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Circulatory system of Phoronidia

closed

Circulatory system of Brachiopoda

open

Circulatory system of Bryozoa

none

Body regions of acorn worms

-muscular probicus


-collar


-trunk

Deposit feeders

ingest sand or mud, extract organic materials

Mucociliary feeders
ingest small organisms that stick to mucus on proboscis, are moved to mouth with cilia

Use of tube feet in sea urchins and sand dollars

-locomotion
-gas exchange
-water diffusion

Keystone predator

a predator species that plays a major role in determining what species are found in a community

Evidence that arthropods originated from annelids

protostome development
segmented body
• ventral nerve cord with segmental ganglia
• dorsal heart and blood vessels
chitin
• Existence of two phyla with both arthropod and annelid characteristics

Arthropod characteristics in tardigrades

Chitinous cuticle covers outside of body and parts of gut
Molting
• Similar nervous and excretory systems

Annelid characteristics in velvet worms

Longitudinal and circular muscles)
• Appendages NOT jointed
• Hydrostatic skeleton helps with locomotion
• A pair of nephridia in most segments
Soft-bodied

Arthropod characteristics in velvet worms

• Chitinous cuticle, molting
• Spiracles & tracheae
Mandible-like mouth appendages
• Similar circulatory system

Lophophorate characteristics

• Almost all are marine, a few freshwater
• Adults are sessile or sedentary
• Heads are poorly developed
Gut is U-shaped
Protective outer covering present

Differences among lophophorates

• Composition of protective covering
Circulatory systems
Excretory systems
• Early embryological development

Similarities of brachipods and bivalves

• Shell is bivalved and hinged
• Shell is made of calcium carbonate (in many species)

Differences in brachiopods and bivalves

• Shell valves are unequal in size, shape
• Hinge is lateral, not dorsal
• Shell valves are dorsal and ventral, open laterally; mollusc shell valves are lateral, open ventrally
• Some species have a shell made of calcium phosphate
• Muscle contraction is used to close and open the shell

Composition of protective layer in phoronidia

chitinous tube

Composition of protective layer in brachiopods

calcium carbonate or calcium phosphate

Composition of protective layer in bryozoa

chitinous, gelatinous, or calcareous body wall

Alveolate phylums

-Ciliophora
-Dinozoa
-Apicomplexa

Rhizaria phylums

-Foraminifera
-Radiozoa

Flagellated phylums

-Parabasala
-Euglenozoa
-Choanozoa

Characteristics of Dinozoa

-Cellulose plates
-Two distinct flagella, set in grooves

Characteristics of Amoebozoa

-Lack cilia
-Single type of nucleus
-Contractile vacuoles not fixed in position


-Pseudopodia used for movement, feeding, or both

Ciliophora characteristics

-cilia
-infraciliature
-two nuclei
-cytostome
-trichocysts
-contractile vacuoles that are fixed in position
-stalks or pedestals for attachment

Ctenophora and Cnidarian similarities

Radial symmetry
Two cell layers plus mesoglea
• Diploblastic embryo (?)
• Mostly predatory
Gastrovascular cavity with canals
Tentacles used to capture prey, bring it to mouth
• Gametes released through mouth, fertilization in water
• Simple nerve net coordinates movement

Characteristics of flatworms

-Three embryonic tissue layers (ectoderm, mesoderm, & endoderm)
-True organs, but no circulatory system
-Diffusion used for gas exchange, movement of nutrients & wastes
-Acoelomate
-Gastrovascular cavity present, with one opening

Characteristics of Nematoda

-Unsegmented
-Slender
-Circular in cross-section
-Unique amphids (sensory organs) on sides of head
-Shed (molt) their skins
-Complete digestive tract
– two openings
-Most species have separate sexes (not hermaphroditic)
-Includes free-living species and parasites of plants and animals
-Life cycles usually simpler than those of flatworms

Body plan of Platyhelminthes

Acoelomate

Body plan of Nematoda

Pseudocoelomate

Body plan of Annelida

Coelomate

Reasons behind many parasitic platyhelminthes

-Possible predatory ancestors
-No transport system
-No respiratory system
-Limited locomotion

General characteristics of Platyhelminthes

-Flat and thin
-No specialized respiratory or circulatory organs
-Several organ systems are present
-Centralized nervous system
-Mostly hermaphroditic

Characteristics of Cnidarians

-Diploblastic
-Muscle cells develop from epidermis or endodermis
-Cnidocysts
-Polyps
-Polymorphism (over life cycle or within polyp colonies)
-Locomotion uses muscles
-Usually two separate sexes
-One opening to gastrovascular cavity

Characteristics of Ctenophora

-Triploblastic ??
-Muscle cells develop from amoeboid cells in mesoglea
-Colloblasts
-No polyps
-No polymorphism
-Locomotion uses cilia
-Usually hermaphrodites
-Mouth plus anal pores

Uses of cilia in rotifers

locomotion and feeding

Uses for the foot in molluscs

-locomotion on surfaces
-digging
-burrowing

Internal features Rotifers lack...

