Vertebrates: Phylogenetic Tree

Lisää tämän kaltaisia

ANIMAL KINGDOM

luonut Sebastian Redolfo

Invasive and Native Species in Taal Lake

luonut Marwin Cruz

Organelles

luonut Katie Wendler

where did we come from

luonut salma ahmed

Vertebrates

Chordata

Mammalia

-They include marsupials and eutherians -They emerged from egg-laying monotremes

-They have hooves and an odd number of toes -They have a relatively simple digestive system

Perissodactyla

-They are herbivores -They are marsupials

Diprotodontia

Aves

-They have feathers, wings, and are bipedal -They have no teeth and lay eggs

-They are songbirds with long tails -They are slim with broad bills

Monarchidae

Reptilla

-They have amniotic eggs -They have a rib-cage ventilation system

-They have a bony or cartilaginous shell that developed from their ribs -They have a higher body temperature than surrounding water, because they have a high metabolic rate

Testudines

-They have rough scales -They are often poisonous

Squamata

Amphibia

-They have four limbs -Most have moist skin and live in both water and on land

-They have webbed digits (fingers and toes) -They are often semi-aquatic

Anura

Sarcopterygii

-They are bony fish with lobed fins -Each fin is a scaly stalk extending from the body

-Their skeleton is partly cartilaginous and partly bone -They have two incisors and dental plates on the upper and lower jaws

Ceratodontiformes

-They have eight fins -They move along currents and drifts

Coelacanthiformes

Actinoptergii

-They are aquatic gnathosomes -They have fins supported by rays

-Some appear to be square or triangular in appearance -They move slowly because their body structure is not flexible

Tetraodontiformes

Chondrichthyes

-They have a cartilaginous skeleton -They are aquatic gnathosomes

They have one or more venomous stingers near the tip of the tail -They are found in tropical to temperate marine waters

Dasyatoidea

-They have two dorsal fins -They have a nicitating membrane (transparent) over the eye

Carcharhiniforms

Petromyzontida

-They are jawless -They attach to living fish and ingest their blood

-They have no scales -They have a cartilaginous skeleton

Petromyzontiformes

Myxini

-They are jawless marine animals -They have a brain and eyes

-They are eel-shaped, smile producing animals -They have a skull, but no vertebral column

Myxiniformes

Ascidacea

-They have a ciruclatory, digestive, and nervous system -They have a rigid body structure

-They are an invasive species -Some undergo regeneration

Pleurogona

Leptocardii

-Classified as invertebrates and vertebrates -Have a backbone

-Have a translucent, fish-like body -Have no true skeleton

Amphioxiformes