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Kingdom Animalia

This document provides an overview of the nine phyla that make up the animal kingdom, including their key characteristics. It describes the phyla Porifera (sponges), Cnidaria (jellyfish, sea anemones, coral), Platyhelminthes (flatworms), Nematoda (roundworms), Annelida (earthworms), Mollusca (shelled animals), Arthropoda (insects, spiders), Echinodermata (spiny-skinned), and Chordata (vertebrates and others). Each phylum is briefly defined with some representative examples and distinguishing features.

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Kingdom Animalia

This document provides an overview of the nine phyla that make up the animal kingdom, including their key characteristics. It describes the phyla Porifera (sponges), Cnidaria (jellyfish, sea anemones, coral), Platyhelminthes (flatworms), Nematoda (roundworms), Annelida (earthworms), Mollusca (shelled animals), Arthropoda (insects, spiders), Echinodermata (spiny-skinned), and Chordata (vertebrates and others). Each phylum is briefly defined with some representative examples and distinguishing features.

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Kingdom Animalia

Characteristics
• Heterotrophs
• Eukaryotic
• Multicellular
• No cell wall, no chloroplasts
• Motile
• Sense Organs
9 phyla we will mention
• Porifera—sponges
• Cnidaria—jellyfish, sea anemones, coral
• Platyhelminthes—flatworms
• Nematoda—roundworms
• Annelida—earthworms
• Mollusca—shelled animals
• Arthropoda—insects, spiders
• Echinodermata—spiny-skinned
• Chordata—vertebrates (and others)
Phylum Porifera
(sponges)
• Asymmetrical
• Pores—filter feeders
• Not motile (sessile)
• Provide habitat for
other animals
• Eaten by starfish and
some fish
• Most primitive animal
Phylum Cnidaria
(jellyfish, sea anemones, coral)
• Digestive cavity called a
coelenteron
• Radial symmetry
• Predators-feed on
crustaceans
• Corals provide important
habitat for fish
• Coral used for decoration
and threatened by
pollution
• All have stinging cells
Phylum Platyhelminthes
(planarians, tapeworms, flukes)
• Bilateral symmetry
• Cephalization- head and
brain
• Acoelomate- no body
cavity
• Incomplete digestive
system (one opening)
• Some are parasites in
digestive tract
• In early 1900’s models
ate them to be thin—
YUK!
Phylum Nematoda
(roundworms)
• Also called nematodes
• Complete digestive
system-separate mouth
and anus (2 openings)
• Pseudocoelomate
• Decomposers, predators
(bacteria, inverts)
• Eaten by insects, mice
• Beneficial to garden by
eating insects
Phylum Annelida
(segmented worms)
• i.e. earthworms, leeches
• True coelom
• Sensitive to vibrations on
ground-rain
• Prey for robins, shrews,
jays, snakes
• Leeches have cornified
knobs to break skin,
anticoagulant and
anesthetic
Phylum Mollusca
(shelled…sometimes)
• i.e. snails, slugs,
clams, mussels,
scallops, oysters,
octopus and squid
• Variety in form
• Giant squid = sea
serpent
• Introduction of garden
snails
Phylum Arthropoda
(jointed legged animals)
• i.e. insects, spiders and
scorpions, shellfish
(crustaceans), centipedes
(1 pr legs per segment),
millipedes (2 pr)
• Exoskeleton
• Metamorphosis
• Pheromones
• Molting
Phylum Echinodermata
(spiny-skinned)
• i.e. sea stars =
starfish,
sea urchins
• Water vascular
system
• Tube feet
• Important predators
Phylum Chordata
(includes the vertebrates)
• i.e. fish, sharks,
amphibians, reptiles,
birds, mammals
• Notochord, nerve
cord, gill slits, tail

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