Chordate Characteristics Flashcards
Metameric
Non-exclusive, to have a segmental structure
Eucoelomate
Non-exclusive, to have a mesoderm lined coelem
Non-exclusive, to have three primary germ layers of ectoderm, mesoderm, and endoderm
Triploblastic
Dorsal hollow nerve cord
Exclusive, above notochord
Non-exclusive, to have a mesoderm lined coelem
Eucoelomate
Pharyngeal slits
Non-exclusive, “Pockets” or “holes” in throat
Non-exclusive, to have a segmental structure
Metameric
Non-exclusive, “Pockets” or “holes” in throat
Pharyngeal slits
Exclusive, ventral to nerve cord, induces nerve cord formation
Notochord
Thyroid
Exclusive, produces thyroxin, all Craniates have one
Endostyle
Exclusive, produces mucus, found in Eurochordates, Cephalochordates, larval lamprey, ALL ARE FILTER FEEDERS
Triploblastic
Non-exclusive, to have three primary germ layers of ectoderm, mesoderm, and endoderm
Exclusive, above notochord
Dorsal hollow nerve cord
Exclusive, embryonic outgrowth of the pharynx
Subpharyngeal gland
Notochord
Exclusive, ventral to nerve cord, induces nerve cord formation