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Simple Squamos

Simple Cuboidal

Simple Columnar

Stratified Columnar

Pseudostratified Columnar

Loose Connective tissue

Fibrous Connective Tissue

Cartilage

Bone

Adipose

Skeletal Muscle

Smooth Muscle

Cardiac Muscle

Nervous Tissue

-What characteristic is responsible for the branching off of sponges from the other animals?
-What level of organization do these demonstrate?
-What does the word “Porifera” mean?
-What is the name of the flagellated cells seen in sponges?
-Wh...

-What characteristic is responsible for the branching off of sponges from the other animals?


-What level of organization do these demonstrate?


-What does the word “Porifera” mean?


-What is the name of the flagellated cells seen in sponges?


-What characteristics are used to divide this phylum into classes?


-When did they show up in the fossil record?


-What time does the molecular clock information suggest?


-Where are they distributed?


-Where do they live?

What characteristic is responsible for the branching off of sponges from the other animals? loose aggregate cell


What level of organization do these demonstrate? Cellular-level


What does the word “Porifera” mean? Pore bearers


What is the name of the flagellated cells seen in sponges? Choanocytes


What characteristics are used to divide this phylum into classes? Canal system, the type of skeletal structures


When did they show up in the fossil record? What time does the molecular clock information suggest? Cambrian Period, Precambian


Where are they distributed? Where do they live? Worldwide, living in a wide range of ocean habitats from the polar regions to the tropics


-What is the name of the central cavity of a sponge?


-What is the name of the large opening at the top of the sponge?


-What are the three body types found in sponges and where are the flagellated cells in each type?


-What are the names of the skeletal structures seen in sponges? What are they made of?

What is the name of the central cavity of a sponge? spongoceol




What is the name of the large opening at the top of the sponge? osculum




What are the three body types found in sponges and where are the flagellated cells in each type? asconoid, synconoid, leuconoid




What are the names of the skeletal structures seen in sponges? What are they made of? spicule-made up of calcium carbonate or silica


spongin-made up of protein

Asconoid


Flagellated Spongocoel

Synconoid


Flagellated Canals

Leuconoid


Flagellated Chambers

Spicules


Calcium carbonate or silica

Spongin


Protein

Not pictured
Prosopyle- opening between canals
Osculum- large opening at top of sponge

Not pictured


Prosopyle- opening between canals


Osculum- large opening at top of sponge

What is this an example of?


What shape do these sponges demonstrate?


What body types do they demonstrate?


What skeletal type do they have?


Where are they found?


What type of habitat are they found in?

What is this an example of?




What shape do these sponges demonstrate?




What body types do they demonstrate?




What skeletal type do they have?




Where are they found?




What type of habitat are they found in?

What is this an example of? Calcarea




What shape do these sponges demonstrate? Vase-shaped




What body types do they demonstrate? Radially symmetrical


Asconoid, Synconoid, Leuconoid




What skeletal type do they have? Calcium Carbonate spicules




Where are they found? Strictly marine, worldwide




What type of habitat are they found in? Shallow tropical waters

What is this an example of?


What are these sponges often referred to as?


What body types do they demonstrate?


What skeletal types do they have?


Where are they found? 


Where are they particularly common?


What type of habitat are they fo...

What is this an example of?




What are these sponges often referred to as?




What body types do they demonstrate?




What skeletal types do they have?




Where are they found?




Where are they particularly common?




What type of habitat are they found in?

What is this an example of? Hexactinellidae




What are these sponges often referred to as? Glass sponges




What body types do they demonstrate? Syconoid, Leuconoid




What skeletal types do they have? Six-Sided Silica Spicules




Where are they found? Where are they particularly common? All Oceans, Antarctic and Northern Pacific Waters




What type of habitat are they found in? At depths of 450-900 meters

What is this an example of?


What % of this phylum is made up from this class?


Which part of this class is the most economically important to humans?


What body types do they demonstrate?


What skeletal type do they have?


Where are they fou...

What is this an example of?




What % of this phylum is made up from this class?




Which part of this class is the most economically important to humans?




What body types do they demonstrate?




What skeletal type do they have?




Where are they found?




What type of habitat are they found in?

What is this an example of? Demospongiae




What % of this phylum is made up from this class? (81%)




Which part of this class is the most economically important to humans? bath sponges




What body types do they demonstrate? Leuconoid




What skeletal type do they have? Sillica Spicules and/or spongin




Where are they found? Worldwide




What type of habitat are they found in? Marine dwellers, but spongilida live in freshwater

What characteristic is responsible for the branching off of this from the other animals?


What level of organization do they demonstrate?


How many tissue layers do these organisms have?


What two body forms do these organisms demonstrate?


Wh...

What characteristic is responsible for the branching off of this from the other animals?




What level of organization do they demonstrate?




How many tissue layers do these organisms have?




What two body forms do these organisms demonstrate?




What is the name of the central Cavity?




What is the name of the stinging capsule these organisms use to capture food?




When did this phylum show up in evolutionary history?




Where is this phyla found?

Cnidaria


What characteristic is responsible for the branching off of this from the other animals? Radial Symmetry




What level of organization do they demonstrate? Tissue-level




How many tissue layers do these organisms have? Diploblastic: True outer epidermis and inner endodermis


Separated mesoglea- body plan> sac that surrounds gastrovascular activity




What two body forms do these organisms demonstrate? Polyp and Medusa (Polymorphic)




What is the name of the central Cavity? Gastrovascular Cavity




What is the name of the stinging capsule these organisms use to capture food? Nematocyst




When did this phylum show up in evolutionary history? 580 million years ago




Where is this phyla found? Freshwater and Marine


Exclusively aquatic, predominantly marine

What is this an example of?


What type of animals are they usually?


What body types do they demonstrate?


What is the name of the shelf seen on the medusa?


How are the polyps usually arranged?


Where is this class found?

What is this an example of?




What type of animals are they usually?




What body types do they demonstrate?




What is the name of the shelf seen on the medusa?




How are the polyps usually arranged?




Where is this class found?

What is this an example of? Hydrozoa




What type of animals are they usually? Very small, predatory, some are solitary and colonial




What body types do they demonstrate? Polyp and medusa




What is the name of the shelf seen on the medusa? Vellum




How are the polyps usually arranged? Colonial; lifecycle contains planula larvae




Where is this class found? Most in salt water; few in freshwater



What is this an example of?


What body form do they possess?


How do they reproduce asexually? 


Sexually?


Why are they especially interesting to biologists?


Where are they found?


What habitat are they found in? 


 What is their diet?

What is this an example of?




What body form do they possess?




How do they reproduce asexually?




Sexually?




Why are they especially interesting to biologists?




