Examples of Phylums

Examples of Phylums, Class, Orders of Animal Kingdom Classification

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Examples of Phylums, Classes, Orders: Porifera, Cnidaria, Ctenophora, Platyhelminthes, Nematoda, Annelida, Arthropoda, Pieces, Amphibia, Reptiles, Aves

Phylum Porifera: 

  • Calcarea (Calcispongiae): Leucosolenia sp.; Scypha sp.
  • Hexactinellida: Euplectella sp. ; Hyalonema sp.
  • Demospongiae: Euspongia sp. ; Spongilla sp.
  • Scelerospongia: Astrosclera sp. ; Stromatospongia sp.

Phylum Cnidaria: 

  • Hydrozoa: Hydra vulgaris ; Obelia sp. ; Physalia sp.
  • Scyphozoa: Aurelia aurita (Jellyfish)
  • Anthozoa: Gorgonia sp. ; Pennatula sp.
  • Cubozoa: 

Phylum Ctenophora: 

 Beroe sp. ; Hormiphora sp.

Phylum Platyhelminthes: 

  • Cestoidea: Taenia solium ; T. saginata
  • Trematoda: Fasciola hepatica ; Diplozoan sp. 
  • Turbellaria: Planaria sp. ; Bipalium sp.
  • Monogenea: Polystoma sp. ; Gyrodactylus sp.

Phylum Nematoda: 

  • Adenophorea (Aphasmida): Trichinella sp. ; Dorylaimus sp.
  • Secernentea (Phasmida): Ascaris lumbricoides (Roundworm); Wuchereria bancrofti (Filarial worm)

Phylum Annelida: 

  • Polychaeta: Nereis sp.(Ragworm); Aphrodite sp. (Sea mouse)
  • Oligochaeta: Pheretima sp. (Earthworm)
  • Hirudinea: Hirudo sp. (Leech); Hirudinaria sp. 

Phylum Arthropoda: 

Subphylum Trilobita: Holmia sp.

Subphylum Chelicerata: 

  • Class Merostomata: Limulus sp. (Horseshoe crab); Pterygotus sp.
  • Class Arachnida: Scorpio sp. (Scorpion); Tarantula sp.
  • Class Pycnogonida: Nymphon sp. ; Pycnogonum sp.

Subphylum Crustacea: Palaemon sp. (Prawn); Carcinus sp. (True crab)

  • Class Ostracoda: Cyprus sp; Philomedes sp.
  • Class Copepoda: Calamus sp; Diaptomus sp
  • Class Cirripedia: Balanus sp. (Acorn barnacles); Lepas sp; (Goose barnacles)
  • Class Malacostraca: Mysis sp.; Euphausia sp. (Krill)

Subphylum Uniramia: 

  • Class Chilopoda: Scutigera sp. ; Lithobius sp.
  • Class Diplopoda: Julus sp. ; Spirobolus sp.  
  • Class Insecta: Lepisma sp.(Silverfish); Periplaneta sp. (Cockroach)
Examples of Phylums

Chordata:

Subphylum Urochordata:

  • Class Ascidiacea: Ascidia sp.; Ciona sp.; Herdmania sp.
  • Class Thaliacea: Salpa sp.; Doliolum sp., 
  • Class Larvacea : Oikopleura sp.; Appendicularia sp.

Subphylum Cephalochordata: 

  • Leptocardii: Branchiostoma sp. ; Asymmetron sp.

Subphylum Vertebrata:

Superclass Agnatha:

  • Class Cyclostomata: Petromyzon sp. ; Myxine sp.

Superclass Gnathostomata:

Class Chondrichthyes:

  • Subclass Holocephali: Chimaera sp.; Harriotta sp.
  • Subclass Elasmobranchii: Torpedo sp.; Trygon sp., Scoliodon sp

Class Sarcopterygii:

  • Subclass Dipnoi: Protopterus sp.
  • Subclass Coelacanthimorpha: Latimaria sp.

Class Actinopterygii:

  • Subclass Chondrostei: Polypterous sp. Acipenser sp.
  • Subclass Neopterygii: Labeo sp. ; Catla sp. ; Hippocampus sp. ; Mystus sp.

Class Amphibians:

  • Order Anura: Bufo sp.; Rana tigrina; Hyla sp.; Rhacophorus sp.
  • Order Apoda: Ichthyophis sp. ; Uraeotyphlus sp.; 
  • Order Urodela: Necturus sp., Salamandra sp.

Class Reptilia:

Subclass Anapsida:

  • Order Chelonia: Testudo sp.; Trionyx sp. ; Lepidochelys

Subclass Lepidosauria:

  • Order Rhynchocephalia: Sphenodon punctatus, S. guntheri
  • Order Squamata: Hemidactylus sp.; Gekko sp. ; Draco sp.

Subclass Archosauria:

  • Order Crocodilia: Crocodylus palustris; Alligator sinensis.

Class Aves:

  • Order Neornithes: Columba libia; Pavo sp. Bubo bubo

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