INVERTEBRATES

Submitted By: Jamaica E. Diaz

Submitted To: Elvira Divinagracia
 WHAT IS A
INVERTEBRATES?
INVERTEBRATES ARE:

•are that animals without a backbone

or vertebral column.

•Cold blooded animals.

 GROUPS OF
INVERTEBRATES
 MULLUSKS

A large group of invertebrate

animals and soft bodied animals.
Example of Mullusks:
Octopus Snail

Squid Clam
 ANNELIDS
An annelid, phylum name Annelida, also called
segmented worm, is any member of a phylum of
invertebrate animals characterized by the possession of a
body cavity.
Example of Annelids:
Earthworm Leech

Marine worm
 PORIFERA

The phylum Porifera comprises the sponges.

Sponges are simple invertebrate animals that live in
aquatic habitats.
Examples of porifera:

Spogillas Sycons
 ECHINODERMS
Any marine animal of the invertebrate phylum Echinodermata,
having a radiating arrangement of parts and a body wall
stiffened by calcareous pieces that may protrude as spines.
Example of Echinoderms:
Starfish Brittle star

Sea cucumber
 PLATYHELMINTHS

a phylum of relatively simple bilaterian,

unsegmented, soft-bodied invertebrates.
Examples of platyhelminths:
Planaria Tapeworm

Liver fluke Monogenia

 NEMATODES
Nematodes or nematoda consist of animals called roundworms.
They are long, thin round, and pointed at one or both ends.
Example of Nematodes:

Ascaris lumbricoides Treadworms

 ARTHROPODS

Arthropods are invertebrates with

segmented bodies and jointed limbs.
Example of Arthropods:

Crab Beetle Spider

 COELENTERATES

a group of aquatic, or marine organisms and a

member of the Animal kingdom.
They are usually found attached to the
rocks at the bottom of the sea.
Example of Coelenterates:

Corals Jellyfish
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