What is Herdmania: They are marine sessile animals that live in all parts of the world, in coastal areas as well as in the deep ocean. Herdmania is a sea squirt also known as Ascidian they are members of subphylum Urochordata or Tunicata. Systematic Position of Herdmania: Herdmania is a genus under family pyuridae, under … Read more
Hemichordata is a small group of animals, having around 80 species of soft-bodied animals and they are exclusively marine and show great power of regeneration. We will discuss the general characteristics features of the subphylum Hemichordata, their classification, and examples. Characteristics Features of Hemichordata: They live in marine environment, they can live in colonial form … Read more
We have discussed various aspects of Balanoglossus as an example of Hemichordata, now we are going to discuss more examples of Hemichordata. Rhabdopleura: Rhabdopleura is marine Hemichordate under the class of Pterobranch, they live in the colonial form in gelatinous tubes and from coenobium. The zooids of their colony linked to each other through a … Read more
Hemichordata include soft-bodied vermiform invertebrates and they are small groups of animals which have around 80 species, subphylum Hemichordata can be divided into several classes based on their characteristics — Class.1: Enteropneusta: The term Enteropneusta is related to Greek words Enteron and Pneusta, the word Enteron refers to gut and the word Pneusta refers to … Read more
Hemichordata is a subphylum under phylum Chordata, the term Hemichordata is related to two words, Hemi means half, and cord represents notochord. So Hemichordata contains those animals who do not have a notochord throughout the length of the body. Hemichordata is the most primitive Chordata and we will discuss all the general characteristics features of … Read more
Balanoglossus is a marine, soft-bodied, vermiform invertebrate that lives in the coastal areas inside the burrow of sand or mud. It the previously considered a precursor of Chordata and known as primitive Chordata but now it is considered as a separate invertebrates phylum. Origin of Name of Balanoglossus: The name Balanoglossus comes from two Greek … Read more
When we try to place Balanoglossus in the animal kingdom then we face difficulties due to the presence of similarity of Balanoglossus with multiple groups of animals. So most of the workers get confused about the common features among different groups of animals with Balanoglossus. In past, most of the workers placed them under a … Read more
Balanoglossus show similarity with Echinodermata in many aspects both in the larval stage as well as in the adult stage and we will list all the phylogenetic similarities or affinities of Balanoglossus with Echinodermata. Affinities of Balanoglossus with Echinodermata in Adult Stage: There is a little resemblance between the adult Balanoglossus and adult Echinodermata, if … Read more
Balanoglossus is a group of animals that shows different similarities with different other groups of animals in different aspects. Those similarities between Balanoglossus and different other groups of animals inspired most of the workers to think about the relationship of Balanoglossus with another group of animals. Now we will discuss the resemblance of Balanoglossus with … Read more
We have discussed affinities between Balanoglossus with Chordata and now we will discuss affinities of Balanoglossus with other groups of animals, Rhynchocephalia, Phoronida, and Pogonophora. Affinities of Balanoglossus with Rhynchocephalia: Some workers find great resemblance of Balanoglossus with Rhynchocephalia in various aspects- The elongated and vermiform body shape of Balanoglossus is also present in Rhynchocephalia. … Read more