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The '''Radiata''' are the [[Symmetry (biology)#Radial symmetry|radially symmetric]] animals of the [[Eumetazoa]] subregnum. The term ''Radiata'' has had various meanings in the history of classification. It has been applied to the [[echinoderm]]s, although the echinoderms are members of the [[Bilateria]], because they exhibit bilateral symmetry in their |
The '''Radiata''' are the [[Symmetry (biology)#Radial symmetry|radially symmetric]] animals of the [[Eumetazoa]] subregnum. The term ''Radiata'' has had various meanings in the history of classification. It has been applied to the [[echinoderm]]s, although the echinoderms are members of the [[Bilateria]], because they exhibit bilateral symmetry in their developing stages. The radiata are also considered [[diploblastic]], meaning they have 2 primary germ layers: endoderm and ectoderm. [[Thomas Cavalier-Smith]] in 1983 defined a subkingdom called Radiata consisting of [[sponge]]s, coelenterates and [[Trichoplax|placozoans]], that is, all the animals that are not in [[Bilateria]]. Cavalier-Smith's classification put the [[Phylum|phyla]] [[sponge|Porifera]], [[Myxozoa]], [[Trichoplax|Placozoa]], [[Cnidaria]] and [[Ctenophora]] in Radiata. The ''Five Kingdom'' classification of [[Lynn Margulis]] and K. V. Schwartz keeps only Cnidaria and Ctenophora in Radiata. [[Clade|Cladistic]] classifications do not recognize Radiata as a clade. |
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Although radial symmetry is usually given as a defining characteristic of radiates, the free-swimming [[planula]] larvae of cnidarians exhibit bilateral symmetry, as do some adult cnidarians. Ctenophores show biradial symmetry. |
Although radial symmetry is usually given as a defining characteristic of radiates, the free-swimming [[planula]] larvae of cnidarians exhibit bilateral symmetry, as do some adult cnidarians. Ctenophores show biradial symmetry. |
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- For the tree, see Pinus radiata
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The Radiata are the radially symmetric animals of the Eumetazoa subregnum. The term Radiata has had various meanings in the history of classification. It has been applied to the echinoderms, although the echinoderms are members of the Bilateria, because they exhibit bilateral symmetry in their developing stages. The radiata are also considered diploblastic, meaning they have 2 primary germ layers: endoderm and ectoderm. Thomas Cavalier-Smith in 1983 defined a subkingdom called Radiata consisting of sponges, coelenterates and placozoans, that is, all the animals that are not in Bilateria. Cavalier-Smith's classification put the phyla Porifera, Myxozoa, Placozoa, Cnidaria and Ctenophora in Radiata. The Five Kingdom classification of Lynn Margulis and K. V. Schwartz keeps only Cnidaria and Ctenophora in Radiata. Cladistic classifications do not recognize Radiata as a clade.
Although radial symmetry is usually given as a defining characteristic of radiates, the free-swimming planula larvae of cnidarians exhibit bilateral symmetry, as do some adult cnidarians. Ctenophores show biradial symmetry.
References
- This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
{{cite encyclopedia}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - Zoological Philosophy of J. B. Lamarck
- Taxon: Subkingdom Radiata
- The development of radial and biradial symmetry: The evolution of bilaterality - retrieved February 22006
- Origins of Bilateral Symmetry: Hox and Dpp Expression in a Sea Anemone - retrieved February 22006
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