What factors support the placement of phoronids and brachiopods as sister taxa?

Q: three examples of species of cnidarians

A: Cnidarians are distinguished from all other animals by having cnidocytes that fire harpoon like…

Q: which other invertebrate groups are likely to be the closest relatives of mollusks? provide…

A: INTRODUCTION Mollusca Second largest phylum of invertribrates after arthropodes.

Q: What features make placozoans interesting from a phylogenetic perspective?

A: The phylum Placozoa is a basal form of free-living multicellular organism. It consists of a small…

Q: What character unites members of clade Gnathifera?

A: There exist different types of organisms that are placed according to the characteristic features…

Q: List four characteristics of teleosts that contributed to their incredible diversity and abundance

A: Teleosts belong to the class neopterygians. They include modern bony fish, which represent nearly…

Q: What is the main evolutionary innovation presented by nematodes? What is the advantage of that…

A: Nematodes are bilaterally symmetrical, elongated organisms which play a vital ecological roles as…

Q: How are the valves of a brachiopod oriented in terms of the dorsalventral axis?

A: Brachiopods belong to the Phylum Brachiopoda, which is a monophyletic group. These organisms are…

Q: Which are the morphological features that differentiate the beings of the phylum Annelida from…

A: Animals are divided into main categories known as chordate and non-chordate. Non chordates do not…

Q: What material is found in the skeleton of all sponges?

A: Sponges are members of the phylum Porifera. Sponges are a multicellular organism that has bodies…

Q: What is unique about the madreporite of sea cucumbers (class Holothuroidea)?

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Q: Are there economically important species of hexapods and myriapods?    What is their overall…

A: Hexapods  They are the six legged animals such as butterfly, bees, housefly etc.

Q: How can brachiopods be distinguished from bivalves?

A: Invertebrates are organisms in which backbone is absent . It includes :-  A ) Arthropods  B )…

Q: How do nematode and annelid body plans differ?

A: Animal phylogeny is a rapidly changing field for the biologists. Even if the members of animal…

Q: What characters unite rotifers and acanthocephalans as members of clade Syndermata?

A: Animal phylogeny is a rapidly changing field for the biologists. Even if the members of animal…

Q: Difference between pseudocelomates and acoelomates?

A: Coelom is the chief body cavity of animals. It is present inside the body to surround and contain…

Q: What evidence suggests that radial symmetry in echinoderms was secondarily derived?

A: Radial symmetry means that you cut an organism along any diagonal you will get two equal halves of…

Q: In what ways are cnidarians important?

A: Cnidarians is that term in which any animal belongs to the Phylum Cnidaria. Cnidarians is that term…

Q: What features made it difficult for biologists to recognize echiurans and siboglinids as members of…

A: Annelid is the ancient and ecologically important animal phylum. The members form the dominant…

Q: How are nematodes and nematomorphs alike, and how are they different?

A: Ecdysozoans are a group of protostome animals that include nematodes, arthropods, and numerous…

Q: What phylum is the closest relative of nemertines? Why?

A: Nemertines:  Nemertea, sometimes known as ribbon worms or proboscis worms, is a phylum of organisms.…

Q: What are some adaptive advantages of a pseudocoel compared to the acoelomate condition?

A: In animals the body cavity (coelom) is the area or free space that contains all the organs suspended…

Q: What is the group of the phylum Chordata that first colonized the terrestrial environment? From…

A: Chordates have the following characteristics- Notochord ventral nerve cord pharyngeal gill slits…

Q: What morphological evidence suggests that nemerteans are typical coelomates?

A: Phylum Nemertea commonly called ribbon worms are bilaterally symmetrical, unsegmented organism that…

Q: What is the sister group to the Tetrapoda clade?

A: A sister group or sister taxon is a phylogenetic term denoting the closest relative(s) of another…

Q: Compare cnidarians and ctenophores, giving five ways in which they resemble each other and five ways…

A: In the living world, we see a large number of microorganisms, animals and plants. These organisms…

Q: How are members of clade Clitellata distinguished from other annelids?