Where are they found?




What habitat are they found in?




What is their diet?

What is this an example of? Hydra




What body form do they possess? only a polyp




How do they reproduce asexually? Sexually? budding; testes & ovaries




Why are they especially interesting to biologists? regenerative abilities




Where are they found? Native to temperate and tropical region




What habitat are they found in? Freshwater




What is their diet? Aquatic Invertebrates

Budding


Asexual Reproduction

Hydra Ovaries


Female

Hydra Testes


Male

A. Gastrovascular Cavity


B. Gastrodermis


C. Epidermis


D. Mesoglea


E. Tentacles


F. Basal Disc



What is this an example of?


What body form do they possess?


What is the specialized structure used for feeding? 


Reproduction?


Where are they found? 


Where are the medusa commonly found?


What habitat are they found in?


What is their ...

What is this an example of?




What body form do they possess?




What is the specialized structure used for feeding?




Reproduction?




Where are they found?




Where are the medusa commonly found?




What habitat are they found in?




What is their diet?

What is this an example of? Hydrozoa - Obelia




What body form do they possess? Polyp and Medusa




What is the specialized structure used for feeding? Hydranth


Reproduction? Gonangium




Where are they found? Worldwide but high arctic and antarctic seas


Where are the medusa commonly found?


Coastal and offshore plankton




What habitat are they found in? Marine and some freshwaters




What is their diet? Zooplankton, worms, and crustacean

Hydrozoa Obelia polyp stage

Hydrozoa Obelia


Medusa stage

Polyp

Polyp

Medusa

Medusa

What is this an example of?


What body form do they possess? 


What is it made up of?




What is the name of the specialized structure used as a float? 


What do the stings cause?


Where are they found?


What habitat are they found in?


Wha...

What is this an example of?




What body form do they possess?




What is it made up of?






What is the name of the specialized structure used as a float?




What do the stings cause?




Where are they found?




What habitat are they found in?




What is their diet?

What is this an example of? Portuguese Man of War




What body form do they possess? Siphonophore


What is it made up of? Zooids




What is the name of the specialized structure used as a float? Pneumatophore




What do the stings cause? Severe pain (1-3 hrs),


whip-like welts(2-3 days))




Where are they found? Warm waters around the world. Tropical/sub-tropical




What habitat are they found in? floating on the top of the ocean




What is their diet? small fish, plankton, and crustaceans.

What is this an example of?


What body form do they possess?


What is it often called?


Where are they found? 


Where are the medusa commonly found?


What habitat are they found in?


What is their diet?

What is this an example of?




What body form do they possess?




What is it often called?




Where are they found?




Where are the medusa commonly found?




What habitat are they found in?




What is their diet?

What is this an example of? Hydrozoa - Gonionemus




What body form do they possess? A small jelly




What is it often called? Clinging jelly




Where are they found? Where are the medusa commonly found? Warmer regions of the atlantic and indo-pacific oceans




What habitat are they found in? Attached to eelgrass, sea lettuce, or various types of algae.




What is their diet? small fish and zooplankton

What is this an example of?


What are these individuals usually called?


What makes the medusa different from the hydrozoa?


Where are they found?


What habitats are they found in?

What is this an example of?




What are these individuals usually called?




What makes the medusa different from the hydrozoa?




Where are they found?




What habitats are they found in?

What is this an example of? Scyphozoa




What are these individuals usually called? True Jellies




What makes the medusa different from the hydrozoa? Usually lack a vellum




Where are they found? Every ocean




What habitats are they found in? exclusively marine, shallow waters, shore


Thrive in eutrophic conditions

What is this an example of?


How are these jellies often recognized?


What are they only capable of when they swim?


Where are they found?


What habitat are they found in?


What is their diet?

What is this an example of?




How are these jellies often recognized?




What are they only capable of when they swim?




Where are they found?




What habitat are they found in?




What is their diet?

What is this an example of? Scyphozoa; Moon Jelly; Aurelia




How are these jellies often recognized? 4 horseshoe shaped gonads




What are they only capable of when they swim? Limited motion, drifts with the current even when swimming




Where are they found? Most of worlds oceans




What habitat are they found in? Estuaries and harbors




What is their diet? Medusae, plankton, mollusks

What is this an example of?


What body shape do they have?


What color are they?


Where are they found?


What habitat are they found in?


What is their diet?

What is this an example of?




What body shape do they have?




What color are they?




Where are they found?




What habitat are they found in?




What is their diet?

What is this an example of? Anthozoa - Sea Anemones




What body shape do they have? Roughly Cylindrical




What color are they? Deep green color to a light yellowish or grey color




Where are they found? Intertidal Zones




What habitat are they found in? Low tide zone in calmer water




What is their diet? Small fish, snails, limpets, crabs, and other marine life

Class: Anthozoa


What makes this class different from the other cnidarians?


What does the word Anthozoa mean?


How are they grouped?


Where are they found?


What habitats are they found in?

What makes this class different from the other cnidarians? Do not have medusa stage in their development




What does the word Anthozoa mean? Flower animal




How are they grouped? Solitary or large colonies




Where are they found? Worldwide in all oceans




What habitats are they found in? Sessile on ocean floor or rocky shores

What does this represent?
What is a coral group?
What do these species create over generations?
Where are they found?
What habitat are they found in?
What is their diet? 
What is the name of the symbiotic algae?

What does this represent?


What is a coral group?


What do these species create over generations?


Where are they found?


What habitat are they found in?


What is their diet?


What is the name of the symbiotic algae?

What does this represent? Anthozoa-Algae


What is a coral group? Colony of myriad genetically identical polyps


What do these species create over generations? Large exoskeleton


Where are they found? Worldwide, most occur in tropical/subtropical seas


What habitat are they found in? Shallow to deeper waters depending on species


What is their diet? Small fish, plankton food from symbiotic algae


What is the name of the symbiotic algae? Zooanthellae

What is this?
What structure do the polyps take?
What chemical do they produce?
What is is used for?
Where are they found?
What habitat are they found in?
What is their diet?

What is this?


What structure do the polyps take?


What chemical do they produce?


What is is used for?


Where are they found?


What habitat are they found in?


What is their diet?

What is this? Anthozoa- Sea Fan


What structure do the polyps take? Normally erect, flattened, branching, reminiscent of a fan


What chemical do they produce? Diterpenes


What is is used for? Protection and some of these are important


Where are they found? Throughout the oceans of the world, especially in the tropics and subtropics


What habitat are they found in? Typically shallow waters


What is their diet? Plankton

What is this?
What type of organization do they have?
What is their body plan?
What does the word ctenophore mean?
How do these organisms differ from Cnidarians?
What are they known for among the animal kingdom?
When did they show up in the evolu...

