Phylums of Animalia Flashcards
two basic body forms, medusa and polyp, jellyfish
Cnidaria
Lack nervous system, reproduce asexually, sponges
Porifera
mostly fresh water, reproduce via cyclic parthenogenesis
Rotifera
flattened unsegmented bodies, mouth but no anus
Platyhelminthes
unsegmented round worms, mouth and an anus
Nematodes
cylindrical, segmented bodies with bristles, leeches
Annelids
Soft bodied and unsegmented, muscular foot, visceral mass and head
Mollusca
two shells hinged together, scallop
Bivalvia (Mollusca)
Shell, head and tentacles with eyes, snail
Gastropoda
Mollusca class: eyes and tentacles, squid
Cephalopoda (Mollusca)
exoskeleton made of chitin, jointed appendages, segmented bodies, grow in stages after moulting, open circulation system
Athropods
Arthropoda Class: mainly marine, gills, two pairs of antennae, three pairs of mouthparts, lobster
Crustacea (anthropods)
terrestrial, two body parts, four pairs of legs, two feeding appendages, no antennae
Arachnida
mostly terrestrial, most can fly, three body parts (head thorax abdomen) one pair of antannae, three pairs of legs
Insecta
clearly defined head, round body with many segments, each with two pairs of legs, one set of antennae and one pair of mouthparts, millipede
Diplopoda