The Vertebrates Flashcards
relatives of chordates
- phylum echinodermata
- phylum hemichordata
basal group within the deuterostome lineage and sister to the chordates
ambulacraria
3 characteristics of ambulacraria
- tripartite coelom
- similar larval forms
- axial complex
tripartite coelom
- perivisceral
- hydrocoel
- hermal
2 similar larval forms
- bipinnaria
- tornaria
axial complex
specialized metanephridium
similarities of echinoderms and chordates
- shared deuterostome development
- both ambulacrarians (Echinoderms and hemichordates)
- have similar larvae
share numerous developmental similarities with both chordates and echinoderms and hold great promise for providing insights into early origins of both chordate and deuterostome development
hemichordates
invertebrate chordates
photochordates
4 characteristics of chordates
- notochord
- dorsal hollow nerve cord
- post-anal tail
- pharyngeal slits
represent the most basally divergent lineage of chordates, being the sister group of urochordates and vertebrates
cephalochordates (Amphioxus)
constitute a large group of marine animals whose recent common ancestry with vertebrates is reflected in their tadpole-like larvae
urochordates (Tunicates)
body plan of vertebrates
- head
- neural tube
- notochord
- trunk
- tail
classification of vertebrates
- superclass agnatha
- superclass gnathostomata
2 classes under superclass agnatha
- class myxini (hagfish)
- class cephalaspidomorphi (lamprey)
7 classes under superclass gnasthomata
- class chondrichthyes
- class actinopterygii (ray-finned fish)
- class sarcopterygii (lobe-finned fish)
- class amphibia
- class reptilia
- class aves
- class mammalia
unusual animals;
lampreys are ectoparasites;
hagfish are deep sea scavengers;
lack paired fins / limbs;
lack mineralized skeleton
agnathans
examples of SC Elasmobranchii under class chondrichthyes
- sharks
- ray skates
examples of SC Holosephali under class chondrichthyes
- chimaraes
dominant class of vertebrates;
comprise 99% of 30k fish species;
fins supported by horny spines (rays)
class actinopterygii (ray-finned fish)
fleshy lobed fins;
includes caelacanths (Latimeria) and lung fish
class sarcopterygii (lobe-finned fish)