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ZOOL 431
Parade of Craniates
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 4
09/24/2007

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Term
craniate characteristics
Definition
1. all of chordate characteristics, plus...
2. cranium
3. 3 part brain (hind-, mid-, fore-)
4. neural crest cells
5. paired external sense organs (eyes, ears, etc.)
6. mineralized tissue (cartilage and/or bone)
7. At least 2 semicircular canals (most have 3)
Term
2 subphylum
Definition
1. Agnathans (more primitive; ex. ostracoderms, lampreys, hagfish)

2. Gnathostomes (have jaws; ex. everything else!)
Term
ostracoderms
Definition
EXTINCT, marine filter-feeders who were very heavy because of the bony plates in their skin so they stayed at the bottom (asymmetrical tails)
Term
Lamprey
Definition
-extant (living now)
-parasitic
-marine and freshwater
-gills
-notochord throughout life
Term
ammocoetes
Definition
-larval lamprey
-filter feeders (unlike parasitic lampreys)
Term
Hagfish
Definition
-marine scavengers
-no jaws, produce lots of mucus
-no bone
-vestigial eyes
Term
4 tail types
Definition
1. heterocercal (asymmetrical, dorsal spine)
2. hypocercal (asymmetrical, ventral spine)
3. diphycercal (symmetrical)
4. homocercal (looks symmetrical, spine is dorsal)
Term
gnathostomes
Definition
animals with jaws (placederms, cart. fish, bony fish, labyrinthodonts, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals)
Term
Class placodermi
Definition
-extinct
-bony armors, bigger than ostracoderms
-no teeth but bony beak
Term
class chonricthyes, and two subclasses
Definition
cartilagenous fish:

1. elasmobrachii (sharks, rays, skates)
2. holocephali (chimeras or rat fish)
Term
claspers
Definition
found in chondrichthyes, transfers sperm to females for internal fertilization
Term
macrolecithal eggs
Definition
lots of yolk (nutrients from here and not from the mother)
Term
ceratotrichia
Definition
cartilaginous fin rays
Term
chondrichthyes characteristics
Definition
-no lungs or swim bladder
-spiracle ("water in" for respiration)
-heterocercal tails
Term
oviparous
Definition
eggs layed outside of the mother's body, large and yolky (skates)
Term
viviparous
Definition
eggs in mother's body and develop in uterus from mother's nutrients; young are born alive
Term
ovoviviporous
Definition
eggs are in the mother's body but young develop in the egg and then are born alive
Term
class osteichthyes, and 2 subclasses
Definition
bony fish:

1. actinopterygii (ray-finned fish like nemo)
2. sarcopterygii (lobed-finned fish)
Term
osteichtheyes characteristics
Definition
-have air sac (lung or swim bladder)
-bony fin rays probably evolved from dermal scales
Term
rhipidistians
Definition
all extinct, gave rise to tetrapods
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