Phylum Hemichordata Flashcards
Phylum Hemichordata
Common name?
Acorn worms and Pterobranchs
Phylum Hemichordata
Germ layer
Triploblastic: coelomate
Phylum Hemichordata
Digestive tract?
Complete
Phylum Hemichordata
Respiratory structure?
Ciliated pharyngeal gill slits
Phylum Hemichordata
Feeding behavior?
Filter / Suspension feeding
Phylum Hemichordata
Excretory structures?
No specialized structures
Phylum Hemichordata
Skeleton type?
Hydrostatic skeleton
Phylum Hemichordata
Symmetry?
Bilateral symmetry
Phylum Hemichordata
Nervous system
Dorsal solid nerve cord
No ganglia
Phylum Hemichordata
Circulatory system?
Open circulatory system
1 or 2 contractile vessels
Phylum Hemichordata
What are the 3 body regions?
Proboscis
Collar
Trunk
Phylum Hemichordata
Acorn worm proboscis function?
Filter feeding
Phylum Hemichordata
Pterobranchs proboscis function?
Secretes a worm tube for protection
Phylum Hemichordata
Collar function?
Protect the mouth
Phylum Hemichordata
Trunk function?
Life’s processes