Samantha Arda

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:Hemichordata
Class: Enteropneusta
Order: Enteropneusta
Family: Ptychoderidae
 ocean-dwelling acorn worm (Enteropneusta)
an "evolutionary link between invertebrates and vertebrates.
Deuterostome- separate mouth and anus
Resembles Ascidians or sea squirts
1. branchial openings or "gill slits".
2. Notochord in the upper part of the body
3. No nerve chord.
It does have a stomochord, however, which is gut chord within the
collar.
burrowing
HABITAT: exclusively marine animal.
It is found in shallow waters between tide marks along the coast of
warm and temperate oceans.
Family: Styelidae
 immobile filter feeder that live on the ocean floor.
can be found in variety of colours and shapes
bodies are made of one solid structure (rather than having a
skeleton)
primarily feed on the plankton and nutrients in the water along with
the algae that grows on them
Monoecious
Habitat: Coastal Waters
Mukhang isaw ng manok na medyo malaki na nasa jar
 elongated body, flattened laterally and pointed at both ends.
notochord extends the whole length of the body.
Above notochord is a nerve cord with a single frontal eye
mouth is on the underside and surrounded by 20 or 30 cirri or
slender sensory appendages
gut runs just below the notochord from the mouth to the anus, in front
of the tail
Theres a flap-like, vertical fin surrounding the pointed tail.
Gas exchange takes place as water passes through gill slits in the
mid region, and segmented gonads lie just behind these.
Habitat: found in shallow seas.
burrows in soft substrates
Sample in lab yung malaki na fake
 eel-like body without paired fins.
mouth is jawless, round and sucker-like, and as wide or wider
than the head
sharp teeth are arranged in many consecutive circular rows.
There are 7 branchial openings behind the eye.
All Anadromous- fish migrate from the sea up
Lampreys also maintain acid-base homeostasis
adapted to tolerate a wide range of salinities
Parasitize other fishes for their diet,
including elasmobranchs such as sharks and rays which have
naturally high levels of urea in their blood.
 dorso-ventrally flattened bodies allow rays and skates to glide
closely over the bottom sediments in search of prey
Eyes and spiracles are positioned on the top of the head which
allows them to take in water for gill ventilation (respiration) while
partially buried in the sand
Mouth is located on the underside of the animal as an adaptation for
feeding on benthic invertebrates and fishes.
not aggressive, but it has two venomous spines in its tail and spends
some time mostly buried in sand, and likely will react when stepped
on or threatened.
Blue-spotted stingray
 hammerheads usually swim in schools during the day, becoming
solitary hunters at night.
usually light gray and have a greenish tint
Their bellies are white which allows them to blend into the ocean
when viewed from the bottom
] Their heads have lateral projections which give them a hammer-
like shape
often found swimming along the bottom of the ocean, stalking their
prey
known to eat a large range of prey
including fish, squid, octopus, crustaceans, and other
sharks. Stingrays are a particular favorite.
 known for an elongated body with a flattened head and trunk and
small, ray-like wings.
tail has a typical shark-like form, but in many species, the head has a
triangular, or guitar-like shape, rather than the disc-shape formed by
fusion with the pectoral fins found in other rays
Reproduction- ovoviviparous; the embryo matures inside an egg
inside the mother until it is ready to hatch.
bottom feeders which bury themselves in mud or sand
eat worms, crabs, and clams