Phylogeny Tree Flashcards
Porifera Classes
Demospongiae, Hexactinellidae, Calcarea
Cnidaria Synapomorphies
Cnidocytes and Diploblastic (true tissues)
Characteristics of Cnidaria
No CNS, lack cephalization, and no organs
Cnidaria Classes
Hydrozoa, Cubozoa, Scyphozoa, Anthozoa
Characteristics of Ctenophores
combroes, and colloblasts (bubble head with granules that stick to prey and pull to mouth)
Characteristics of Arthropoda
Segmentation, Complete exoskeleton, jointed appendages
Examples of Arthropoda
Insects, mites, crustaceans, spiders, trilobites, millipedes, centipedes.
Arthropoda Classes
Branchiopoda, Ostracoda, Copepoda, Cirripedia, Malacostraca (Peracarid - brood pouch (carry eggs internal) and Eucarids - no brood pouch (carry eggs after laying them first)