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Kingdom Animalia - 1
Kingdom Animalia - 1
1. Porifera:
These animals have pores all over which led to a canal system for circulation of water and
food.
The body is covered with a hard outer layer called skeleton.
Commonly known as sponges.
They are aquatic habitat.
Examples: Sycon, Spongilla, Euplectelia, etc.
Cellular level of organization.
2. Coelenterata:
The body is flattened from top to bottom and hence they are also named as flatworms.
The body wall is composed of three layers of cells (triploblastic).
A true internal body cavity or coelom is absent, hence lacks proper organs.
They are free-living or parasitic animals.
Examples: Plan aria, liver fluke, tapeworm, etc.
4. Nematohelminthes:
(Ascaris)
The body is bilaterally symmetric and triploblastic.
Body is cylindrical in shape.
A pseudo coelom is present.
Examples: Roundworms, Pinworms, Wuchereria, etc.
5. Annelida:
These are bilaterally symmetrical and triploblastic.
True body cavity is present.
The body is divided into segments and hence the name Annelida.
Extensive Organ differentiation.
Examples: Earthworm, leech, etc.
6. Arthropoda:
Animals have jointed appendages which gives the name arthropods (the word ‘arthropod’
means jointed legs’).
Tough exoskeleton made of chitin, is present.
This is the largest group of animals; in terms of number of species.
They are bilaterally symmetrical and triploblastic
Examples: Cockroach, housefly, spider, prawn, scorpion, etc.
7. Mollusca:
The body is covered with spines, which gives the name echinodermata (In Greek, echino
means spiny, and derma means skin).
Body is radially symmetrical, Triploblastic with coelom.
The animals have well developed water canal system, which is used for locomotion.
Skeleton is made of calcium carbonate.
Examples: Starfish, sea urchins, etc.
B. Vertebrata:
Notochord is replaced by spinal column.
Dorsal nerve chord is present.
Animals are triploblastic and coelomate.
Animals have paired gill pouches.
Pisc
They are commonly known as fish.
The body is streamlined.
Muscular tail is present which assists in locomotion.
Streamlined body covered with scales.
They are cold-blooded animals.
Paired gills are present as respiratory organs.
The heart is two chambered.
They lay eggs.
Fishes can be bony (Rohu and Katla) or cartilaginous (Shark).
(a) Amphibia:
(c) Reptilia:
These are crawling animals.
Skin is covered with scales.
Most of the reptilians have three chambered heart but crocodile has four-chambered heart.
They don’t need water to lay eggs, rather eggs are covered with hard shells and laid on land.
They are cold blooded animals.
Examples: Snakes, lizards, crocodile, turtle, etc.
(d) Aves: