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The document describes the key characteristics of different phyla. It includes a table comparing features like symmetry, body cavity, segmentation, digestive and excretory systems, nervous and circulatory systems, and reproductive systems. Example organisms are also listed for each phylum.

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Animal

The document describes the key characteristics of different phyla. It includes a table comparing features like symmetry, body cavity, segmentation, digestive and excretory systems, nervous and circulatory systems, and reproductive systems. Example organisms are also listed for each phylum.

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Annelids

Phylum Name & Coelenterate Platyhelminthes Aschelminthese Arthropoda


Porifera (Segmented Mollusca Echinoderms Hemi-chordates Chordates
Characteristics cnidarians (Flatworm) (Nematodes) (Jointed foot)
worm)
Bilateral
Symmetry Lack Radial Bilateral Bilateral Bilateral Bilateral Bilateral (Larva) Bilateral Bilateral
Radial (Adult)
Pinacoderm
Blast Diplo Triplo Triplo Triplo Triplo Triplo Triplo Triplo Triplo
choanoderm
Pseudo-
Body cavity Spongocoel Enteron Acoelomate Coelomates Coelomates Coelomates Coelomates Coelomates Coelomates
coelomates
Segmentation Absent Absent Absent Absent Metamerical Non-metamerical Absent Absent Absent Absent
Tube like
Digestive Absent Sac like Sac-like Tube like Tube like Tube like Tube like Tube like Tube like
(lower mouth)
Two canals + one Paired nephridia Under
Excretory Absent Absent Flame cell Nephridia Malpighian tubules Kidney Kidney
opening (2 openings) developed
Brain Under
Nervous Absent Diffused Ganglion + Nerve Nerve ring Simple brain Brain Brain Brain
(developed) developed
Open Under
Circulatory Absent Absent Absent Absent Close Open Closed Closed
(Hemocycnin) developed
Tracheal system
Gills Under
Respiratory Absent Absent Absent Absent Absent Gills Gils slits Gills/lungs
lungs developed
Book lungs
Unisexual Unisexual
Budding, Fission + Unisexual (sexes Unisexual (sexes Unisexual (sexes Unisexual (sexes
Reproductive Hermaphrodite Hermaphrodite (sexes are (sexes are
Hermaphrodite Hermaphrodite are separate) are separate) are separate) are separate)
separate) separate)
Tube feet
Walking/running
Locomotion Sessile Free + Attach Sessile Muscles Setae/chaetae Muscular feet Water vascular Fins/ Tetrapod
flying
system
Water current
Carnivores Parasitic + free Parasitic + Free Small plants and Radula, Ingestive
Nutritive Dead 80% Parasitic Ingestive Organic food
(Tentacles) Decaying animal detritivores animals Microphagous heterotrophs
Alive 20%
Scolymastra Planarian Earthworm Land snail
Pinworm Cockroach Starfish
Examples Joubini Hydra, Jelly fish Tape worm Leech Mussels Balanoglossus Man
Hookworm Lady bird Sea urchin
Sponge Liver fluke Nereis Water snail

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