-Circulatory system
-Respiratory structures

Function of mastax in rotifers

chewing

Reasons Acanthocephala is sister taxon to rotifer

- Pseudocoelomate
- Eutely
- Similar protonephridia (in some species)
- Syncitial epidermis with similar structure
- Cuticle (that is not molted)
- Genetic data

Developmental pattern of molluscs

coelomate protostomes

Characteristics of molluscs

• Coelomic space restricted to certain portions of the body
• Heart with ventricle and atria
Open system – blood flow not entirely restricted to vessels
Complete gut (mouth + anus), with regional specialization
Nephridia
Trochophore larvae

Location of photoreceptors in rotifer

brain or corona

Gill location in molluscs

mantle cavity

Reasons for parasitic lifestyle in Acanthocephala

lack of organ systems

Preferred habitat of rotifers

Calm, still water

Substance exoskeleton of arthropods is made of

chitin

Fertilization of freshwater and terrestrial molluscs

Internal

Fertilization of marine molluscs

External

Intermediate hosts of Acanthocephala

invertebrates

Definitive hosts of Acathocephala

Vertebrates

Most common definitive host of Acathocephala

freshwater fish

Internal features Acanthocephala lack

-digestive tract
-excretory system
-nervous system
-circulatory system

Uses for rotifers

-pollution monitors
-food for farmed shrimp and fish

Hosts of parasitic rotifers

-algae
-protozoans
-invertebrates (annelids, arthropods, cnidarians, molluscs)

Most common respiratory pigament in Annelids

hemoglobin

Locomotion of Nematoda

longitudinal muscles only

Exceptions to why flatworms are most primitive

-protostome like development suggests secondary lost of coelom
-No helpful fossil record

Function of Archaeocytes in Porifera

-Waste elimination
-Food digestion
-Food transport and storage
-Reproduction

Characteristics of Cnidarians

-radial symmetry
-tissues no true organs
-simple nervous system and cells that function like muscles

Characteristics of Apicomplexa

-Endoparasites of animals
-One end (apex) of the infective cell has a complex of organelles designed to penetrate host tissues and cells

Characteristics of Foraminifera

-Multi-chambered shells (“tests”) made of calcium carbonate
-Long, thin pseudopodia (=axopodia) project through tiny holes in the shell

Use of pseudopodia in foraminifera

catch food

Characteristic of Radiozoa

-Test composed of silica or strontium sulfate
-Pseudopodia are thin, fixed in place
• Stiffened with microtubules (protein fibers)
• Used exclusively for feeding
-Body is divided into two zones by a membrane
Feeding and digestion occur outside the membrane
• Nucleus is inside

Characteristic of Heliozoa

1) Pseudopodia thin, fixed in place
• Stiffened with microtubules
• Used almost exclusively for feeding
2) Have inner and outer body regions, but not demarcatedby a physical boundary (no membrane)
• Feeding & digestion occur towards the outside
• Nucleus insid

Characteristics of Euglenozoa

two flagella

Factors of Porifera growth

• Wave action
• Currents
• Space available on substrate
• Contours of substrate

Choanoderm

inner surface

Pinacoderm

outer surface

Function of shell in molluscs

• Support the body
• Protect from predators, mechanical damage
• Protect from desiccation (in terrestrial molluscs)

Gas exchange mechanism in marine and freshwater arthropods

gills

Gas exchange mechanism in some terrestrial arthropods

lungs

Gas exchange mechanism in most terrestrial arthropods

trachae

Characteristics of Echinodermata

• Water vascular system


5-fold radial symmetry in adults
Calcareous endoskeleton
• Mutable connective tissue

Characteristics of Chordata

- Nerve cord is dorsal and hollow
- Notochord: body is supported by a stiff rod ventral to thenerve chord, that runs along the length of the body
- Pharynx perforated with numerous ciliated slits


