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Phylogeny Flashcards

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Ancestral characteristic synonym

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Plesiomorphic

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Derived characteristic synonym

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Apomorphic

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Synapomorphy

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Derived character/trait that is shared between two or more taxa

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Monophyletic group

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An ancestor and all of its descendants

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Paraphyletic group

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An ancestor and some of its descendants

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Polyphetic group

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Taxa that are not descended from an immediate common ancestor

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Chordate characteristics (5)

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1) Dorsal hollow nerve chord
2) Notochord
3) Pharyngeal slits
4) Post-anal tail
5) Endostyle (thyroid)

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Embryonic origin of dorsal hollow nerve cord

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Ectoderm

neural tube

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Embryonic origin of notochord

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Mesoderm

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Chordata subphylums

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Cephalochordata, urochordata, vertebrata

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Urochordata distinguishing features

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Dramatic metamorphosis, filter feeding

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Cephalochordata distinguishing features

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No metamorphosis, filter feeding

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Echinodermata distinguishing features

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Dramatic metamorphosis, pentaradial symmetry in adults, bilateral symmetry in larvae

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Hemichordata distinguishing features

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Three sections: proboscis, collar, and trunk, no post-anal tail but has pharyngeal slits

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Vertebrata distinguishing features

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Vertebrae, very diverse, usually have red blood cells, brains, sense organs, a cranium, closed circulatory system. TBH, what you think of when you think “animal”

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Agnatha

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Jawless vertebrae

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Gnathostomata

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Jawed vertebrae

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18
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Agnathan classes

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Myxinoidea (hagfish)

Petromyzontida (lampreys)

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Protostome

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blastopore = mouth hole

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Deuterostome

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blastopore = butt hole

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Amniotes

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Organisms with amniotic eggs with EEM’s like chorion, allantois

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Anamniotes

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Organism with anamniotic eggs (i.e. amphibians)

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Myxinoidea

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Hagfish, agnathans

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Eutheria

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Chorioallantoic EEM’s, live young, “us”

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Holocephali

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Subgroup of chondrichthyes, contains ratfish

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Petromyzontida

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Lampreys

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Elasmobranchii

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Subgroup of chondrichthyes, contains rays, sharks

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Chondrichthyes

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Cartilagenous fish

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Teleostei

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Ray-finned fish (NOT to be confused with teleostomi, which is osteichthyes + tetrapods)

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Actinopterygii

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Under paraphyletic group osteichthyes, also known as ray-finned fish.

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Sarcopterygii

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Fleshy-finned fish, such as lungfish. Under paraphyletic group osteichthyes

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Osteichthyes

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Bony fish

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Tetrapoda

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Bony vertebrata with “legs”

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Teleostomi

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Monophyletic group of osteichthyes + tetrapoda

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Amphibia

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Anamniotic organisms with thin mucousy skin and aquatic young but terrestrial adults. Example: frogs, toads, salamanders

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Sauropsida

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“Reptiles” and birds

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Parareptilia

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Anapsid skulls (otic notch is analogous). Turtles

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Mammalia

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Synapsid skulls, with fur and mammary glands, endothermy

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Monotremata

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ECHIDNA AND PLATYPUS. OH MY GOSSSSHHHH PUGGLES

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Synapsida

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Organisms with synapsid skulls (really for all intents and purposes synonymous with mammalia in this course)

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Eureptilia

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Taxa containing archosauria and lepidosauria. Dyapsid skulls

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Archosauria

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Contains aves, crocodilia, dinosauria (extinct)

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Lepidosauria

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Contains squamata and sphenodonta

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Sphenodonta

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Tuatara (huge-headed reptile lizard thing, it’s p. cool)

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Squamata

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Snakes, lizards, amphisbaenids

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Aves

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Birds

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Crocodilia

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Crocodiles, alligators,

48
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Metatheria

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Aka marsupials, yolk sac placenta, live but tiny and pouched young

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