What is this?


What type of organization do they have?


What is their body plan?


What does the word ctenophore mean?


How do these organisms differ from Cnidarians?


What are they known for among the animal kingdom?


When did they show up in the evolutionary history?


Where are they found?

What is this? Ctenophora (comb jelly)


What type of organization do they have? Tissue-level


What is their body plan? Sac that surrounds gastrovascular cavity


What does the word ctenophore mean? Comb bearer


How do these organisms differ from Cnidarians? Comb plates with cilia; colloblasts capture prey


What are they known for among the animal kingdom? Largest animal to move by cilia


When did they show up in the evolutionary history? 510 Mya-Cambrian


Where are they found? Marine habitats worldwide

What is the evidence that these protostome animals are monophyletic?
What phyla belong tooth's clade?
What are the two main groups and what characteristics do they have?

What is the evidence that these protostome animals are monophyletic?


What phyla belong tooth's clade?


What are the two main groups and what characteristics do they have?

What is the evidence that these protostome animals are monophyletic? RNA Molecular evidence


What phyla belong to this clade? Platyhelmenthines, ectoprocta, brachiopod, rotifera, nemertea, mollusca, annelida


What are the two main groups and what characteristics do they have? Trochozoans have larvae that form with ring of cilia around the middle


Lophophorates have horse shaped structures covered with ciliated tentacles



What characteristic us responsible for the branching off of the flatworms from earlier animals?
What characteristic first shows up in this phylum?
What level of organization do these organisms demonstrate?
How many tissue layers do they have?
Wha...

What characteristic us responsible for the branching off of the flatworms from earlier animals?


What characteristic first shows up in this phylum?


What level of organization do these organisms demonstrate?


How many tissue layers do they have?


What type of digestive system is seem in these animals?


When did they first show up in evolutionary history?


Where are they found?

What characteristic us responsible for the branching off of the flatworms from earlier animals? No space between gastrovascular cavities, muscles are acoelomates


What characteristic first shows up in this phylum? Bilateral symmetry


What level of organization do these organisms demonstrate? Organ system


How many tissue layers do they have? Triploblastic: true outer epidermis and inner endodermis, separated by mesoderm's surrounds gastrovascular cavity


What type of digestive system is seem in these animals? interconnecting


When did they first show up in evolutionary history? unknown


Where are they found? Free-living parasitic species

Turbellarians-Flatworms
What flatworms are included in this class?
What are they known for?
Where are they found?
What habitat are they found in?

Turbellarians-Flatworms


What flatworms are included in this class?


What are they known for?


Where are they found?


What habitat are they found in?

What flatworms are included in this class? Includes all subgroups that are not exclusively parasitic


What are they known for? Regenerative skills


Where are they found? Worldwide


What habitat are they found in? Marine, freshwater, + most terrestrial environments



Turbellarian- Planaria
What is the name of the eyespots and what is their function?
What is the name of the bumps on the side and what is their function?
What are they known for?
Where are they found?
What habitat are they found in?

Turbellarian- Planaria


What is the name of the eyespots and what is their function?


What is the name of the bumps on the side and what is their function?


What are they known for?


Where are they found?


What habitat are they found in?

What is the name of the eyespots and what is their function? Ocelli used for light detection


What is the name of the bumps on the side and what is their function? Auricles used as chemical detectors


What are they known for? Regenerative properties


Where are they found? Africa, Europe, Middle East, Australia


What habitat are they found in? Freshwater, carnivorous diet of freshwater invertebrates

Anterior cross section

Pharyngeal

Posterior

What are these?
What is the name of the "skin" on these organisms?
What type of hosts harbor species that parasitize humans?
Where are they found?
What habitats are they found in?

What are these?


What is the name of the "skin" on these organisms?


What type of hosts harbor species that parasitize humans?


Where are they found?


What habitats are they found in?

What are these? Trematoda- Flukes


What is the name of the "skin" on these organisms? Tegument


What type of hosts harbor species that parasitize humans? Primary host: vertebrate> snails, crabs, fish, birds


Where are they found? Worldwide


What habitats are they found in? Internal parasites

A: oral sucker


B. Pharynx


C. Ventral Sucker


D. Testes


E. Ovaries


F. Uterus


G. Shell Gland


H. Yolk Gland

What is this?
Where is this found in humans?
How many people do they infect?
Where are they found?
what are their hosts?
How are humans infected?

What is this?


Where is this found in humans?


How many people do they infect?


Where are they found?


what are their hosts?


How are humans infected?

What is this? Trematoda- human liver fluke


Where is this found in humans? Mainly in common bile duct and gall bladder


How many people do they infect? 30,000 humans


Where are they found? 85% found in china


what are their hosts? Freshwater snails: larval form burros out of snail into fish


How are humans infected? Eating fish

What is this? 
How are humans infected?
Where is this species found in humans?
How many countries is this species found in?
Which ones is it predominant?
What are their hosts?

What is this?


How are humans infected?


Where is this species found in humans?


How many countries is this species found in?


Which ones is it predominant?


What are their hosts?

What is this? Trematoda- Chinese Liver Fluke - Schistosoma mansion


How are humans infected? When larvae recognize human skin they burro into skin heading for the lungs then migrate to the heart which carries them through circulatory system


Where is this species found in humans? Blood vessels


How many countries is this species found in?54 countries


Which ones is it predominant? South America and the carribean, afraid, and Middle East


What are their hosts? Humans- parasite undergoes sexual reproduction


single intermediate snails host where there are number of asexual reproductive stages

What class is this?
What is the common name?
Where do the adults live?
Juveniles?
What is the name of the head?
What is the name of the body parts?
Where are they found?
What habitat are they found in?

What class is this?


What is the common name?


Where do the adults live?


Juveniles?


What is the name of the head?


What is the name of the body parts?


Where are they found?


What habitat are they found in?

What class is this? Cestoidea


What is the common name? Tapeworms


Where do the adults live? Digestive tracts of vertebrates


Juveniles? bodies of other species as juvenile


What is the name of the head? Scolex


What is the name of the body parts? Proglottids


Where are they found? Worldwide


What habitat are they found in? Internal parasites

What phylum is this?
What type of coelom do they possess?
What type of digestive system do they have?
What level of level of organization do they demonstrate?
How many tissue layers do these organisms have?
What does the word "rotifer"?
What two ...

What phylum is this?


What type of coelom do they possess?


What type of digestive system do they have?


What level of level of organization do they demonstrate?


How many tissue layers do these organisms have?


What does the word "rotifer"?


What two characteristics do these animals have?


When are they first found in the evolutionary history?


What habitat are they found in?