A: All the animal species on Earth are classified into different phyla or groups. They are classified…

Q: What are the differences between the life cycles of trematodes and cestodes?

A: Introduction: Trematodes and cestodes are parasitic worms, they both belong to the kingdom Animalia.…

Q: Are all ‘choanates’ also amniotes?  Are all amniotes in the group Choanata?

A: Introduction: Any animal affiliated to the subfamily Vertebrata, the most common subphylum of the…

Q: What characteristics distinguish Branchiopoda, Ostracoda, Copepoda, Thecostraca, and Malacostraca?

A: The phylum Arthropoda has ten sub-classes namely, a) Euchelicerata b) Chilopoda c) Diplopoda d)…

Q: What is the function of the feet in molluscs? How is the mollusc foot related to the name given to…

A: Phylum Mollusca is the second largest animal phylum which includes over 60,000 species. Molluscs…

Q: Into which classes is the phylum Annelida divided?

A: Annelids are also known as segmented worms or ringed worms. Annelids are a large phylum, with more…

Q: How is the biology of onychophorans related to their distribution?

A: Comparative anatomy is the study of the "similarities and dissimilarities" between various objects.…

Q: Cnidarians and ctenophores are considered diploblastic, but why might some biologists label them…

A: The process of embryonic development is characterized by the formation of the primary layers called…

Q: What are the morphological similarities and differences between nematodes and annelids?

A: Nematodes are referred as roundworms and constitute phylum Nematoda. They are multicellular…

Q: Define two form of cnidarians with example?

A: Cnidarians are invertebrate animals, belonging to the phylum Cnidaria. They are characterized by the…

Q: What is the importance of torsion and shell coiling in gastropods along with their evolution?…

A: Torsion is the process in which the mantle cavity twists 180 degree with respect to the head and…

Q: What do fossil tetrapods tell us about the transition from water to land?

A: The animals that have 4 limbs are known as tetrapods and constitute the superclass Tetrapoda which…

Q: What could be the reason behind the successful and remarkable diversification of gastropods over…

A: Gastropods are by far the largest group of molluscs, with more than 62,000 described living.

Q: What habitat is shared by micrognathozoans and gnathostomulids?

A: Members of two of the bilaterally symmetrical triploblastic phyla have acoelomate bodies. A coelom…

Q: What is the cleavage pattern of Cnidarians?

A: Cnidarian, is also known as coelenterate is a member of the phylum Cnidaria (Coelenterata), These…

Q: What is the reason for saying that sponges are closely related to, and probably evolved from,…

A: Sponges, which belong to the phylum Porifera, are a sister group to the Diploblasts and are a…

Q: Which other invertebrate groups are likely to be the closest relatives of molluscs? What evidence…

A: Mollusca is the largest marine phylum of the animal kingdom that is characterized by a mantle with a…

Q: What type of body symmetry does this creature have?

A: The correct Answer is Option D . Bilateral Symmetry .

Q: Which clade does not include humans?(A) synapsids(B) lobe-fins(C) diapsids(D) osteichthyans

A: Clades are the group of organisms that are classified on their shared traits with their common…

Q: Describe the origin of tetrapods and identify some of their keys derived traits

A: Tetrapods are four limbed animals . Animlas such as the amphibians, reptiles and mammals with four…

Q: What are some examples of cnidarians? In which environments can these animals be found?

A: Hydra, jellyfish, coral are the some examples of cnidarians. Presence of cnidoblast cell in their…

Q: What is the number of shells each organism has (Cephalopoda Scaphopoda)?

A: Shell or seashell is a hard protective layer formed by an animal that lives in the sea. Shell is…

Classification of Marine Organisms

Classification is a way of categorizing organisms that enables an easy process of identification of such organisms. All living things are classified by grouping them under specific categories. The grouping is done based on the close relativeness of the organisms. The classification tool requires knowledge of characteristics, differences, and similarities between different organisms.