsupials
Placentals
Clade: Mammalia
Group: Placentals
What are the agnatha:
Hagfishes and lampreys
What are the chelonia?
Turtles and tortoises
What are the Sphenodontia?
Tuataras
What are the Squamata?
Snakes and lizards