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This document describes four different organisms from four different phyla: 1) Obelia sp., a hydroid found attached to structures in shallow water that reproduces asexually through budding. 2) Dugesia sp., a planarian that can reproduce both sexually and asexually and is found in freshwater habitats. 3) Ascaris lumbricoides, the largest intestinal roundworm infecting humans with a lifespan of 1-2 years. 4) Pheretima sp., an earthworm found in Southeast Asia and New Guinea that reproduces sexually or parthenogenetically and is nocturnal.

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Taxonomy List

This document describes four different organisms from four different phyla: 1) Obelia sp., a hydroid found attached to structures in shallow water that reproduces asexually through budding. 2) Dugesia sp., a planarian that can reproduce both sexually and asexually and is found in freshwater habitats. 3) Ascaris lumbricoides, the largest intestinal roundworm infecting humans with a lifespan of 1-2 years. 4) Pheretima sp., an earthworm found in Southeast Asia and New Guinea that reproduces sexually or parthenogenetically and is nocturnal.

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Phylum Cnidaria

Hydra(Obelia sp.)

Domain

kingdom Animalia

Phylum Cnidaria

Class Hydrozoa

Order Hydroida

Family Campanulariidae

Genus Obelia

Species Obelia dichotoma,obelia


geniculata,Obelia
longissima

Characteristic
Found attached on piles,rocks, and sea weeds in
shallow water.
Common name is known as Sea Fur.
Undergoes asexual reproduction by budding, creating
a tree-like structure as it grows,adding a new polyps
over time.
Phylum Platyhelminthes

Planaria(Dugesia sp.)

Domain

kingdom Animalia

Phylum Platyhelminthes

Class Rhabditophora

Order Tricladida

Family Dugesiidae

Genus Dugesia

Species Dugesia sp.

Characteristic
Have an elongated body with a slightly
triangle-shaped head.
Usually have grey,brown, or black colors on the
dorsal body surface.
Can produce through sexual and asexual reproduction.
Presence in lakes,ponds and streams in temperature
region.
Moves with the help of mucus secretion as well as
cilia that cover the body surface.
Phylum Nematoda

Roundworm(Ascaris lumbricoides)

Domain

kingdom Animalia

Phylum Nematoda

Class Secernentea

Order Ascaridia

Family Ascarididae

Genus Ascaris

Species A.lumbricoides

Characteristic
Have lifespan of 10 months to 2 years.
Largest intestinal neamtode infecting humans.
Male nematodes us chemotaxis to locate females.they
have no visual abilites, and instead are attracted to
specific sex pheromones which females releases.
Phylum Annelida

Earthworm(Pheretima sp.)

Domain

kingdom Animalia

Phylum Annelida

Class Clitellata

Order Haplotaxida

Family Megascolecidae

Genus Pheretima

Species

Characteristic
Mostly found in southeast asia and New Guinea
Reproduction can be either sexual or parthenogenetic.
They come out only at night, and feed and reproduce
at night.They kept their body wet for respiration.

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