What is this? Phylum: ROTIFERA


What type of coelom do they possess?Pseudocoelomate body plan


What type of digestive system do they have? Alimentary canal (Both mouth and anus)


What level of level of organization do they demonstrate? Organ-system


How many tissue layers do these organisms have? Triploblastic


What does the word "rotifer" mean? Wheel bearer because they have jaws and a crown of cilia


What two characteristics do these animals have?Jaws and a crown of cilia


When are they first found in the evolutionary history? Early Eocene


What habitat are they found in? Freshwater, animals around the world

What phylum is this?
What does "ectoproct" mean?
What does their common name (Bryozoans) mean? 
When are they first found in the evolutionary history?
Where are they found?

What phylum is this?


What does "ectoproct" mean?


What does their common name (Bryozoans) mean?


When are they first found in the evolutionary history?


Where are they found?

What phylum is this? Ectoprocta


What does "ectoproct" mean? Outside Anus


What does their common name (Bryozoans) mean? Resemble mosses, called moss animals


When are they first found in the evolutionary history? Late Jurassic although they probably have been around much longer


Where are they found? Found in the sea, in colonies encased in a hard exoskeleton associated with coral reefs but are also found in lakes and rivers

What phylum is this?
How do these animals differ from clams?
When are they first found in the evolutionary history?
Where are they found?

What phylum is this?


How do these animals differ from clams?


When are they first found in the evolutionary history?


Where are they found?

What phylum is this? Brachiopoda


How do these animals differ from clams? Valves (shells) are dorsal and ventral rather than lateral (lamp shells)


When are they first found in the evolutionary history? Cambrian


Where are they found?Marine environment usually attached to sea floor

What phylum is this?
What three characteristics do proboscis worms have that are not found in other "flatworms"?
Why is their phylogenetic position being debated?
Where are they found?
What habitats are they found in?

What phylum is this?


What three characteristics do proboscis worms have that are not found in other "flatworms"?


Why is their phylogenetic position being debated?


Where are they found?


What habitats are they found in?

What phylum is this? Nemertea


What three characteristics do proboscis worms have that are not found in other "flatworms"? Coelomate body plan but have a fluid sac that some suggest may be an early coelom. Alimentary canal and closed circulatory system


Why is their phylogenetic position being debated? Fossils found in the mid Cambrian, but confirmation of fossils being ribbon worms is still pending


Where are they found? Tropics and subtropics


What habitats are they found in?Few live in the open ocean while the rest find or make hiding places on the bottom. About a dozen species live on land in cool, damp places

What phylum is this?
What characteristic is responsible for the branching off of the segmented worms from earlier animals?
What level of organization do these organisms demonstrate?
How many tissue layers do these organisms have?
What is the name...

What phylum is this?


What characteristic is responsible for the branching off of the segmented worms from earlier animals?


What level of organization do these organisms demonstrate?


How many tissue layers do these organisms have?


What is the name of the bristles seen on some of these animals?


What is the names of the side feet seen in some animals?


When do they appear in the evolutionary history?


What habitats are they found in?

What phylum is this? Annelida


What characteristic is responsible for the branching off of the segmented worms from earlier animals? Eucoelomates that have a true coelom lined with mesoderm and they are soft bodied and segmented


What level of organization do these organisms demonstrate? Organ system


How many tissue layers do these organisms have? Triploblastic


What is the name of the bristles seen on some of these animals? Setae


What is the names of the side feet seen in some animals? Parapodia


When do they appear in the evolutionary history? 516 MYA-early cabman


What habitats are they found in? Worldwide distribution and occur in marine and fresh water along with terrestrial soils

What class is this?
What two former classes are now currently combined into this class (now lowered to clades)?
How many setae do they have?
Do they have parapodia?
what is the name of the unique reproductive organ and what is its function?
What ...

What class is this?


What two former classes are now currently combined into this class (now lowered to clades)?


How many setae do they have?


Do they have parapodia?


what is the name of the unique reproductive organ and what is its function?


What is the evolutionary history of this class?


What habitants are these organisms found in?

What class is this? Clitellata


What two former classes are now currently combined into this class (now lowered to clades)? Oligochaete and hirurinidea


How many setae do they have? Few or no setae per segment


Do they have parapodia? No


What is the name of the unique reproductive organ and what is its function? Ring shaped criterium around their bodies, which produces a coccoon


What is the evolutionary history of this class? Earliest known fossil burrow of clitella are known from the triassic period 250 may


What habitants are these organisms found in?Marine environments as distinct as tidal zones and hydrothermal vents, others in moist terrestrial environments

What clade is this?
What unique characteristic do they have?
Where are they found?
What is their diet?

What clade is this?


What unique characteristic do they have?


Where are they found?


What is their diet?

What clade is this? Oligochaeta


What unique characteristic do they have? Earthworms have sticky pad in the root of the mouth


Where are they found? Burrowers but some are aquatic and marine found all over the world


What is their diet?Wholly or partly decomposed organic materials

What clade is this?
What does the same mean?
How do they move?
Where are they found? 
What do they eat?

What clade is this?


What does the same mean?


How do they move?


Where are they found?


What do they eat?

What clade is this? Hirundea


What does the same mean? "Leech shaped"


How do they move? Suckers at both ends of their body


Where are they found? Marine and freshwater


What do they eat? Marine mostly blood on fish, while most freshwaters are predators

What class is this?
How many setae do they have?
Do they have parapodia?
What is the evolutionary history of this class?
What habitats are these organisms found in?

What class is this?


How many setae do they have?


Do they have parapodia?


What is the evolutionary history of this class?


What habitats are these organisms found in?

What class is this? Polychaeta


How many setae do they have? Multiple


Do they have parapodia? Parapodia functions as limbs and they are thought to be chemosensors


What is the evolutionary history of this class?Early carbon (516 mya)


What habitats are these organisms found in? Most marine- although a few freshwater and some on lamb


Free living or live in tubes they secrete

What phylum is this?
What characteristic is responsible for the branching off of the mollusks from earlier mammals?
What level of organization do these organisms demonstrate?
How many tissue layers do these organisms have?
What is the shell made ...

What phylum is this?


What characteristic is responsible for the branching off of the mollusks from earlier mammals?


What level of organization do these organisms demonstrate?


How many tissue layers do these organisms have?


What is the shell made of?


What three body parts do they all have?


What structure do most of these animals have?


When did they show up in evolutionary history?


Where are they found?

