Organisa Body Germ Coelo Digestive Respiratory Circulatory Reproduction Unique features Examples

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Porifera Cellular Asymmet Acoel Absent. Absent Absent Asexual (fragmentation) Water transport: Ostia (pores) to Spongilla
rical omate Intracellular and sexual. spongocoel (collar cells) and out from Euspongia
digestion Hermaphrodite osculum Sycon
Internal fertilisation Body is supported by spicules and
Indirect development spongin fibres

Cnidaria Tissue Radial diploblastic acoelo Incomplete Absent Absent Polyp - asexually Tentacles with cnidoblasts Hydra
mate (budding) Tentacles : used for food capture and Adamsia
Medusa - sexually defence Aurelia
External fertilisation Cnidoblasts : stinging cells with a
Indirect development poison filled capsule (nematocyst).
Polyp- cylindrical sessile
Eg: Hydra, Adamsia
Medusa - umbrella, free swimming
Eg: Jelly fish (aurelia)

Ctenophora Tissue Radial diploblastic acoelo Incomplete Absent Absent Only sexual Locomotion is by 8 vertical external Ctenoplana
mate Hermaphrodite rows of ciliated comb plates Pleurobrac
External fertilisation Tentacles are present hia
Indirect development Shows bioluminescence

Platyhelminthes Organ Bilateral triploblastic acoelo Incomplete Absent Absent (Same as porifera) Unsegmented, dorso-ventrally Taenia
and mate Many larval stages flattened body solium
organ Excretion and osmo-regulation by (tape
system flame cells worm)
Parasites have hooks and suckers Fasciola
Planaria

Aschelminthes Organ Bilateral triploblastic pseud Complete Absent Absent Sexes are separate Body is circular in cross section Round
system ocoelo Tubular Sexual reproduction Excretory tube to remove body waste worm
mate alimentary Internal fertilisation through excretory pore Hook
canal and Indirect/direct Females are longer than males worm
pharynx development

Annelida Organ Bilateral triploblastic coelo complete Cutaneous closed Sexual Segmentation like rings Pheretima
system mate respiration Earthworms and Longitudinal and circular muscles help (earthworm
leeches are in locomotion Hirudinaria
monoecious Locomotory organs in earthworm are (Leech)
Neries is dioecious setae and in neries are parapodia Neries
Indirect/direct Excretion by nephridia
development

Arthropoda Organ Bilateral triploblastic coelo complete gills / book open Dioecious Body has 3 regions: head, thorax, Spider,
system mate gills / Internal fertilisation abdomen crab,
trachea / Indirect/direct Exoskeleton insects,
book lungs development Excretion by malpighian tubules prawn
 Oviparous Sensory organs - antennae mosquito

Mollusca Organ Bilateral triploblastic coelo complete Gills in aq. open Dioecious Body : head, visceral hump, muscular Squid
system mate forms Oviparous foot Devil fish
Pulmonary Indirect/direct Calcareous shell Apple snail
sac in development Mantle : membrane which covers Pearl
terrestrial visceral mass oyster
form Mantle cavity : space between hum
and mantle. Contains feather like gills
for respiration and excretion

Echinodermata Organ Adults- triploblastic coelo Complete Skin gills open Dioecious Endoskeleton ( spiny bodied ) Starfish
system radial mate Ventral External fertilisation Head absent Sea urchin
Larvae - mouth, Indirect development Excretory system absent Sea lily
bilateral dorsal anus Ciliated free swimming
larva

Hemichordata Organ Bilateral triploblastic coelo complete gills open Dioecious Worm like cylindrical body formed of Tongue
system mate External fertilisation anterior proboscis, a collar and a long worm
Indirect development trunk Saccogloss
Excretion by proboscis gland us