Phylum Nematoda
- Slender, unsegmented, tapering ends
- Free living
- 3 Germ layers
- Body Cavity
Characteristics of the 9 Phyla of the Animal Kingdom
Phylum Arthopoda
- Jointed appendages
- Greater mobility and locomotion
- Tough Exoskeleton
- Segmented: head, thorax, abdomen
Phylum Annelida
- Body divided into segments that are separated by septa
- Setae=> Bristles attached to each segment
- True coelom
Phylum Cnidaria
Phylum Mollusa
- Soft bodied
- Internal or External Shell
- Free swimming larva
- Four Parts
- Foot, Mantle, Shell, Visceral mass
- Soft bodied
- Stinging tentacles
- Radial Symmetry
- Specialized tissues
No tissue or Organ Systems
- Contain a few speialized cells
- Asymmetrical
- Tiny pores all over the body
Phylum Echinodermata
- Spiney skeleton
- Internal skeleton
- Water vascular system
- radial symmetry
Credits
Phylum Platyhelminthes
- Unsegmented
- Flat body
- Acoelomate
- Bilateral Symmetry
- Tissues
http://waynesword.palomar.edu/trnov01.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phylum
http://bowfinprintworks.com/ListPages/PhylumSpeciesList.html
Phylum Chordata
- Notochord
- Dorsal, hollow, nerve cord