What phylum is this? Mollusca


What characteristic is responsible for the branching off of the mollusks from earlier mammals? Coelomates that are soft-bodied and unsegmented


What level of organization do these organisms demonstrate? Organ system


How many tissue layers do these organisms have?What is the shell made of? Triploblastic


What three body parts do they all have? Calcium Carbonate shell


What structure do most of these animals have? RADULA- rasping organ


When did they show up in evolutionary history? Origin still in question due to arguments on whether these early fossils are actually mollusks- AT LEAST CAMBIAN


Where are they found? Largest phylum- 23% of all marine organisms, freshwater and terrestrial habitat

Mollusca

Mollusca

What class is this?
What is different about this group compared to other mollusks?
What is the foot used for?
Do they have a head?
Do they have a radula?
When were the living species discovered?
Where are they found?
What habitat are they found in?

What class is this?


What is different about this group compared to other mollusks?


What is the foot used for?


Do they have a head?


Do they have a radula?


When were the living species discovered?


Where are they found?


What habitat are they found in?

What class is this? Monoplacophora


What is different about this group compared to other mollusks? Single shelled animals- segmented


What is the foot used for? Locomotion


Do they have a head? Reduced head


Do they have a radula? Yes


When were the living species discovered? Thought to be extinct until 1952


Where are they found? Deep marine environments of the world


What habitat are they found in? Continental shelves and slops

What class is this?
What is the common name of this species?
What is the foot used for?
Do they have a head?
Do they have a radula?
What is unique about their shell?
Where are they found?
What habitat are they found in?

What class is this?


What is the common name of this species?


What is the foot used for?


Do they have a head?


Do they have a radula?


What is unique about their shell?


Where are they found?


What habitat are they found in?

What class is this? Polyplacaphora


What is the common name of this species? Chiton


What is the foot used for? Locomotion


Do they have a head? Reduced head


Do they have a radula? Yes


What is unique about their shell? 8 overlapping


Where are they found? Worldwide in cold water, warm water, and in the tropics. Most chiton species inhabit intertidal or subtidal zones


What habitat are they found in?Live on hard surfaces such as on or under rocks or in rock crevices

What class is this?
What is the common names of these species?
What is the foot used for?
Do they have a head?
Do they have a radula?
What is unique about their shell?
What is it called when it spiral right?
Left?
What is the process called?
What...

What class is this?


What is the common names of these species?


What is the foot used for?


Do they have a head?


Do they have a radula?


What is unique about their shell?


What is it called when it spiral right?


Left?


What is the process called?


What is the name of the process when they unspiral?


Where are they found?


Habitat?

What class is this? Gastropoda


What is the common names of these species? Snails and slugs


What is the foot used for? Locomotion


Do they have a head? Yes


Do they have a radula? For feeding


What is unique about their shell? Asymmetrical


What is it called when it spiral right? Dextral


Left? Sinistral


What is the process called? Torsion


What is the name of the process when they unspiral? Detorsion


Where are they found? Worldwide


Habitat? Extraordinary diversication of habitats

What class is this?
What is the common names of these species?
What is the foot used for?
Do they have a head?
Do they have a radula?
What is it used for? 
Where are they found?
What habitat are they found in?

What class is this?


What is the common names of these species?


What is the foot used for?


Do they have a head?


Do they have a radula?


What is it used for?


Where are they found?


What habitat are they found in?

What class is this? Scaphopoda


What is the common names of these species? Tooth or tusk shells


What is the foot used for? Burrow into the sand


Do they have a head? Reduced head


Do they have a radula? Yes


What is it used for? Move food into gizzard


Where are they found? Aquatic habitats worldwide


What habitat are they found in?Marine and freshwater

What class is this?
How do they look different from other mollusks?
What are the common names of some of these species?
What is the foot used for?
Do they have a head?
Do they have a radula?


Where are they found?
What habitat are the found in?

What class is this?


How do they look different from other mollusks?


What are the common names of some of these species?


What is the foot used for?


Do they have a head?


Do they have a radula?




Where are they found?


What habitat are the found in?

What class is this? Bivalve (2 shells)


How do they look different from other mollusks? They are mollusks that have laterally compressed bodies enclosed by a shell consisting of two hinged parts


What are the common names of some of these species? Clams, oysters, cookies, mussels, scallops


What is the foot used for? Locomotion and burrowing


Do they have a head? No distinct head


Do they have a radula? Lack radula


Where are they found? Aquatic habitats worldwide


What habitat are the found in? Marine and freshwater

What class is this?
What is the common names of these species?
What is the foot used for?
Do they have a head?
Do they have a radula?
Do they have a shell?
How do they move?
What are they known for among invertebrates?
Where are they found?
What ...

What class is this?


What is the common names of these species?


What is the foot used for?


Do they have a head?


Do they have a radula?


Do they have a shell?


How do they move?


What are they known for among invertebrates?


Where are they found?


What habitat are they found in?

What class is this? Cephlapoda- anomalous (only external shell)


What is the common names of these species? Octopus, squid, cuttle fish and nautilus


What is the foot used for? Move over surfaces and steer when swimming


Do they have a head? Prominent


Do they have a radula? Mouth with radula


Do they have a shell? External, internal or absent


How do they move? Locomotion by siphon (made from the mantle)


What are they known for among invertebrates? Most intelligent of invertebrates


Where are they found? Cephalopods found in all oceans of Earth


What habitat are they found in? Exclusively marine

Ecdysozoa


What is the evidence that these protostome animals are monophyletic?


What phyla belong to this clade?


What is the morphological character they share?

What is the evidence that these protostome animals are monophyletic? Molecular evidence


What phyla belong to this clade? Anthropoid, nematoda, and several smaller phyla


What is the morphological character they share? Shed their exoskeleton

What phylum is this?
What are the common names for this organism?
What two groups were they once thought to be a link between?
What do they have in common with each group?
what group are they thought to be most closely related to today?
When do t...

What phylum is this?


What are the common names for this organism?


What two groups were they once thought to be a link between?


What do they have in common with each group?


what group are they thought to be most closely related to today?


When do they show up in the evolutionary history?


Where are they found?

What phylum is this? Onychophora


What are the common names for this organism? Walking or velvet worm


What two groups were they once thought to be a link between? Link between annelids and arthropods


What do they have in common with each group? segmented like annelids


Appendages like arthropods but unjointed


What group are they thought to be most closely related to today? Arthropod because jointed legs


When do they show up in the evolutionary history? Early cambian


Where are they found? Most common in tropical regions of southern hemisphere

What is this?
What is the common name of this organism? 
What is the term used for organisms that can be found in extreme conditions?
What range of temperature can they withstand?
What pressures can they withstand?
How much radiation can they be...

What is this?


What is the common name of this organism?


What is the term used for organisms that can be found in extreme conditions?


What range of temperature can they withstand?


What pressures can they withstand?


How much radiation can they be exposed to?


How long can they go without food or water?


