Bilateria + Ecdysozoa Flashcards
(12 cards)
What are the 3 layers of cells in Bilateria
- ectoderm = epidermis + nerves
- endoderm = digestive tract
- mesoderm = muscle + connective tissue
What does protostomia mean in terms of mouth position
Mouth first - blastopore becomes the mouth
What does Deuterostomia mean in terms of mouth position
Mouth second - blastopore becomes anus
What 4 groups come under Bilateria
- Deuterostomia
- protostomia
- Ecdysozoa
- spiralia
What 2 groups come under protostomes
Ecdysozoa
Spiralia
What organisms come under Ecdysozoa
Arthropods + allies
Nematodes + allies
What organisms come under spiralia
Rotifers + allies, arrow worms
Flatworms + allies, molluscs, annelids +allies
Describe features of Ecdysozoa
- grow by ecdysis (moulting exoskeleton)
- lack locomotory cilia
- amoeboid sperm
- ring of spines around mouth
What are spiralia named after
The spiral cleavage of the embryo
Describe features of a deuterostomes
- radial cleavage
- blastopore becomes anus
- entercoelom
- gill slits in pharynx
What falls under panarthropoda
Onychophora
Tardigrade
Anthropoda
Describe the general features of panarthropoda
- legs + claws
- ventral nervous system
- segmented body
- tactopoda