Animals - Deuterostomes Chapter 30
Characteristics Similarities in embryonic development: Radial cleavage Indeterminate cleavage Blastopore becomes the anus Pharyngeal slits
Echinoderms: Spiny-skinned animals Sea lilies, feather stars, sea stars, brittle stars, sea urchins, sand dollars, sea cucumbers, sea daisies Endoskeleton covered by a thin epidermis Water vascular system Radial symmetry All are marine
Chordates Tunicates, Lancelets, and vertebrates Four characteristics: 1. Notochord 2. Dorsal tubular nerve cord 3. Pharyngeal slits 4. Postanal tail
Agnatha – lampreys & hagfish
Cartilagenous fish – Sharks, skates, & rays
Bony Fish – most fish are in this group
Frogs – have smoother skin than Toads
Salamanders & Newts
Caecilian
Modern Reptiles
Birds
Along came mammals: Monotremes lay eggs
Marsupials: Pouched Mammals
Placental Mammals