Echinoderms and Invertebrate Chordates Bio II Honors Rupp
Echinodermata Includes
Characteristics Radial symmetry Bilaterally symmetrical larva Deuterostomes—do you remember what this means? Endoskeleton Water-vascualr system Tube feet
Classification Crinoidea Sea lilies and feather stars
Classification Ophiuroidea Basket stars and brittle stars
Classification Echinoidea Sea urchins and sand dollars
Classification Holothuroidea Sea cucumbers
Classification Asteroidea Starfish
Structure and Function—External Anatomy Tube feet Oral versus aboral Pedicellariae
Structure and Function—Water Vascular System
Structure and Function—Feeding and Digestion
Structure and Function—General Body Systems No circulatory, excretory, or respiratory Gas exchange through tube feet Nerve ring and net
Structure and Function—Reproduction and Development Separate sexes External fertilization Larva-aka-bipinnaria
Invertebrate Chordate Characteristics Notochord Dorsal nerve cord Pharygeal gill pouches Postanal tail
Chordate Subphyla Vertebrata 95% of all chordate species
Chordate Subphyla Cephalochordata Lancelets
Chordate Subphyla Urochordata Tunicates Commonly known as sea squirts