Deuterostomia + SP. Craniata Flashcards
P. Chordata
4 features:
Dorsal, hollow nerve cord, notochord, gill slits, postanal tail
P. Echinodermata
Echinoderms (sea urchins, sea stars, sea cucumbers)
Endoskeleton, madreporite, and tube feet
P. Hemichordata
“Half” chordates with dorsal nerve cord and gill slits
Proboscis, collar, and trunk
SP. Cephalochordata
Lancelets
No brain
SP. Urochordata
Sea squirts and tunicates
SP. Craniata
Brain protected by cranium
Vertebral column
Neural crest ectoderm
C. Crinoidea
Sea lilies and feather stars
C. Asteroidea
Sea stars
C. Ophiurodea
Brittle stars
C. Echinoidea
Sea urchins and sand dollars
C. Holothuroidea
Sea cucumbers
cyclostomes
Jawless fishes
hagfishes
Slime glands
lampreys
Ammocoete larvae
gnathostomes
Jawed vertebrates
SC. Osteichthyes
Bony fishes
Swim bladder, operculum (gill cover), bony scales
SC. Sarcopterygii
Lobe-finned fishes (coelacanth and lungfishes)
Give rise to tetrapods
amniotes
Completely adapted to land
Amniotic egg prevents drying
Keratinized skin and thoracic/pulmonary breathing
C. Mammalia
Hair, mammary glands, heterodont teeth
eutherians
Placentals
C. Chondrichthyes
Cartilaginous fishes (sharks, skates, rays)
SC. Actinopterygii
Ray-finned fishes
Most fish alive today
C. Ampihbia
Amphibians
Cutaneous respiration
C. Reptilia
Ectothermic, improved heart
O. Monotremata
Monotremes (platypus, spiny echidna)
Mammals that lay eggs
O. Marsupialia
Marsupials
Give birth to young that develop in pouch
Ambulacraria
Include P. Echinodermata and P. Hemichordata
O. Urodela
Salamanders
O. Anura
Frogs and toads
O. Apoda
Caecilians
O. Chelonia
Turtles
O. Squamata
Diapsids (lizards, snakes)
O. Rhynchocephalia
Tuataras
“3rd eye”
O. Crocodylia
Thecodonts (diapsid protodinosaurs)
Crocodiles, alligators, gavials, caimans
C. Aves
“Clade” with reptilia
Includes O. Passeriformes