When do they show up in the evolutionary history?


Where are they found?

What is this? Tardigrada


What is the common name of this organism? Water bears


What is the term used for organisms that can be found in extreme conditions? Extremophiles


What range of temperature can they withstand? Above absolute zero and well above boiling point of water


What pressures can they withstand? 6x greater than that of deep open trenches


How much radiation can they be exposed to? 100x higher than the dose for humans


How long can they go without food or water? More than 10 years


When do they show up in the evolutionary history? Mid cambrian


Where are they found? Moist environments

What phylum is this?
What characteristic is responsible for the branching off of the roundworms from earlier animals?
What type of digestive system is seen in these animals?
What level of organization do these organisms demonstrate?
How many tiss...

What phylum is this?


What characteristic is responsible for the branching off of the roundworms from earlier animals?


What type of digestive system is seen in these animals?


What level of organization do these organisms demonstrate?


How many tissue layers do these organisms have?


When do they show up i the evolutionary history?


Where are they found?

What phylum is this? Nematoda


What characteristic is responsible for the branching off of the roundworms from earlier animals? Pseudocoelomate body plan


What type of digestive system is seen in these animals? Alimentary canal (mouth+anus)


What level of organization do these organisms demonstrate? Organ-system


How many tissue layers do these organisms have? Triploblastic


When do they show up i the evolutionary history? Precambrian


Where are they found?Worldwide with over half of them being parasitic

Nematoda cross section

Nematoda cross section

A. Cuticle


B. Epidermis


C. Pseudocoel


D. Longitudinal muscle


E. Nerve Cords


F. Intestines

I guess this is important??

What is this organism?
Know male and female
Unique Characteristic
Biogeography
Other Hosts
Mode of Infection

What is this organism?


Know male and female


Unique Characteristic


Biogeography


Other Hosts


Mode of Infection

Ascaris lumbricoides


Unique Characteristic Males are about 6 to 10 inches long with a curved posterior end bearing bristle like copulatory spicules near the genital pore


Females are 12 to 14 inches long and not curved


Biogeography Common in Africa and in Southeast Asia. It also occurs in the US and Gulf coast


Other Hosts Parasite in small intestines of horses, pigs, and humans


Mode of Infection Children that play in the dirt often ingest the eggs

What is this organism? 
Unique Characteristic 
Biogeography 
Other Hosts 
Mode of Infection

What is this organism?


Unique Characteristic


Biogeography


Other Hosts


Mode of Infection

Necator Americanus- hook worm


Unique Characteristic Makes have conspicuous copulatory bursa supported by fleshy rays


Biogeography New World, larvae form found in the soil


Other Hosts Adult is found in small intestines of host Heavy infestations can cause anemia or death


Mode of InfectionThe eggs are passed in the feces and juveniles live in the soil until they can burrow into the skin of the host and work their way back into the intestines via the lungs

What is this organism? 
Unique 
Characteristic 
Biogeography 
Other Hosts 
Mode of Infection

What is this organism?


Unique


Characteristic


Biogeography


Other Hosts


Mode of Infection

Trichinella spiralis- PORK!


Unique Characteristic Adult worms penetrate small intestine and adult female produces living young. Juveniles burrow in circulator system and burrow into skeletal muscle forming a cyst


causes the lethal disease trichinosis


Biogeography All continents excepts Antarctica


Other Hosts Pigs, rats, humans, mammals that are carnivorous


Mode of InfectionEnters host when ingesting raw or undercooked meat

What is this organism? 
Unique Characteristic 
Biogeography 
Other Hosts 
Mode of Infection

What is this organism?


Unique Characteristic


Biogeography


Other Hosts


Mode of Infection

Enterobius vermicularis


Unique Characteristic Has clear tail with the anus at the end of the worm


Biogeography Worldwide


Other Hosts Humans


Mode of Infection Ingestion of eggs

What is this organism? 
Unique Characteristic 
Biogeography 
Other Hosts 
Mode of Infection

What is this organism?


Unique Characteristic


Biogeography


Other Hosts


Mode of Infection

Macracanthorhynchus


Unique Characteristic Spiny headed- phylum- Acanthocephala


Endoparasite entering the small intestines by tiny proboscis


Biogeography Temperate and tropical climates


Other Hosts Usually found in pigs but also found in humans


Mode of Infection Larvae are found in beetle larvae (grubs) and can be taken into the body by eating the grubs

What is this organism? 
Unique Characteristic 
Biogeography 
Other Hosts 
Mode of Infection

What is this organism?


Unique Characteristic


Biogeography


Other Hosts


Mode of Infection

Tubatrix aceti- vinegar eel


Unique Characteristic Most abundant in bottom sediments of unpasteurized vinegar and other fermented fruit juices


Biogeography Worldwide


Other Hosts None


Mode of Infection None

What is this organism? 
Unique Characteristic 
Biogeography 
Other Hosts 
Mode of Infection

What is this organism?


Unique Characteristic


Biogeography


Other Hosts


Mode of Infection

Wucheria Bancroft


Unique Characteristic Infects lymphatic system to cause lymphatic filariasis


If left untreated it can develop into elephantitis


Biogeography Central Africa and the Nile delta, South and Central America and the tropical regions of Asia including southern China and the pacific


Other Hosts Humans


Mode of InfectionFilarial worms are spread by a mosquito vector

What is this organism? 
Unique Characteristic 
Biogeography 
Other Hosts 
Mode of Infection

What is this organism?


Unique Characteristic


Biogeography


Other Hosts


Mode of Infection

Dracunculiasis sp. (guinea worm)


Unique Characteristic Forms blister in skin lower limb


To extract, must wrap around stick


Biogeography Asia and africa


Other Hosts Humans


Mode of Infection Drinking water that contains water fleas infected with guinea worm larvae

What phylum is this?
What characteristics are responsible for the branching off of the arthropods from earlier animals?
What characteristics do all arthropods have in common?
What level of organization do these organisms demonstrate?
How many tis...

What phylum is this?


What characteristics are responsible for the branching off of the arthropods from earlier animals?


What characteristics do all arthropods have in common?


What level of organization do these organisms demonstrate?


How many tissue layers do these organisms have?


What are 5 recognized subphyla in this phylum?


When do they show up in the evolutionary history?


Where are they found?



What phylum is this? Arthropoda


What characteristics are responsible for the branching off of the arthropods from earlier animals? Eucoelomates with hard, segmented body


What characteristics do all arthropods have in common? Hard exoskeleton: cuticle that protects the segmented body and place for muscle attachment + jointed appendages


What level of organization do these organisms demonstrate? Organ level


How many tissue layers do these organisms have? Triploblastic


What are 5 recognized subphyla in this phylum?


