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Taxonomy Classification
Domain
Eukarya
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Porifera
Class
Demospongia
e
Order
Family
Genus
Species
Unique Characteristics :
Dictyoceratid
a
Spongiidae
Spongia
Phylum : Cnidaria
Taxonomy Classification
Domain
Eukarya
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Cnidaria
Class
Scyphozoa
Order
Semaestome
ae
Family
Genus
Species
Unique Characteristics:
Ulmaridae
Aurelia
Aurelia aurita
Diploblastic
Radial body plan
Some show polymorphism
Have gastrovascular cavity
Variation body plan- Polyp and Medusa
Have nerve net no central nervous system.
Cnidarian are carnivores use tentacles to capture prey and push
food into gastrovescular cavity.
Tentacles are armed with cnidocytes defense and prey capture.
Nematocysts stinging thread that can penetrate body wall of prey.
Asexual reproduction by buddings in polyps.
Sexual reproduction medusa reproduce sexually and are dioecious
and monoecious.
Phylum: Platyhelminthes
Taxonomy Classification:
Domain
Eukarya
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Platyhelminthes
Class
Turbellaria
Order
Tricladida
Family
Planariidae
Genus
Planaria
Species
Planaria sp.
Unique characteristics:
Phylum: Nematoda
Taxonomy
Classification
Domain
Eukarya
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Nematoda
Class
Rhabditea
Order
Ascaridida
Family
Ascarididae
Genus
Ascaris
Species
lumbricoides
Unique characteristics:
Phylum Annelida
Phylum: Annelida
Taxonomy Classification:
Domain
Eukarya
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Annelida
Class
Clitella
Order
Haplotaxida
Family
Lambricicdae
Genus
Lumbricus
Species
Terrestris
Unique characteristics:
Phylum: Arthropoda
Taxonomy Classification:
Domain
Eukarya
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Malacrostaca
Order
Decapoda
Family
Palaemodinae
Genus
Macrobrachium
Species
Macrobrachium sp.
Unique characteristics:
Habitat: most aquatic,some terrestrial and distribted worldwide
Hard exoskeleton
Molting: shed the old exoskeleton and secrete larger one
Body segmented: many segment altered as tagmata
Paired, jointed appendages
Complete digestive tract
Nervous system: cerebral ganglia on ventral nerve cord