Bio 108 - Lecture 23 Flashcards
Cladogram Definition of Bony Fishes
Paraphyletic
Class Osteichthyes
Original class that made up bony fish
Some Characteristics of Bony Fish
Ossified Endoskelton Bony Scales Swim Bladder Flexible Fins External Fertilization
Operculum
Gill openings covered by a single protective flap
3 Classes of Bony Fish
Actinopterygii
Actinistia
Dipnoi
Class Actinopterygii
Actin = Ray
Flexible rays that support fins
Class Actinistia
Lobe-finned fishes
Pectoral and Pelvic Fins
Class Dipnoi
Lungfishes
Pneu = air/breath
Gills and Lungs
Two modes of gas exchange
Tetrapods
two pairs of sturdy skeleton-supported limbs with digits
- Terrestrial
- 5 Digits per limb
Tiktaalik rosea
- Intermediate between fishes and tetrapods
Two groups of Tetrapods
Amphibia
Amniota
Class Amphibia
Monophyletic Group
Thin permeable skin
Use buccal pump to inflate lungs
Life cycle of Amphibia
- Eggs lack shell
- internal fertilization
- Aquatic larvae
- amphi = both
Order Anura
Living order of amphibia
- hind legs for jumping
- lack tail
- toads have poisen glands behind eyes
Order Urodela
Has tails as larvae and adults
Salamanders
Paedogenetic