Phylum Symmetr Diplo/triplo Body In/complet Proto or Skeleton/mvm Nervou Habita Unique

y ? cavity e gut? deutero? t s t feature?

System
Porifera Radially/a Diploblasty No in neither no no aquatic No

symmetri (spon tissue

c gocoe and

l) porous
Cnidaria Radially Diploblasty acoel In neither No, propulsion yes aquatic

omat (gastrovascu or sessile

e lar cavity)
Platyhelminthe Bilaterally Triploblasty acoel in proto Yes, hydrostatic yes Aquatic

s om skeleton ,

parasit

e, and

soil
Nematoda Bilaterally Triploblasty pseu complete proto yes, hydrostatic yes parasiti

doco skeleton c

elom
Mollusca Bilaterally Triploblasty coelo complete proto Yes, yes Wet
 m exoskeleton soil,

and propulsion and

or foot aquatic
Annelida Bilaterally Triploblasty coelo complete proto yes, hydrostatic yes Wet

m skeleton soil,

and

aquatic
Arthropoda Bilaterally Triploblasty coelo complete proto yes, yes Land

m exoskeleton and

and aquatic

appendages/m

uscles
Echinodermata Bilaterally Triploblasty coelo complete deutero Yes, yes marine

m endoskeleton

and t ube feet

Chordata Bilaterally Triploblasty coelo complete deutero Yes, yes Marine

m endoskeleton and

and land
appendages/m

uscles