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Phylum Porifera

No tissue, org. sys., or symmetry


Sac body plan, Hermaphroditic filter feeders


choanocytes - flagellated cells used for filter feeding


amoebocytes - wander in mesohyl transporting


Class Calcarea (spicules of CaCO3)


Class Hexactinellida (spicules of silica)


Class Demospongiae (spongin spicules)

Phylum Cnidaria

Tissue org., radial symm.


Mesoglea - layer b/w epidermis & gastrodermis


Nerve nets; gastrovascular cav. for extracellular dig.


Cnidocytes w/ nematocysts


Classes: Hydrozoa, Scyphozoa, Cubozoa, Anthozoa

Class Hydrazoa

Phylum Cnidaria


Polyp is main stage of life cycle


Meduse - used for sex. rep.


Planula (larva)


/Hydra/ (only polyp); /Obelia/; Port. Man o' War

Class Scyphozoa

Phylum Cnidaria


Jellyfish


Medusa dominant

Class Cubozoa

Phylum Cnidaria


box jellies/sea wasps


/Chironex fleckeri/


sea turtles can eat them

Class Anthozoa

Phylum Cnidaria


Only in polyp stage


coral;sea anemones


coral builds reefs


symbiotic relations w/ zooxanthellae

Phylum Ctenophora

comb jellies


radial symmetry, tissue level org.


largest animal to move via cilia**



Phylum Platyhelminthes

Flatworms


Branched Gastrovascular cavity (more SA) w/ extra and intracellular dig.


No circ or resp sys.


Protonephridia w/ flame cells (excretion)


Mesoderm**


Nerve cord w/ ganglia


Tube in tube; dorsal-ventral flattened; acoelomate; protostome

Class Turbellaria

Phylum Platyhelminthes


/Planaria/


free living w/ eye spots


Primitive learning (maze, etc.)


Acoelomate

Class Trematoda

Phylum Platyhelminthes


flukes


all are parasites (of vertebrates) w/ several hosts

Class Cestoda

Phylum Platyhelminthes


tapeworms


head - scolex


reproductive packets - proglottids


2+ hosts

Phylum Rotifera

rotifers-"wheel animals"


cell constant (all have same # of cells)


mastax-used to grind food


parthenogenesis


fresh/marine water, terrestial


organs; bilateral symm., 3 germ layers, tube in tube


No segmentation, psuedocoelomate

Phylum Nematoda

round worms (hookworms, pin worms, filaria)


longitudinal muscles only


free living & parasitic


live everywhere


hydrostatic skeleton


/Trichinella/ causes trichonosis


Bilateral,organs,3 germ layers,tube in tube


no segmentation, psuedocoelomate

Phylum Nemertea

Proboscis/ribbon worms


bilateral,muscles,organs,3 germ layers, coelomates,tube in tube


Differ from Platyhelminthes: (1) one way digestion [flat worms have 2-way]; (2) simple circ. system

Phylum Mollusca

Charac: mantle (drapes visceral mass); CaCO3 shell; visceral mass (mass w/ organs); radula (food); muscular foot (move)


2nd largest phyla


found in all habitats


open circ. system; all major org. sys


some hermaphroditic; most have separate sexes


bilateral, tube-in-tube, 3 germ layers

Class Polyplacophora

Phylum Mollusca


segmented shell


intertidal zones

Class Gastropoda

Phylum Mollusca


snails, whelks, slugs, nudibranchs (eat cnidaria & plants for nematocysts and chloroplasts)


Mantle is vascular for respiration in terrestials


Torsion (180 dgr twist of organs) - only in gastropods

Class Bivalvia

Phylum Mollusca


clams, oysters, scallops, mussels


no radula; filter feed


shell w/ two halves

Class Scaphopoda

Phylum Mollusca


toothshells


looks like canine tooth

Class Cephalopoda

Phylum Mollusca


octupi, squid, chambered nautilus, cuttlefish


foot modified into siphon (head & tentacle parts)


Only mollusc w/ closed circ. sys**


complex, capable of learning


camera type eye(convergent evo.)


squid-10 app., shell reduced, triangle head


octupi-no shell, 8 app.,round head


chamb. nautilus-coiled shell,many app.

Phylum Annelida

segmented worms (each segment has distinct organs)


circular & longitudinal muscles


closed circ sys; blood w/ hemoglobin


hydrostatic skeleton

Class Oligochaeta

Phylum Annelida


earthworms


terrestrial and aquatic


hermaphroditic


help improve soil

Class Polychaeta

Phylum Annelida


marine and fan worms; christmas tree worms


Parapodia - vascularized paired appendages for locomotion and gas exchange

Class Hirudinea

Phylum Annelida


leeches


parasitic and carnivorous


suckers on both ends


fresh water and moist vegetation


secrete anesthetic and hirudin(anticoagulant)

Phylum Onychophora

velvet worm


/Peripatus/


charc of annelids & arthropods (more likely a weird arthropod)


annelid traits - internal segmentation, duplicated organs, no jointed legs


arthrpd traits - jaw from appdgs, open circ. sys., resp. system, cuticle of chitin


humid, tropical regions

Phylum Arthropoda

Largest phyla


Jointed appendages; modified legs (feeding, defense, swimming, etc.)


