Lecture 22 Deuterostomes Flashcards
Two phyla of Deuterostomia are
-Echinodermata
-Chordata
Echinodermata of Deuterostomia include (5)
-Asteroidea
-Echinoidea
-Ophiuroidea
-Crinoidea
-Holothuroidea
Chordata of Deuterostomia include (3)
-Vertebrata
-Cephalochordata
-Urochordata
What constitutes a Deuterostome (4)
-bilateral symmetry
-coelom (abdominal cavity) derived from mesodermal (embryonic tissue)
-radial cleavage during embryonic development
-blastopore (anus)
Echinodermata are
Mostly sessile marine animals
The sea urchin genome
Has 7000 genes in common with humans (ie. Shares a common ancestor with humans)
Echinodermata have (3)
-endoskeleton of interlocking calcium carbonate plates and spines
-water vascular system
-sexual and asexual reproduction
The endoskeleton of Echinodermata are (3)
-tightly fused in sea urchins
-loosely joined in starfish
-microscopic in sea cucumbers
The water vascular system in Echinodermata is
A network of water-filled canals that branch to form tube feet
What system provides locomotion and feeding in Echinodermata
Water vascular system
Reproduction in Echinodermata can be
-sexual (release gametes into water to spawn)
-asexual (autotomy, shed arm/comet to form new individual)
Five classes of Echinodermata are
-Ophiuroidea (brittle stars)
-Crinoidea (sea lilies and feather stars)
-Holothuroidea (sea cucumbers)
-Asteroidea (starfish and sea daises)
-Echinoidea (sea urchins)
An important aquaculture species is
Sea cucumbers (Holothuroidea)
Chordata includes three subphyla
-Vertebrata (fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals)
-Cephalochordata (Amphioxus species)
-Urochordata (sea squirts)
Earliest chordate fossils appeared in
The Cambrian Period (~530 million years ago)
Four common features of Chordata
-notochord
-pharyngeal slits
-dorsal, hollow nerve cord
-muscular, post-anal tail
The notochord of Chordata is (5)
-a thin, elastic-like rod consisting of a core of cells and fluid surrounded by a fibrous sheath
-develops from mesoderm
-allows locomotion through lateral undulations
-lies dorsal to the coelom (body cavity)
-beneath and parallel to CNS
Coelom is the
Body cavity
The notochord in bony fish and terrestrial vertebrates is (3)
-present during embryonic development
-replaced by the vertebral column
-persists as the nucleus purposes of intervertebral discs
Pharyngeal slits are (3)
-longitudinal series of openings in the walls of the pharynx
-involved in feeding in primitive chordates (Amphioxus)
-lost during embryogenesis in terrestrial vertebrates
In aquatic vertebrates, pharyngeal slits
Are slits that allow for the flow of water across the gills (gills develop adjacent to pharyngeal slits)
The dorsal, hollow nerve cord of Chordata is (3)
-derived from the ectoderm
-lies above the gut
-is hollow and surrounds the fluid-filled neurocoel (cerebral spinal fluid)
The muscular, post-anal tail in Chordata is (2)
-a posterior elongation of the body
-made of muscle segments and extends past the anus
____ resembles the earliest chordates
Cephalochordata
Branchiostoma - amphioxus is (4)
-in the subphylum Cephalochordata, Chordata, Deuterostomia
-possess all 4 chordate features
-posterior end is buried in sand
-anterior end is exposed to water currents
The digestive system of Cephalochordata (2)
-precursor of vertebrate organs
-contains a midgut caecum which houses the liver and pancreas