Trilobita, Checlicerata, Crustacea, Myopia, and Hexapoda


When do they show up in the evolutionary history? Precambrian


Where are they found? Worldwide

What subphylum is this?
What do they have in common with arthropods?
How do they differ from other arthropods?
Where are they found today?

What subphylum is this?


What do they have in common with arthropods?


How do they differ from other arthropods?


Where are they found today?

What subphylum is this? Trilobita


What do they have in common with arthropods? Paired appendages


How do they differ from other arthropods? Segmented without any specialization


Where are they found today? Extinct

What subphylum is this?
How are the six pairs of appendages divided up?
How is the body divided?
Do they have a mandible?
Do they have antennae?

What subphylum is this?


How are the six pairs of appendages divided up?


How is the body divided?


Do they have a mandible?


Do they have antennae?

What subphylum is this? Chelicerata


How are the six pairs of appendages divided up? First pair modified into chelicerae


Next is pedipalps


Last 4 pairs are walking legs


How is the body divided? 2 body regions (cephalothorax and abdomen)


Do they have a mandible? No


Do they have antennae? No

What class is this?
What is their common name?
Where were they found?
What is special about this class?
Where are they now?

What class is this?


What is their common name?


Where were they found?


What is special about this class?


Where are they now?

What class is this? Eurypterids


What is their common name? Water Scorpians


Where were they found? Normally marine and freshwater predators


What is special about this class? Includes largest known arthropod to ever live


Where are they now? Extinct

What class is this?
How are their appendages arranged?
What do their larvae resemble?
Where are they found?
What type of habitat do they live in?

What class is this?


How are their appendages arranged?


What do their larvae resemble?


Where are they found?


What type of habitat do they live in?

What class is this? Merostomata


How are their appendages arranged? First pair: modified to chelicerae, Second pair modified into pedipalps like other chelicerates


What do their larvae resemble? Extinct trilobites


Where are they found? Eastern US and Eastern Asia


What type of habitat do they live in? Shallow coastal waters

Que es??

Que es??

Merostomata larvae

What class is this?


How are their appendages arranged?


How may the appendages change?


Where are they found?


What type of habitat do they live in?

What class is this? Pycnogonida


How are their appendages arranged? Animals (sea spiders)- 8 legs. but not a spider


How may the appendages change? May have extra legs from segments being duplicated


Where are they found? Worldwide


What type of habitat do they live in? Shallow coastal water and many polar oceans

What class is this?


What does this class include?


What additional characteristics do they have?


How are their appendages modified? (spiders, scorpions, ticks)


Where are they found?

What class is this? Arachnida


What does this class include? Spiders, scorpions, ticks, mites


What additional characteristics do they have? Special gland produce silk for webs, egg, escape, courtship


How are their appendages modified? (spiders, scorpions, ticks)


Spiders: modified chelicerae used as tangs to inject poison


Scorpion: first terrestrial invertebrates pedipalp modified=pinches, tail = stinger


Where are they found?Worldwide

What subphylum is this?


How are their appendages modified?


How are their bodies divided?


Do they have a mandible?


Do they have antennae?


What habitat do they live in?

What subphylum is this? Crustacea


How are their appendages modified? Each appendage is biramous (2 main branches)


How are their bodies divided? 2 or 3 body regions (cephalothorax, abdomen, or head, thorax, abdomen)


Do they have a mandible? Yes


Do they have antennae? 2 Pair


What habitat do they live in?Marine worldwide

What group is this?


Characteristics:


Where are they found?


What do they eat?



What group is this? Isopoda


Characteristics: 2 pairs of antennae, 7 pairs of jointed limbs on thorax, 5 pairs of branching appendage on abdome


Where are they found? Terrestrial, freshwater, saltwater habitats


What do they eat?Dead or decaying plant



What group is this?


Characteristics:


Where are they found?


What do they eat?



What group is this? Decapoda


Characteristics: 10 legs in form of 5 pairs of thoracic appendages on the last 5 thoracic segments. Front 3 pairs function as mouthparts (maxillipeds)


Where are they found? Mostly aquatic


What do they eat? Scavengers



What group is this?


Characteristics:


Where are they found?


What do they eat?



What group is this? Copepoda


Characteristics: Most numerous members of the marine and freshwater plankton community


Where are they found? The sea and nearly every freshwater habitat


What do they eat? Phytoplankton



What group is this?


Characteristics:


Where are they found?


What do they eat?



What group is this? Cirripedia


Characteristics: Encrusts which attach to rocks


Inside carapace, animal lies on its back with limbs projecting up.


6 pairs of thoracic limbs aka cirri


Where are they found? Exclusively marine, tend to live in shallow and tidal waters typically in erosive setting


What do they eat? Suspension feeders



These are examples of

Arthropoda

What subphylum is this?


How are their appendages modified?


How are their bodies divided?


Do they have a mandible?


How many antennae do they have?

What subphylum is this? Myriapoda- millipedede or centipede


How are their appendages modified? Enormous (one main branch), one pair of leg for centipede, legs fused for millipede


How are their bodies divided? Long body with distinct head


Do they have a mandible? Yes


How many antennae do they have? 1 Pair

What class is this?


How many legs per segment?


What do they eat?


Where are they found?


What habitats are they found in?

What class is this? Chilopoda (Centipede)


How many legs per segment? 1 pair, jointed


What do they eat?Poisin claws and are predators


Where are they found? Worldwide


What habitats are they found in? Array of terrestrial habitats (rainforests to desert)

What class is this?


How many legs per segment?


What do they eat?


Where are they found?


What habitats are they found in?

What class is this? Diplopoda


How many legs per segment? 2 pair of jointed legs per segment (millipede)


What do they eat? Slow moving derivers eating decaying leaves and other dead plant matter


Where are they found? All continents but Antarctica, occupy most terrestrial habitats


What habitats are they found in? Forest floor dwellers occurring in leaf litter, dead wood, soil (prefer humid)

Subphylum: Hexapoda


How are their appendages modified?


How are their bodies divided?


Do they have a mandible?


How many antennae do they have?


What did they effect the evolution of?

How are their appendages modified? Distinctive feature: consolidated thorax with three pairs of legs


6 appendages, each pair are attached to a segment of thorax


How are their bodies divided? Head, thorax, abdomen


Do they have a mandible? Yes


How many antennae do they have? One pair


What did they effect the evolution of? Insects are most diverse of them all arthropods


They have been the cause of angiosperm diversity

Blattodea


Common name


Description

Cockroaches


Flattened body, legs modified for running

Beetles are in what order?

