Kingdom Anamalia Flashcards
The big nine
Over 95% belong to this Porifera Chidarians Platyhelminthes Nematoda Mollusca Annelida Arthropoda Echinodermata Chordata
Anamalia
Multicellular
Heterotrophs
Tissues (muscular/nervous)
Porifera
Sponges mostly marine aquatic
No tissue
Ex: coral reefs, sponges “filter feeders”
Chodarians
Aquatic mostly marine very few freak water
Ex: Jellyfish, anemones, medusa
Platyhelminthes
Bilateral symmetry
Cephalization: head region
Ex: flatworms,planaria, liver fluke tapeworms
No internal body cavity
Nematoda
Round worms
Mostly parasites
Very small
Digestive system: mouth and anus differ locations
Mollusca
Known as Mollusks
Largest marine phylum 25%
Class: Cephalopods “head foot”ex. Octopus
Class: Gastropod “stomach foot” ex. Snails slugs
Class: bivalves;organisms found working two shells ex.oysters,clams,scallops
Annelida
Segmented worms
Ex. Earthworms,leeches,marine worms
Segmentation leads to specialization
Arthropoda
“Jointed leg”
Class: chelicerates; spiders,scorpions,horeshoe crab.
Class: Crustacea; shrimps, lobsters,crabs
Class: insecta; insects
Echinodermata
Starfish seaurchin
Chordata
Notochord, a hollow dorsal verve cord.
Phahyringeal slits.
Verteorte: fish, Amphibians, reptiles, a aves, mammals
