Animal phyla Flashcards
Examples of porifera
Sponge
Examples of Cnidaria
Sea anemone, sea jelly, coral and hydra
Examples of platyhelminthes
Flatworm
Examples of mollusca
Snail, slug, clam, squid and cuttlefish
Examples of annelida
Segmented worm
Examples of nematoda
Roundworm
Examples of anthropoda
Spider, centipede, insect, scorpion and crustacean
Examples of echinodermata
Sea star and sea urchin
Examples of chordata
Mammals, bird, fish, reptile and amphibian
Characteristics of porifera
No digestive system, intercellular, no respiratory system, no circulatory system, no excretory system, asexual, no sex organs, internal fertilization, no nervous system
Characteristics of Cnidaria
Incomplete digestive system, intracellular and extracellular, no respiratory system, no circulatory system, no excretory system, asexual, sex organs, external fertilization, nerve net
Characteristics of platyhelminthes
Incomplete digestive system, intracellular and extracellular, no respiratory system, no circulatory system, have excretory system, sexual, internal fertilization, net like, brain and nerve cords, simple eyes
Characteristics of mollusca
Complete digestive system, extracellular, gills, land have open circulatory system, aquatic have closed, metanephridia, sexual, external fertilization, separate sexes, brain, cords, ganglia
Characteristics of annelida
Complete digestive system, extracellular, aquatic have gills but land don’t have lungs, closed circulatory system, metanephridia, sexual, internal fertilization, brain, cords, ganglion
Characteristics of nematoda
Complete digestive system, extracellular, no respiratory system, no circulatory system, diffusion and glands, sexual, internal fertilization, brain, cords
Characteristics of anthropoda
Complete digestive system, extracellular, aquatic have gills, land have lungs, open circulatory system, metanephridia but insects have malpighian tubules, sexual internal fertilization, separate sexes, brain, cords and ganglia
Characteristics of echinodermata
Complete digestive system, extracellular, gills (and tube feet), open circulatory system (water vascular system), water vascular system, asexual, external fertilization, separate sexes, brain, cords
Characteristics of chordata
Complete digestive system, extracellular, aquatic have gills, land have lungs, closed circulatory system, Nephridia, sexual, internal fertilization, separate sexes, brain, cords, ganglia
