LAMPREY Flashcards
A vertebrate has a ______________, ________________, and ______________________.
cranium (brain case), vertebral coolumn, and a well-defined head
Jawless fishes belong to Class
CLASS AGNATHA
Round-mouthed fishes
SUBCLASS CYCLOSTOMATA
Extinct subclass of jawless fish-like creatures
OSTRACODERMS
All eight genera of Lampreys belong to what order?
ORDER PETROMYZONIFORMES
Marine lamprey
PETROMUZON marinus
primitive characteristics of lamprey
absence of jaws, true teeth, and paired appendages; presence of continuous notochord, segmental musculature, straight alimentary tract, poorly developed brain skeleton and reproductive system
specialized characteristics of lamprey
eel-like shape, a head without bony armor, and mode of feeding
what is the mode of feeding of lamprey?
attaches itself by the mouth cup to other fishes, rasps at it’s prey’s flesh with its horny tongue, and then sucks its blood
what are the modifications of the lamprey
digestive and respiratory systems
what do lamprey secretes for continuous utilizationb of the host’s blood?
Anticoagulant
Cylindrical in shape; extends posteriorly as far as the last external gill slit
HEAD
Cylindrical but becoming laterally compressed near the tail region and extending from the end of the head to the cloacal aperture
TRUNK
extends posteriorly from the cloacal aperture
TAIL
Three median fins
anterior dorsal fin, posterior dorsal fin and the caudal fin
supported by an internal ring of cartilage, this hood-shaped structure is a sucking disk that attaches securely to the host
Buccal Funnel
The opening of the buccal funnel is fringed with numerous finger-like structures called
Buccal papillae
single median middorsal opening located at the top of the head; olfactory apparatus
Nostril
lies just beneath the surface of the skin, and its position is demarcated by the small oval area located just posterior to the nostril; detects changes in light and initiates diurnal color changes in larva
Pineal organ
Lidless functional organs for sight
Eyes
groups of pores that detect vibrations and movements in water; sensitive to changes in the current and turbulence if the water around the animal
Lateral line system
seven oval apertures behind the eyes
External Gill slits
muscle segments that can be seen through the skin of the trunk and tail
Myomeres
opening of the shallow put on the underside of the body
Cloacal aperture
through which the excretory and genital products are emitted
urogenital papilla
slit-like opening of the intestine
anus
consists of bundles of longitudinal muscle fibers that attach to connective tissue myosepta that separate the myomeres
Myomeres
lobulated structure above the anterior end of the notochord
Brain
the brain extends into the neural lateral canal as the slender flattened ______________ that lies beneath the upper myomeres
spinal cord
shaped like an inverted pyramid; lies above the brain
Pineal organ
external aperture leads into the narrow canal that opens into the expanded olfactory sac
Nostril
the nostril continues caudoventrally as the elongated _________________
nasopharyngeal pouch
median cartilage in front of the olfactory apparatus and brain
Cranial cartilage
main skeletal axis beneath the spinal cord
notochord
thin tube beneath the notochord
Dorsal aorta
lined with rows of horny teeth
Buccal funnel
can be seen in sections at both ends of the buccal funnel
annular cartilage
aperture at the back of the buccal funnel dorsal to tongue
mouth