Lecture 17: Vertebrates I Flashcards
What is phylum chordata?
It means “ has a spine”
What are some features of phylum chordata?
- triploblastic
- one way gut
- bilateral symmetry
- coelomic
- deuterostomes
- segmented
- Four special characteristics of a dorsal nerve cord, notochord which is the cartilaginous skeletal rod supporting the body, pharyngeal gill slits, and post anal tail
What are the subphylum of phylum chordata?
- tunicata
- cephalochordata
- vertebrata
What is subphylum tunicata in phylum chordata?
They are tunicates and are the sea squirts
What are some characteristics in subphylum tunicata?
- larvae have all 4 special characteristics such as dorsal nerve cord, notoschord, pharynx with slits, and post anal tail.
- The larvae are free swimming but non-feeding
- adults only have pharyngeal gill slits and become sessile filter feeder.
What is subphylum cephalochordata?
It means “head cord” and they are lancelets or amphioxus. They also have the special 4.
What is subphylum vertebrata?
Where the notochord is the backbone
What is class agnatha in subphylum vertebrata?
It means “no jaws” and they are lamprey and hagfish
What are the classes in subphylum vertebrata?
- agnatha
- chondrichthyes
- osteichthyes
What is class chondrichthyes in subphylum vertebrata?
It means “cartilage fish”. they are the sharks, rays, and chimeras
What are features of class chondrichthyes?
- Their skeleton is made of cartilage
- have external gilll slits
- have heterocercal tail(top and bottom tail are different sizes)
- have two chamber heart
- are ectothermic(body temp is according to water)
- have placoid scales which are dermal denticles
What is class osteichthyes in subphylum vertebrata?
They mean “bony fish”
What are some features of class osteichthyes?
- their skeleton is made of bone
- have gills covered by operculum
- have homoceral tail(top and bottom tail are the same size)
- have two chamber heart
- are ectothermic
- have leptoid scales where they overlap to reduce drag
What is the order of class osteichthyes in subphylum vertebrata(ray finned only)?
- salmoniformes
- perciformes
- scorpaeniformes
- cypriniformes
- siluriformes
- anguiliformes
- pleuronectiformes
- syngnathiformes
What is order salmoniformes in class osteichthyes in subphylum vertebrata?
salmon, trout, and char
What is order perfiformes in class osteichthyes in subphylum vertebrata?
perch, tuna, bass, sheephead, sailfish, marlin
What is order scorpaeniformes in class osteichthyes in subphylum vertebrata?
scorpionfish, lionfish, rockfish, sculpin