8 Phylum Flashcards
Arthropoda
Example: Cray fish, Crab
Description: Exoskeletons; jointed appendages
Echinodermata
Example: Snake
Description: Larvae bilaterally symmetrical; internal skeleton made of calcium carbonate
Cnidaria
Example: Hydra, Moon jelly
Description: Jelly-like bodies; two cell layers; many have tentacles; many are radically symmetrical
Platyhelminthes
Example: Planarian
Description: Flat, bilaterally symmetrical bodies; three cell layers; many are parasitic
Nematoda
Example: Roundworm
Description: Round-bodied worms; many are transparent
Mollusca
Example: Snail, Clam
Description: Soft bodied; usually surrounded by s protective shell
Annelida
Example: Earthworm
Description: Worms with segmented bodies
Porifera
Example: Bath Sponge
Description: Pores all over body; only one cell layer; only one opening to the body cavity