subphylum of phylum cordata
4 main characteristics of chordates
notochord
longitudinal, flexible rod between digestive tube and nerve cord
- provides skeletal support
dorsal, hollow nerve chord
pharyngeal slits/clefts
function of pharyngeal slits
tetrapods
vertebrates with limbs
tetra
four
pod
foot
where do pharyngeal slits develop for tetrapods
parts of the ear, head, and neck
muscular, post-anal tail
ex. of subphylum cephalochordata
lancelets
- blade-like shape
ex. of subphylum urochordata
tunicates
characteristics of subphylum cephalocordata
subphylum Urochordata characteristics
what are subphylum Urochordata animals enclosed in
tunic
subphylum Urochordata sexuality
hermaphroditic
feeding of subphylum Urochordata
draws water in through incurrent siphon, filters out food particles, shoots water through excurrent siphon when attacked
classes of subphylum vertebrata
ex. of petromyzontid
lamprey
ex. of myxini
hagfish
ex. of chondrichthye
sharks, rays
ex. of actinopterygii
ray-finned
ex. of actinistia
lobed-finned