Phylum Examples Flashcards

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Ex. Phylum Cnidaria

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Class Hydrozoa
Class Scyphozoa
Class Anthozoa

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Ex. class Hydrozoa (phylum cnidaria)

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Portuguese Man O’ War

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Ex. Class Scyphozoa (phylum cnidaria)

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true jellyfish

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Ex. Class Anthozoa (phylum cnidaria)

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see anemone and coral

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Ex. Phylum platyhelminthes

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Tapeworms (class cestoda)
Flukes (trematoda)
Turbellaria

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Ex. Class Trematoda (Phylum Platyhelminthes)

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flukes

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Ex. Class Cestoda (Phylum Platyhelminthes)

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tapeworms

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Ex. Phylum Rotifera (microscopic-aquatic)

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microscopic and near-microscopic creatures, mostly aquatic

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Ex. Phylum Porifera

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Sponges

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Ex. Phylum Mollusca

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Class Bivalvia
Class Gastropoda
Class Cephalopoda
Class Polyplacophora

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Ex. Class Bivalvia (Phylum Mollusca)

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mussels
clams
scallops
oysters

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Ex. Class Gastropoda (Phylum Mollusca)

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snails
slugs
whelks
conches

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Ex. Class Cephalopoda (Phylum Mollusca)

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squid
octopi
nautilus
cuttlefish

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Ex. Class Polyplacophora (Phylum Mollusca)

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chitons

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Ex. Phylum Nematoda

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long, unsegmented worms like lungworm or pinworm

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Ex. Phylum Annelida

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Clade Errantia
Clade Clitellata

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Ex. Clade Errantia (Phylum Annelida)

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marine annelids, setae bundled on parapodia

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Ex. Clade Clitellata (Phylum Annelida)

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earthworms
leeches

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Ex. Phylum Arthropoda

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Subphylum Chelicerata
Subphylum Crustacea
Subphylum Hexapoda
Subphylum Myriapoda

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Ex. Subphylum Chelicerata (Phylum Arthropoda)

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Class Merostoma
Class Arachnida

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Ex. Subphylum Crustacea (Phylum Arthropoda)

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Class Copepoda
Class Branchiopoda
Class Malacostraca

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Ex. Subphylum Hexapoda (Phylum Arthropoda)

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Class Insecta

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Ex. Subphylum Myriapoda (Phylum Arthropoda)

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Class Chilopoda
Class Diplopoda

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Ex. Class Merostomata (Subphylum Chelicerata)

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Horse shoe crabs

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Ex. Class Arachnida (Subphylum Chelicerata)

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spiders
ticks
mites

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Ex. Class Copepoda (Subphylum Crustacea)

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small marine creature with antennae and “oar feet”

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Ex. Class Branchiopoda (Subphylum Crustacea)

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water fleas
sea monkeys
fairy shrimp
etc.

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Ex. Class Malacostraca (Subphylum Crustacea)

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lobsters
crabs
shrimp
etc.

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Ex. Class Insecta (Subphylum Hexapoda)

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ants
cockroaches
butterflies
flies
beetles

30
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Ex. Class Chilopoda (Subphylum Myriapoda)

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centipedes

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Ex. Class Diplopoda (Subphylum Myriapoda)

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millipedes

32
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Ex. Phylum Echinodermata

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Class Asteroidea
Class Ophiuroidea
Class Echinoidea
Class Holothuroidea

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Ex. Class Asteroidea (Subphylum Echinodermata)

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seastars

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Ex. Class Ophiuroidea (Subphylum Echinodermata)

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brittlestars

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Ex. Class Echinoidea (Phylum Echinodermata)

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sea urchins
sand dollars

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Ex. Class Holothuroidea (Phylum Echinodermata)

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sea cucumbers

37
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Ex. Phylum Chordata

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Subphylum Urochordata
Subphylum Cephalochordata
Subphylum Vertebrata

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Ex. Subphylum Urochordata (Phylum Chordata)

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tunicates
sea squirts

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Ex. Subphylum Cephalochordata (Phylum Chordata)

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lancelets (thin, fish-like animal)

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Ex. Subphylum Vertebrata (Phylum Chordata)

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Class Petromyzontida
Class Chondrichthyes
Class Actinopterygii
Class Amphibia
Class Reptilia
Class Mammalia

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Ex. Class Petromyzontida (Subphylum Vertebrata)

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lampreys (jawless fish, sucker mouth with many teeth)

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Ex. Class Chondrichthyes (Subphylum Vertebrata)

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sharks
rays
skates
(cartilage fish)

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Ex. Class Actinopterygii (Subphylum Vertebrata)

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(bony fishes)
catfish
bass
gar
clownfish
etc.

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Ex. Class Amphibia (Subphylum Vertebrata)

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frogs
salamanders
axolotl
etc.

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Ex. Class Reptilia (Subphylum Vertebrata)

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turtles
crocodiles
lizards
snakes
birds

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Ex. Class Mammalia (Subphylum Vertebrata)

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monotremes (platypus, echidna)
marsupials (opossum, koalas, wombats, etc.)
eutherians (whales, cats, dogs, monkeys etc.)
humans (homo sapiens)