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Echinodermata, Chordata

deuterostomes vs protostomes

  • protostomes - Annelida, Mollusca, Arthropoda
    • spiral cell division
    • mesoderm forms near blastospore
    • blastospore >> mouth
    • determinate embryonic development - cell fate fixed early on
  • deuterostomes - Echinodermata, Hemichordata, Chordata
    • radial cell division
    • mesoderm forms opposite blastospore
    • blastospore >> anus
    • indeterminate embryonic development - cell fate fixed later in development

phylum Echinodermata - “spiny-skinned”

  • level of organization - organ systems
  • body symmetry - pentamerous (bilateral larvae, radial adults)
  • alimentary structures - 2-hole tube
  • triploblastic
  • endoskeleton - ossicle bones on inside of organism
    • calcified bones, not chitin
  • water vascular system - uses water to move
    • ring canal - surrounds center
    • five radial canals - 1 on each leg
    • madreporite - where water enters
    • ampulla - controls the tube feet that make the organism move
  • papula - simple gills that project out into the water
  • Class Asteroidea - sea stars
  • Class Ophiuroidea - brittle stars, can move w/ legs like cephalopod instead of tube feet

phylum Chordata - “cord”

  • level of organization - organ systems
  • body symmetry - bilateral
  • alimentary structures - 2-hole tube
  • triploblastic
  • has dorsal hollow nerve cord, notochord, pharyngeal slits, postanal tail
  • subphylum Urochordata - tunicates, sea squirts
    • free-swimming larvae have chordate characteristics
    • sessile adults only keep the pharyngeal slits
  • subphylum Cephalochordata - lancelets
  • subphylum Vertebrata - notochord replaced by bone during development
    • contains fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals
  • Class Agnatha - “w/o jaws”
    • lampreys, hagfishes
    • no jaws, paired appendages
    • cartilaginous skeleton
  • Class Chondrichthyes - “cartilaginous fish”
    • sharks, skates, rays
    • cartilaginous skeleton
    • placoid scales
  • Class Osteichthyes - “bony fish”
    • gar, bass, coelacanth, perch, etc
    • most diverse vertebrate class
    • air/swim bladder
    • operculum - covers the gills
    • fins - caudal (tail), pectoral (sides), dorsal (top), pelvic (bottom), anal (bottom down, in front of caudal)
  • Class Amphibia - “dual life”
    • frogs, toads, salamanders
    • lives on land, but must return to water for fertilization
  • Class Reptilia - “to creep”
    • turtles, snakes, lizards
    • has dry skin w/ scales >> better suited for land
    • has amniotic land egg
  • Class Aves - birds
    • feathers (replaced scales)
    • forelimbs >> wings
  • Class Mammalia - “beast”
    • hair, body fat
    • mammary glands
    • diaphragm to force air into lungs
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