Exoskeleton of chitin; molts outer layer to grow


Open circ. system; hemocoel w/ hemolymph


Green glands (aquatic) & malphigian tubules (land) for excretion; gills and tracheal tubes


Internal fert. w/ separate sexes


Highly developed sense organs & cephalization



Subphylum Trilobitomorpha

Phylum Arthropoda


trilobite


extinct

Subphylum Cheliceriformes

Phylum Arthropoda


horseshoe crabs, arachnids, sea spiders, ticks


cephalothorax and abdomen


6 pair appnds (1-chelicerae [claw like], 2-pedipalps [feeding], rest for walking on cphlthrx)


resp tubes in book lungs (arachnids) or tracheal tubes)


No antennae; single lense eyes



Class Merostomata

Phylum Arthropoda;Subphylum Cheliceriformes


horseshoe crabs, most extinct


"living fossils"

Class Pycnogonida

Phylum Arthropoda;Subphylum Cheliceriformes


sea spiders


looks like anorexic spider

Class Arachnida

Phylum Arthropoda;Subphylum Cheliceriformes


spiders, ticks, mites, harvestmen, scorpions

Subphylum Myriapoda

Phylum Arthropoda


mandibles modified from front legs


Head with 1-2 pair antennae w/ cmpd eye & 3 pair of apdgs modified as mouthparts (including mandibles (jaw-like)


Millipedes and centipedes


All terestial

Class Chilopoda

Phylum Arthropoda;Subphylum Myriapoda


centipedes


carnivorous


1 pair walking apds/segment


poison claws on first segment

Class Diplopoda

Phylum Arthropoda;Subphylum Myriapoda


millipedes


herbivours


2 pair walking legs/segment


among earliest land animals

Subphylum Hexapoda

Phylum Arthropoda


3 body regions (head, thorax, abdomen)


mouthparts for chewing, sucking, lapping


3 pairs walking legs


2 pair wings


mostly terrestial

Class Insecta

Phylum Arthropoda; Subphyla Hexapoda


Front legs modified into mandibles


1 pair of antennae & cmpd eye


all habitats


Cretaceous (w/ flowering plants)


Legs and wings on thorax


Mating organs on abdomen; internal fert.


Malphigian tubes (excr); tracheal systems(resp)


Metamorphosis (incomplete and complete)

Subphylum Crustacea

Phylum Arthropoda


crustaceans (crabs, lobster, shrimp, barnacles)


/Daphnia/


2-3 body parts


2 pair antennae


3+ pair legs


mostly marine or freshwater


appendages on abdomen

Phylum Brachiopoda

lamp shell


lophophorate ("U" shaped lophophore w/ tentacles for feeding)



Phylum Echinodermata

Adults - radial symm; larva - bilateral


Water vascular system (feeding, movement, resp., sensory perception)


Tube feet, nerve ring


Ossicles (bumps) form calcareous endoskeleton


Separate sexes; all marine


Some capable of regeneration

Class Asteroidea

Phylum Echinodermata


starfish


tube feet on suckers


mouth points down


capable of regenerating arms

Class Ophiuroidea

Phylum Echinodermata


brittle stars


slender sea stars


no tube feet on suckers



Class Echinoidea

Phylum Echinodermata


regular (sea urchins)


irregular (sand dollars)


test body made of many fused plates


no arms

Class Holothuroidea

Phylum Echinodermata


sea cucumbers


soft body; reduced/no spines; no arms


capable of regeneration


evisceration is a defense mechanism


5 rows of tube feet (near mouth for eat)


reduced skeleton



Class Crinoidea

Phylum Echinodermata


feather stars and sea lilies


oldest echinoderm


mouth points upward

Phylum Hemichordata

acorn worms; proboscis


Char. of chordates: pharyngeal gill slits & dorsal hollow nerve cord

Phylum Chordata

Char: dorsal, hollow nerve chord; pharyngeal slits; notochord; muscular post-anal tail & blocks of muscle


coelomates, bilateral ,tube in tube, 3 germ layers, segmented, w/ organs

Subphylum Urochordata

Phylum Chordata

tunicates/sea squirts


adults are sessile; sac like body


filter feeders; gill slits


larva have bilateral symm w/ 4 char.