- Post-anal tail

Characteristics of Rhizaria

-monophyletic
-axopodia

Axopodia

slender pseudopodia, often rigid & supported by microtubules

Most abundant protozoans in marine and brackish waters

Foraminifera

Evidence for The syncytial theory

Ciliophora such as Paramecium resemble someacoelomates (esp. flatworms, Phylum Platyhelminthes) in
• Overall shape
• Size (large Ciliophora, tiny flatworms)
• Bilateral symmetry
• Location of mouth (pointing downwards)
• Feeding habits

Ostia

small openings which water enters through in sponges

Osculum

water leaves through the large opening

Freshwater adaptations in sponges

-Contractile vacuoles
-Gemmules

Sponge use of chemical defenses

1) deter feeding
2) prevent corals, barnacles, other sponges, etc. from settling on and smothering them
3) Fight off bacteria, fungi, algae

Evidence to suggest sponge and chanoflagelletes

Choanocysts resemble chanoflagelletes

Function of gastrovascular cavity in cnidarians

digestion and circulation

Cnidoblast

a cell on the tentacles of cnidarians that secretes a stinging thread

Use of cnidae

-capture prey


-defense against predators


-attack competitors for space

Ctene

long, fused cilia indistinct comb rows

Statolith

a ball of calcium carbonate, suspended by four tufts ofcilia

Colloblasts

cells that extrude a filament with a sticky bulb at the tip

synapomorphy of Platyhelminthes

none

Locomotion differences in Nematoda and Platyhelminthes

• No locomotory cilia
• Lack of circular muscles = no looping

Beneficial nematodes

-soil nutrient cycling


-Helminthic therapy

Sense organs in annelids

Light receptors
Chemoreceptors
Touch receptors
Vibration receptors

Usefulness of circulatory system in Annelids

-Food circulation
-Respiration



Differences in gut function in Annelids and Platyhelminthes
-One directional in annelids
-branching in Platyhelminthes

Differences in food circulation in Annelids and Nematodes

-Annelids use gut


-Nematodes use coelomic fluid

Possible relatitive of rotifers and acanthocephalas

nematodes

Phylums that are coelomateprotostomes

-Arthropoda


-Annelida


-Mollusca

Body plan of arthropods

exoskeleton and paired, jointed appendages

Feature rotifers, parasitic platyhelminthes and nematodes have in common

syncytial epidermis

Behavior rotifers, acanthocephalas, and platyhelminthes don't exhibit that nematodes do

shed cuticles

Other phylums aside from rotifers that exhibit eutely

nematodes and acanthocephala

Function of macronucleus in Ciliophora

cellular functions

Function of micronucleus in Ciliophora

sex

Phylum of protozoan responsible for malaria

Apicomplexa

Similarities between naked amoebas and slime molds

1) Shapeless bodies
2) Pseudopodia
3) No armor or cell walls

Test composition in Radiozoa

silica or strontium sulfate

Inner space in sponges

spongocoel

Spicules

pieces of calcium carbonate or silicon dioxide

Spongin

a proteinaceous fiber

Mesoglea

jellylike substance that fills the body between the gastrovascular cavity and the external surface

Formation of muscles in cnidarians

ectodermal and endodermal cells

Classification of classes in Cnidarians

-Life cycle characteristics


-Morphological features

Classification of classes in Porifera

spicule morphology

Phylum with no germ layers

Porifera

Phylum that is diploblastic

Cnidaria

Ctenophora development pattern

Unknown

Most common form of reproduction in Ctenophora

sexual

Developmental pattern of Platyhelminthes

Aceolomate

Eutely

increase in size rather than number of individual cells

Developmental pattern of Nematoda

Pseudoceolomate

Developmental pattern of Annelids

Coelomate Protosomes

Developmental pattern of Rotifer and Acanthocephala

Pseudoceolomate

Rotifer digestive features

-mastax


-trophi


-stomach


-gastric glands


-intestine


-cloaca

Use of feet in rotifers

gripping surfaces

Mollusc mantle

modified portion of dorsal epidermis, secretescalcareous (CaCO3) spicules or shell

Mollusc radula

esophageal teeth, made of chitin, used in feeding

Feet in molluscs

formed from muscles of the ventral body wall, used tocling to substrates and/or move

Location of gills in molluscs

mantle cavity

Development pattern of arthropods

Coelomate protostome

Development pattern of tardigrada

Both deuterostome and protostome

Velvet worm characteristics present in both arthropods and annelids

Protostomes
Ventral nerve cord with segmental ganglia
Chitin present

Lophophorate phyla with nephiridia

Phoronida and Brachiopods

Tube feet

tubular extensions of water vasular system that projectthrough body wall in certain parts of the body

