Platyhelminthes and Rotifera Flashcards
are all bilaterians also lophotrochozoans
NO
are all lophotrochozoans bilaterians
yes
what is present in ALL bilaterian animals
- triploblastic with coelom present
traits of bilaterians
- bilateral symmetry
- triploblastic development
- coelom
- digestive tract has TWO openings
clade bilateria contains
- Lophotrochozoa
- Ecdysozoa
- Deuterostomia
what WAS the clade Lophotrochozoa identified by and what is it identified by NOW
WAS - morphological data
NOW - genetics and DNA
what are two traits of Lophotrochozoa
- lophophore for feeding
- trochophore larval stage
Playhelminthes are
flatworms
Playhelminthes traits (5)
- protostomes
- triploblastic
- acoelomate
- free-living and parasitic forms
- lack organs specialized for gas exchange and circulation
habitats of Playhelminthes
marine
freshwater
damp terrestrial
what other lineage is similar to acoelomates
phylum Acoela
are the similarities between Playhelminthes and Phylum Acoela analogous or homologous
analogous - convergent evolution
what is the importance of Acoela
they are the basal lineages of Bilaterians and show the ancestral condition
what can be inferred about the body plan of the CA of all bilaterians based on ACOELA location
Acoela shows the ancestral traits of the cA of bilaterians (such as flat and being acoelomate)
is the trait of being flattened dorsoventrally a convergence or divergence in other lineages
convergence (analogous)
what structure makes up the uniqueness of Playhelminthes excretory system
Flame cells AKA protonephridia
Flame cells are found in
Platyhelminth
Platyhelminth have a _____ cavity and thus ____ hole(s)
gastrovascular and one