adults have only pharn. slits


Subphylum Cephalochodata

Phylum Chordata


lancelet


/Amphioxus/ or /Brachiostoma/


filter feeders


adult keeps all 4 char.**

Subphylum Craniata

Phylum Chordata


Includes vertebrates


Backbone replaces notochord (can be cartilagenous or calcified)


Muscles and vertebrae segmented


Some modify gill slits


Tail present in some; lost after embryo in some

Class Myxini

Phylum Chordata; Subphylum Craniata; Grouping Pisces


Hagfish (jawless fish)


Feeds on detritus


cartilaginous skeleton


2 chambered heart


all marine


slime for defense

Class Cephalospidomorphi

Phylum Chordata; Subphylum Craniata; Grouping Pisces


Lamprey (jawless fish); parasitic


Cartilaginous skeleton w/ no collagen


Cartilaginous pipe around notochord (like vertebrae)


2 chambered heart


marine & freshwater

Class Placodermi

Phylum Chordata; Subphylum Craniata; Grouping Pisces


armored fish


all extinct

Class Chondrichthyes

Phylum Chordata; Subphylum Craniata; Grouping Pisces


Cartilaginous fish (sharks, skates, rays)


No swim bladder/lungs (fatty liver for buoyant)


Urea retained in blood to osmoregulate (prevent dessication)(high osmolarety)


Lateral line (to detect vibrations)


Teeth are modified scales; 2 chambered heart


Internal fert

Class Osteoichthyes

Phylum Chordata; Subphylum Craniata; Grouping Pisces


Bony fish


Skeleton w/ Ca3(PO4)2 replaces cartilage


Operculum - gill covering


Swim Bladder - came from lung to adjust depth


2 chambered heart


External fert.

Subclass Sarcopterygii

Phylum Chordata; Subphylum Craniata; Grouping Pisces; Class Osteoichthyes


Fleshy-finned fish


Lung fish; lobe finned fish


Arm/foot like projections


Coelacanths

Subclass Actinopterygii

Phylum Chordata; Subphylum Craniata; Grouping Pisces; Class Osteoichthyes


Ray-finned fish


Common fish (goldfish, bass, catfish, trout, moray eel)

Class Amphibia

Phylum Chordata; Subphylum Craniata; Grouping Tetrapoda


Arose from lobe-fins


Lungs but use skin for gas exchange


2 nostrils; 3 chambered hearts


Reproduce in h2o; external fert.


Spermatophores (packets of sperm from males)


Metamorphosis; Paedomorphosis in salamaders


Ectothermic

Order Anura

Phylum Chordata; Subphylum Craniata; Grouping Tetrapoda; Class Amphibia


frogs (smooth, moist skin)


toads(frogs w/ bumpy skin)

Order Urodela

Phylum Chordata; Subphylum Craniata; Grouping Tetrapoda; Class Amphibia


Salamanders & newts (aquatic salamanders w/ keeled [oar-like] tail)

Order Apoda

Phylum Chordata; Subphylum Craniata; Grouping Tetrapoda; Class Amphibia


Caecilians ('w/o legs')


Look worm like


Tropical

Class Reptilia

Phylum Chordata; Subphylum Craniata; Grouping Tetrapoda


Ectothermic; most w/ 3 chambered heart


Better for land b/c advanced limbs, dry scaley skin to prevent h2o loss, keratinized skin, better lungs, ribcage (protect organs), internal fert, amniotic egg

Order Chelonia

Phylum Chordata; Subphylum Craniata; Grouping Tetrapoda; Class Reptilia


Turtles and tortoises


Leatherback sea turtles (1 ton)

Order Rhychocephalia

Phylum Chordata; Subphylum Craniata; Grouping Tetrapoda; Class Reptilia


Tuatara


/Sphenodon/ (sole survivor)


3rd eye on top of head (evidence of retina)

Order Squamata

Phylum Chordata; Subphylum Craniata; Grouping Tetrapoda; Class Reptilia


lizard and snakes

Order Crocodilia

Phylum Chordata; Subphylum Craniata; Grouping Tetrapoda; Class Reptilia


crocodiles, alligators, caimans, gavials


Only reptile with 4 chambered heart

Class Aves

Phylum Chordata; Subphylum Craniata; Grouping Tetrapoda


Arose from thecodonts


4 chambered heart


Air sacs increase gas exchange efficiency


Endothermic


Feathers


Care for young


Reptilian Char: amniotic egg; scales on legs

Class Mammalia

Phylum Chordata; Subphylum Craniata; Grouping Tetrapoda


Arose from therapsids


Hair made of keratin; mammary glands; sweat glands


Tooth Differentiation


Well developed brain


Muscular diaphragm


4 chambered heart; endothermic


3 bones in middle ear (malleus, incus, stapes)


3 groups(monotremes, marsupials, placentals)