lecture 18 Flashcards
what is phylum lophophorata
the phylum w lophophores
what are the two extant lophophore phylum
bryozoa and branchiopoda
what is the synapomorphy of lophopgore
semi circular or coiled array of ciliated tentacles
what are some features shared by lophophorata
Bw larva digestive sys gut cavity lifestyle
-lophophore larva
-epistome
-complete digestive system
-eucoelomic cavities
-sessile or sedentary lifestyle
deuterostome vs protostome debate lophophorates
Cleavage
BlSfospors
Gut cavity
deut:
radial and indeterminate cleavage
the blastopore does not become mouth, and there is a multi part eucoelom
prot:
molecular data places them
phylum bryozoa
moss animals
bryozoa how many spp
6300
roles in ecosystem bryozoa
reef building
what are some characteristics of byozoa
Do they have polyps??
colonial
-have zooids rather than polyps
features of zooids
What is skele made of?
exoskeleton made of either calcium carbonate , gelatinous, or chitin
-lack respiratory organs
what do zooids lack?
Resp organs, nephridia, heart and blood vessels
how are bryozoan individuals connected
by tissue strands called funiculi
what does funiculi do
transports nutrients among zooids
what are the different types of zooids
feeding zooid- most common
defensive zooid
vibracula
gonozooid
what are defensive zooids called
avicularia
what are vibrancula
zooids that form long movable brisle.
vibrancula around edges are leg like, for walking