Animal kingdom Flashcards
Hierarchy of biological classfication
Domain
Kingdom
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Species
the commonly used toad in the laboratory is scientifically known as
Bufo marinus
9 phyla
Porifera
Cnidaria
Platyhelminthes
Nemathelminthes
Mollusca
Annelida
Arthropoda
Echinodermata
Chordata
sponges
porifera
They are considered the lowest forms of multicellular animals
Phylum porifera
the body cavities are divided among certain cells, hence their bodies are said to be organized on the cellular level unlike protozoan
sponges
the body is perforated with pores organized into a system of canals
sponges
it has a skeleton of spicule or sponging fibers or both
sponges
generally sterile, no organs, no digestive tract, and no well-defined tissues
sponges
classes of phylum porifera
Class calcarea
class hyalospongia
class demospongeae
class sclerosponeae
calcareous sponges with spicules made up of calcium carbonate may be one, three, four rayed
class calcarea
glass sponges with silicious spicules, 6-rayed spicules
class hyalospongia
internal skeleton maybe silicious, made up of sponging fibers or both
class demospongeae
internal skeleton is hard in some species, opposite of aragonite
class sclerosponeae
leucosolenia
grantia
euplectella aspergillum
spongilla
euspongia officinalis
leiodermatium
derive from Greek knide (nette), referring to the specialized stinging cells
phylum cnidaria
exhibit biradial symmetry around the longitudinal axis of the oral or aboral ends
phylum cnidaria
they exhibit attached polyps and free medusae
phylum cnidaria
polyp form, medusa with velum or both, maybe single or colonial
class hydrozoa
mainly medusa
scyphozoa
polyp form only, generally colonial but some are solitary
anthozoa
consist of epidermis, gastrodermis, and mesoglea
phylum cnidaria
outermost cells
epidermis
inner layer made of triangular and vacuolated cells
gastrodermis
non-cellular layer between the epidermis and gastrodermis
mesoglea
central, lighter lumen
gastrovascular cavity
hydra
obelia
nepthya
acrometoides
isis
metridium