Animal Diversity 2 Flashcards
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2 phyla classified under basal animals
Phylum Porifera and phylum cnidaria
How do porifera and cnidaria differ in symmetry
Porifera have no symmetry
Cnidaria have radial symmetry
Specialized cells in porifera
Choanocytes (collar cells)
What are Choanocytes used for
feeding
Specialized cells for cnidaria
Cnidocytes
Cnidocytes are..?
stinging cells
Shared derived traits of bilateria
Bilateral symmetry
Triploblasty
2 major groups of bilateria
Protostomes
Deuterostomes
Spiral is a…
clade
Phyla in the spiral clade
Platyhelminthes
Rotifera
Mollusca
Annelida
Platyhelminthes derived traits
Flat body shape
Acoelomate
Derived trait of rotifer
Corona (crown of cilia)
Pseudoceolomate
Mollusca derived traits
Mantle
Visceral mass
Foot
Radula
Porifera means…
to have holes
Porifera include
sponges
Porifera have no
symmetry, tissue, or organs
Cnidaria have
tissue, radial symmetry, & diploblast
Ecdysozoa clade derived trait
Ecdysis
Ecdysis means
molting
Phylum in ecdysozoa
Nematoda & arthropoda
Nematoda shared derived traits
pseudoceolomate
body covered in cuticle
Arthropoda shared derived trait
Tagmata
Chitinous exoskeleton
Tagmata means…
Specialized segments
Function of exoskeleton
Protection
Prevent desiccation
Muscle attachment