Coleoptera


Two pairs of wings, one thick, the other membranous, chewing mouthparts

Dermaptera


Common name


Description

Earwigs


Biting mouthparts and large posterior pieces

Diptera


Common name


Description

Flies


One pair of wings


Sucking mouthparts

Ephemeroptera


Common name


Description

May flies


Long front legs, wings, front triangular hind, fan shaped, Abdomen with two filaments

Hemiptera


Common name


Description

True bugs


Two pairs of wings, one thick, the other membranous, piercing or sucking mouthparts

Homoptera


Common name


Description

Cidadas, Aphids, Scale Insects


Wings held roof-like over body, piercing-sucking mouthparts

Hymenoptera


Common name


Description

Ants, bees, wasps


Social insects


Two pairs of membranous wings

Isoptera


Common name


Description

Termites


Social insects, many wingless

Lepidoptera


Common name


Description

Lepidoptera


Two pairs of wings covered with scales, large proboscis

Megaloptera


Common name


Description

Alder and Dobson flies


Enlarged and fan-folded anal area of their hind wings

Neuroptera


Common name


Description

Antlions, Lacewigs


Four membranous wings, forewings and hindwings; long slender body

Odonata


Common name


Description

Dragonflied and Damselflies


Large; long narrow, membranous wings; long slender body

Orthoptera


Common name


Description

Grasshopper


Large hind legs for jumping, two pairs of wings, (one leather, one membranous)

Phasmatoidea


Common name


Description

Stick Insects


Mimic plants

Siphonaptera


Common name


Description

Fleas


Wingless and compressed laterally


Legs modified for jumping

Thysanura


Common name


Description

Silverfish


Small, wingless, reduced eyes

Trichoptera


Common name


Description

Caddisflies


Two pairs of hairy wings with chewing or lapping mouthparts

What clade us this?


What phyla belong to this clade?


What is the morphological character they share?

What clade us this? Deuterostommia


What phyla belong to this clade? Echinoderm and Chordates


What is the morphological character they share?Blastopore opening at the bottom of forming gastrula > anus


Protosome>Blastopore>Mouth

What phylum is this?


What characteristic is unique to echinoderms?


What type of symmetry do these organisms demonstrate?


What does the word "echinodermata" mean?


What type of development do these animals have?


When did they appear in the evolutionary history?


Where are they found?

What phylum is this? Echinodermata


What characteristic is unique to echinoderms? Water vascular system used for locomotion, feeding, and food exchange


What type of symmetry do these organisms demonstrate? Secondary radial


What does the word "echinodermata" mean? "Spiny skin"


What type of development do these animals have? Deutersome


When did they appear in the evolutionary history? Pre Cambrian


Where are they found? Marine, most are benthic

Echinoderm strutures


Oral side


Aboral side


Madreporite


Ambulacral Grooves


Dermal Branchiae


Pedicellariae


Bipinnaria

Oral side: side with mouth


Aboral side: Side without mouth


Madreporite: Opening into G2O vascular system


Ambulacral Grooves: radiating grooves containing tube feet


Dermal Branchiae: Skingills

What is the function?


Why is the shape important in echinoderm evolutionary history?

Echinodermata: Bipinnaria larvae


What is the function? Dispersal


Why is the shape important in echinoderm evolutionary history? Evolve radial symmetry from bilateral ancestor

Echinodermata: Pedicellariae


Right side pinches- pincer like organ on surface

What class is this?


What characteristics do they have?


What unique characteristic do they have?


Is the abulacral groove open or closed?


Where is the madreporite located?


Do they have pedicellariae?


Do they have dermal branchiae?


Where are they found?


What habitats are they found in?

What class is this? Asteroidea


What characteristics do they have? 5 arms that radiate from central disc


What unique characteristic do they have? Known for their generative groove


Is the abulacral groove open or closed? Open


Where is the madreporite located? Aboral side


Do they have pedicellariae? Yes


Do they have dermal branchiae? Yes


Where are they found? World oceans


What habitats are they found in?Tropical coral reefs to mud, to keep forrest


Greatest diversity of species in coastal areas

What class is this?


What characteristics do they have?


What unique characteristic do they have?


Is the abulacral groove open or closed?


Where is the madreporite located?


Do they have pedicellariae?


Do they have dermal branchiae?


Where are they found?


What habitats are they found in?

What class is this? Ophiuroidea


What characteristics do they have? 5 thin arms radiating from central disc


What unique characteristic do they have? Brittle stars: break arms when disturbed


Is the abulacral groove open or closed? Closed


Where is the madreporite located? Oral side


Do they have pedicellariae? No


Do they have dermal branchiae? No


Where are they found? World Oceans


What habitats are they found in?They live from low tide zone to benthic zone

What class is this?


What characteristics do they have?


Unique?


Is the abulacral groove open or closed?


Where is the madreporite located?


Do they have pedicellariae?


Do they have dermal branchiae?


What do they have instead of arms?


Where are they found?


What habitats are they found in?

What class is this? Echinodea


What characteristics do they have? Sea urchins and sand dollars: no arms, 5 rows of tubed feet


What unique characteristic do they have? Moveable spines


Is the abulacral groove open or closed? Closed


Where is the madreporite located? Aboral side


Do they have pedicellariae? Yes


Do they have dermal branchiae? Yes


What do they have instead of arms?Five rows of tubed feet


Where are they found? World Oceans


What habitats are they found in?Rocky intertidal zones and sandy bottoms

What class is this?


What characteristics do they have?


Unique?


Is the abulacral groove open or closed?


Where is the madreporite located?


Do they have pedicellariae?


Do they have dermal branchiae?


What do they have instead of arms?


Where are they found?


What habitats are they found in?

What class is this? Holothuroidea


What characteristics do they have? Sea cucumber- soft bodied animals with ambulacral areas (closed)


Unique? Some species known to eviscerate themselves when threatened


Is the abulacral groove open or closed? Open


Where is the madreporite located?Internal


Do they have pedicellariae? No


Do they have dermal branchiae? No


Where are they found? World Oceans


What habitats are they found in? Sea Floor

What class is this?


What characteristics do they have?


Unique?


Is the abulacral groove open or closed?


Where is the madreporite located?


Do they have pedicellariae?


Do they have dermal branchiae?


How do these organisms feed?


Where are they found?


What habitats are they found in?

What class is this? Craned


What characteristics do they have? Sea lillies attached to substrate with many branches arms


Unique? Substrate feeders-produce mucus on their tube feet to capture food which floats by


Is the abulacral groove open or closed? Open


Where is the madreporite located? None


Do they have pedicellariae? No


Do they have dermal branchiae? No


How do these Organism feed?Produce mucus to capture food


Where are they found? World Oceans


What habitats are they found in?Shallow and deep water on sea floor