Phylum Examples

Question 1

Ex. Phylum Cnidaria

Answer 1

Class Hydrozoa
Class Scyphozoa
Class Anthozoa

Question 2

Ex. class Hydrozoa (phylum cnidaria)

Answer 2

Portuguese Man O’ War

Question 3

Ex. Class Scyphozoa (phylum cnidaria)

Answer 3

true jellyfish

Question 4

Ex. Class Anthozoa (phylum cnidaria)

Answer 4

see anemone and coral

Question 5

Ex. Phylum platyhelminthes

Answer 5

Tapeworms (class cestoda)
Flukes (trematoda)
Turbellaria

Question 6

Ex. Class Trematoda (Phylum Platyhelminthes)

Answer 6

flukes

Question 7

Ex. Class Cestoda (Phylum Platyhelminthes)

Answer 7

tapeworms

Question 8

Ex. Phylum Rotifera (microscopic-aquatic)

Answer 8

microscopic and near-microscopic creatures, mostly aquatic

Question 9

Ex. Phylum Porifera

Answer 9

Sponges

Question 10

Ex. Phylum Mollusca

Answer 10

Class Bivalvia
Class Gastropoda
Class Cephalopoda
Class Polyplacophora

Question 11

Ex. Class Bivalvia (Phylum Mollusca)

Answer 11

mussels
clams
scallops
oysters

Question 12

Ex. Class Gastropoda (Phylum Mollusca)

Answer 12

snails
slugs
whelks
conches

Question 13

Ex. Class Cephalopoda (Phylum Mollusca)

Answer 13

squid
octopi
nautilus
cuttlefish

Question 14

Ex. Class Polyplacophora (Phylum Mollusca)

Answer 14

chitons

Question 15

Ex. Phylum Nematoda

Answer 15

long, unsegmented worms like lungworm or pinworm

Question 16

Ex. Phylum Annelida

Answer 16

Clade Errantia
Clade Clitellata

Question 17

Ex. Clade Errantia (Phylum Annelida)

Answer 17

marine annelids, setae bundled on parapodia

Question 18

Ex. Clade Clitellata (Phylum Annelida)

Answer 18

earthworms
leeches

Question 19

Ex. Phylum Arthropoda

Answer 19

Subphylum Chelicerata
Subphylum Crustacea
Subphylum Hexapoda
Subphylum Myriapoda

Question 20

Ex. Subphylum Chelicerata (Phylum Arthropoda)

Answer 20

Class Merostoma
Class Arachnida

Question 21

Ex. Subphylum Crustacea (Phylum Arthropoda)

Answer 21

Class Copepoda
Class Branchiopoda
Class Malacostraca

Question 22

Ex. Subphylum Hexapoda (Phylum Arthropoda)

Answer 22

Class Insecta

Question 23

Ex. Subphylum Myriapoda (Phylum Arthropoda)

Answer 23

Class Chilopoda
Class Diplopoda

Question 24

Ex. Class Merostomata (Subphylum Chelicerata)

Answer 24

Horse shoe crabs

Question 25

Ex. Class Arachnida (Subphylum Chelicerata)

Answer 25

spiders ticks mites

Question 26

Ex. Class Copepoda (Subphylum Crustacea)

Answer 26

small marine creature with antennae and “oar feet”

Question 27

Ex. Class Branchiopoda (Subphylum Crustacea)

Answer 27

water fleas sea monkeys fairy shrimp etc.

Question 28

Ex. Class Malacostraca (Subphylum Crustacea)

Answer 28

lobsters crabs shrimp etc.

Question 29

Ex. Class Insecta (Subphylum Hexapoda)

Answer 29

ants cockroaches butterflies flies beetles

Question 30

Ex. Class Chilopoda (Subphylum Myriapoda)

Answer 30

centipedes

Question 31

Ex. Class Diplopoda (Subphylum Myriapoda)

Answer 31

millipedes

Question 32

Ex. Phylum Echinodermata

Answer 32

Class Asteroidea Class Ophiuroidea Class Echinoidea Class Holothuroidea

Question 33

Ex. Class Asteroidea (Subphylum Echinodermata)

Answer 33

seastars

Question 34

Ex. Class Ophiuroidea (Subphylum Echinodermata)

Answer 34

brittlestars

Question 35

Ex. Class Echinoidea (Phylum Echinodermata)

Answer 35

sea urchins sand dollars

Question 36

Ex. Class Holothuroidea (Phylum Echinodermata)

Answer 36

sea cucumbers

Question 37

Ex. Phylum Chordata

Answer 37

Subphylum Urochordata Subphylum Cephalochordata Subphylum Vertebrata

Question 38

Ex. Subphylum Urochordata (Phylum Chordata)

Answer 38

tunicates sea squirts

Question 39

Ex. Subphylum Cephalochordata (Phylum Chordata)

Answer 39

lancelets (thin, fish-like animal)

Question 40

Ex. Subphylum Vertebrata (Phylum Chordata)

Answer 40

Class Petromyzontida Class Chondrichthyes Class Actinopterygii Class Amphibia Class Reptilia Class Mammalia

Question 41

Ex. Class Petromyzontida (Subphylum Vertebrata)

Answer 41

lampreys (jawless fish, sucker mouth with many teeth)

Question 42

Ex. Class Chondrichthyes (Subphylum Vertebrata)

Answer 42

sharks rays skates (cartilage fish)

Question 43

Ex. Class Actinopterygii (Subphylum Vertebrata)

Answer 43

(bony fishes) catfish bass gar clownfish etc.

Question 44

Ex. Class Amphibia (Subphylum Vertebrata)

Answer 44

frogs salamanders axolotl etc.

Question 45

Ex. Class Reptilia (Subphylum Vertebrata)

Answer 45

turtles crocodiles lizards snakes birds

Question 46

Ex. Class Mammalia (Subphylum Vertebrata)

Answer 46

monotremes (platypus, echidna) marsupials (opossum, koalas, wombats, etc.) eutherians (whales, cats, dogs, monkeys etc.) humans (homo sapiens)