Non-Chordates

Examples of Phylums, Class, Orders of Animal Kingdom Classification

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Examples of Phylums

Examples of Phylums, Classes, Orders: Porifera, Cnidaria, Ctenophora, Platyhelminthes, Nematoda, Annelida, Arthropoda, Pieces, Amphibia, Reptiles, Aves Phylum Porifera:  Phylum Cnidaria:  Phylum Ctenophora:   Beroe sp. ; Hormiphora sp. Phylum Platyhelminthes:  Phylum Nematoda:  Phylum Annelida:  Phylum Arthropoda:  Subphylum Trilobita: Holmia sp. Subphylum Chelicerata:  Subphylum Crustacea: Palaemon sp. (Prawn); Carcinus sp. (True crab) Subphylum Uniramia:  Chordata: Subphylum Urochordata: … Read more

Comparative study on Phylum II

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Different Phylums Comparative comparison

Comparing Systems of different Phylum – Porifera, Cnidaria, Ctenophora, Platyhelminthes, Nematoda, Arthropoda, Onychophora, Mollusca, Echinodermata, Hemichordata and Chordata. Comparison of Systems of different Phylum Here the table shows the Digestive system, Respiratory System, Reproductive system, Circulatory system, Nervous system, Excretory system and the locomotory organs exhibit by species of different Phylums. Note:- D: Digestion ; … Read more

Phylum Echinodermata

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Phylum Echinodermata includes marine invertebrates such as starfish, sea urchins, and sea cucumbers. They are characterized by radial symmetry, a water vascular system for movement and feeding, and an endoskeleton made of calcareous plates. General Characteristics: 1) Habitat: The echinoderms are exclusively marine, non-colonial and largely bottom dwellers.  2) Body: They are triploblastic, coelomate animals. 3) Symmetry: The … Read more

Phylum Mollusca

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Phylum Mollusca is a diverse group of invertebrates characterized by a soft body, often protected by a hard shell. Mollusks have a muscular foot for movement, a mantle that secretes the shell, and a radula for feeding (in most classes). They inhabit marine, freshwater, and terrestrial environments. General Characteristics: 1) Habitat: Majority of the members are … Read more

Phylum Arthropoda

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Species of Phylum Arthropoda have segmented bodies, exoskeletons made of chitin, and jointed appendages. Arthropods are highly diverse and inhabit various environments, playing important roles in ecosystems as predators, pollinators, scavengers, and more. General Charaderistics:  1) Habitat: These are free-living, aquatic (fresh water/marine) or terrestrial and some are parasitic form also.  2) Organisation: These species exhibit organ … Read more

Phylum Annelida

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Phylum Annelida consists of segmented worms called annelids. They have a segmented body with repeated units called metameres or segments. Annelids include earthworms, leeches. They exhibit a variety of lifestyles, including free-living, parasitic, and predatory. General Characteristics: 1) Habitat: They are free living, found in aquatic both marine and freshwater and terrestrial environments.  2) Shape: Body is … Read more

Phylum Nematoda

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Nematoda, or roundworms, are a phylum of cylindrical, unsegmented worms with a complete digestive system. They are found in diverse environments and include free-living species as well as parasitic species that infect plants, animals, and humans. General Characteristics: 1) Habitat: Mostly parasitic (in animals/plants), few free living.  2) Shape: Body is perfectly cylindrical in shape adapted for living in … Read more

Phylum Platyhelminthes

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Platyhelminthes, or flatworms, are a phylum of simple, unsegmented, bilaterally symmetrical worms. They have a flattened body, lack a body cavity (acoelomates), and include free-living species like planarians and parasitic species like tapeworms and flukes. General characters of Phylum Platyhelminthes: 1) Habitat: Most of species are parasitic (Ecto-Endo parasite), few are free living (aquatic/terrestrial). 2) Shape: Body is ‘dorso-ventrally … Read more

Phylum Ctenophora

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Ctenophora, also known as comb jellies, are a phylum of marine animals characterized by their gelatinous bodies, radial symmetry, and eight rows of cilia, called comb rows, used for locomotion. They capture prey with sticky cells called colloblasts. General Characteristics of Phylum Ctenophora: 1) Habitat: All species are marine; either solitary or colonial. 2) Symmetry: They have biradial symmetry, … Read more

Phylum Cnidaria

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Cnidaria is a phylum of aquatic animals that includes jellyfish, corals, and sea anemones. They have radial symmetry, a simple digestive cavity, and specialized stinging cells called cnidocytes for capturing prey and defense. General Characters of Phylum Cnidaria: 1) Habitat: Mostly aquatic or marine habitat, solitary or colonial. 2) Symmetry: Body is radially symmetry. 3) Germ Layer: … Read more

Phylum Porifera

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Porifera (Sponges) (L. porous=pore; ferre=bearer) Porifera, or sponges, are simple, non-motile animals that live in aquatic environments. They have porous bodies and a canal system through which water flows, allowing them to filter feed on small particles. General Characters of Phylum Porifera 1) Habitat: They are aquatic organisms generally marine, with a few freshwater species. 2) Symmetry & … Read more