Ambulacral zones

parts of the body bearing tube feet

Location of madreporite

aboral surface

Ampulla

fluid-filled bulb that is attached to each tube foot

Extension of ampulla

causes muscles in contract, send fluid into foot

Retraction of ampulla

longitudinal muscles in the foot contract, send fluidback into ampulla

Aristotle’s lantern

distinct feeding apparatus

Traits for burrowing in sand dollars

-flattened test


-short spines

Echinoderm class with specialrespiratory structures

sea cucumbers

Evisceration

expulsion of digestive system, respiratorytrees, and gonads through anus

eviction

Developmental pattern of acorn worms

Deuterostomes

Sister group to acorn worms

Echinodermata

Circulatory system of acorn worms

open

Part of body that makes up most of tunicates

pharynx

Differences between vertebrates and lancelets

• No brain
• No cranium protecting anterior part of nervous system
• Few sensory organs
• No vertebral column

Pseudocoelomate

body cavity present, lined with endoderm on the insideand mesoderm on the outside

Coelomate

body cavity present, and is lined with mesodermon both the inside and the outside

Protostomes

the mesodermal tissue splits internally to forma cavity

Deuterostomes

the coelom forms through a series of infoldings

Differences between Protozoan and other protists

-heterotrophic most or all of the time


-may have cell walls, but the walls do not contain chitin or collagen

Characteristics of Crinoidea

• Most of the body is held up by a stalkor claws
Suspensionfeeders


• Mostlysedentary


• Oralsurface usually faces UP • No ampullae – tube feet operatedby muscles


• Nomadreporite – water entersthrough numerous pores instead

Oldest extant class of echinoderms

Crinoidea

Evidence to suggest Hemichorodata is sister taxa to Echinodermata

-DNA


-Morphological traits resemble chorodata

Characteristics of tunicata

• Notochordand nerve cord occur only in the larvae
• Adults enclosed in a non-cellular tunic (protein/cellulose)

Part anus opens into in tunicata

atrium

Characteristics of cephalochordata

-Notochord longer than nerve cord, reaches into anterior end


-Notochord consists of a series of flatteneddiscs

Composition of tunic in tunicata

proteins and polysaccharides

Location of internal organs in molluscs

between dorsal mantle and the ventral foot


-The mantle secretesthe shell -Mouthopensinto a cavity containing the radula


-Coelomicspace surrounds the heart and gonads


-Brain is (minimally) a ring around theesophagus


-Twoventralnerve cord


-Radulachews/scrapes/grinds food


-Digestiveglands secrete enzymes into stomach & intestine


-Anus empties into mantle cavity

Most morphologically diverse phyla

Mollusca

Best supported hypothesis of the evolution of cnidarian life cycles

Polyps originated first, medusa stages evolved later

Theory of atoll formation

1. Avolcanic eruption creates an island in the middle of the ocean
2.Fringing reefs form in shallows around the edges of the new island


3.Erosion leads to a gap between dry land & edges of the reef = barrier reef


4. Islanderodes away beneath ocean level, leaving a ring of coral = atoll

Colonial theory

suggests metazoans started as flagellated protozoan that forms aggregations

Evidence that supports colonial theory

-Manyflagellated protozoans form loosely organized aggregations


-Thebody walls of the most primitive metazoan animals (Porifera) bear flagellatedcells


-DNAdata link the choanoflagellate protozoans to Porifera

Arguments against colonial theory

The aggregating protozoans in question are knownmainly from freshwater, while ancestor of metazoans was likely marine

Syncytical theory

metazoans arose from paramecium-like protozoan

Evolutionary process surrounding syncytical theory

1. Cellsform as some nuclei become partitioned off by cell membranes


2. Anepidermis forms around the central mass


3. Acoelomate animal with a single gut opening

Arguments against syncytical theory

• Acoelomateanimals undergo a complex embryonic development
Flatworms are probably not the most primitive metazoans
• Porifera and Cnidaria are consideredmore primitive, based on germ layer and symmetry traits

Extrusomes

organelles that can be rapidly extruded from thecell

Extrusome

Consequences of classification

1. Germlayers arise
2. Bilateral symmetry and triploblasty split from radialsymmetry, diploblasty
3. Bodycavities arise
4.Protostome vs. Deuterostome

Ectoderm

serves as skin and nervous system

Mesoderm

serves as mucles and internal organs

Endoderm

serves as lining of gut

Tagmatization

groups of segments are modified andfused together, for some specialized function