Animal Classification

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The Parazoans
 Phylum Porifera : the sponges
 Class
Calcarea (with calcium based spicules,
spongin) -- Scypha
The Parazoans
 Phylum Porifera : the sponges
 Class Hexactinellida (with silica) -- Euplectella
The Parazoans
 Phylum Porifera : the sponges
 Class
Desmosporangiae ( with silica and
spongin) -- Spongilla
The Eumetazoans: Radiata
 Phylum Cnidaria: Coelenterata
 Class Hydrozoa -- Hydra
The Eumetazoans: Radiata
 Phylum Cnidaria: Coelenterata
 Class Scyphozoa-- Aurelia
The Eumetazoans: Radiata
 Phylum Cnidaria: Coelenterata
 Class
Anthozoa – Acropora (antler coral),
Fungia (mushroom coral)
The Eumetazoans: Radiata
 Phylum Cnidaria: Coelenterata
 ClassAnthozoa – Acropora, Fungia, Metridium
(sea anemone)
The Eumetazoans: Bilateria
ACOELOMATA- no coelom
 Phylum Platyhelminthes: flatworms
 Class Turbellaria (free-living)- Dugesia
ACOELOMATA
 Phylum Platyhelminthes:flatworms
 Class Trematoda (parasitic flukes) – Fasciola
hepatica (liver fluke), Schistosoma japonicum (blood
fluke)
ACOELOMATA
 Phylum Platyhelminthes:flatworms
 Class Cestoda (parasitic tapeworms) – Taenia (pork
tapeworm), Diphyllobothrium (fish tapeworm)
 Pseudocoelomata
With coelom; derived from blastocoel
 Phylum Nematoda: roundworms
 Class Secernentea – Ascaris lumbricoides
Coelomata
With coelom; derived from mesoderm

 Protostomes (blastopore- mouth)

 Deuterostomes (blastopore- anus)
The Protostomes
 Phylum Annelida: segmented worms
 Class Polychaeta– Nereis (clam worm)
The Protostomes
 Phylum Annelida: segmented worms
 Class Oligochaeta-- Pheretima
The Protostomes
 Phylum Annelida: segmented worms
 Class Hirudinea– Hirudo
The Protostomes
 Phylum Mollusca – with shells
 Class Bivalvia – Mytilus (mussel/ tahong)
The Protostomes
 Phylum Mollusca
 ClassGastropoda –(univalvia) Achatina
(Japanese Garden snail)
The Protostomes
 Phylum Mollusca
 ClassCephalopoda- Loligo (squid), Octopus,
Nautilus
The Protostomes
 Phylum Arthropoda (chitinous
exoskeleton); Subphylum Crustacea
 Class
Malacostraca – Penaeus (shrimp),
Portunus (crab)
The Protostomes
 Phylum Arthropoda
 Class Arachnida- Theridion (spider)
The Protostomes
 Phylum Arthropoda
 Class Insecta – Melicodes (grasshopper)
The Protostomes
 Phylum Arthropoda
 Class Chilopoda- Scolopendra (centipede)
The Protostomes
 Phylum Arthropoda
 Class Diplopoda- Acladocricus (millipede)
The Deuterostomes
 Phylum Echinodermata (spiny skin)
 ClassAsteroidea- Archaster (star fish), Linkia
(blue sea star), Oreaster
The Deuterostomes
 Phylum Echinodermata
 Class
Echinoidea- Diadema (black sea urchin),
Laganum (sand dollars)
The Deuterostomes
 Phylum Echinodermata
 Class Ophiuroidea- Ophiotrix (brittle star)
The Deuterostomes
 Phylum Echinodermata
 Class Crinoidea- sea lilies

 Class Holothuroidea- Holothuria (sea cucumber)

The Deuterostomes
 Phylum Chordata (notochord, gill
slits); subphylum vertebrata
 Agnathans-jawless fishes :Class
Cephalaspidomorphii-lampreys)
The Deuterostomes
 Phylum Chordata; subphylum
vertebrata
 Class
Chondrichthyes- cartilaginous;
Carcharrihinus (shark)
The Deuterostomes
 Phylum Chordata; subphylum
vertebrata
 ClassOsteichthyes- bony fishes; Chanos chanos
(milk fish/bangus)
The Deuterostomes
 Phylum Chordata; subphylum
vertebrata
 Class Amphibia- Bufo (toad), Rana (frog)
 Class Reptilia- Elaphe (snake), Cyclemys

(turtle), Hemidactylus (gecko)

The Deuterostomes
 Phylum Chordata; subphylum
vertebrata
 Class Aves –birds; Gallus (chicken)
 Class Mammalia; Infra classes: Ornithodelphia

(monotremes), Metatheria (Marsupials) and

Eutheria (Placentals); Orders: Rodentia (rats),
Chiroptera (bats), Cetacea (whales), Carnivora,
Primata
Mammalia
Mammalia