Animal Diversity

‘PORIFERA’

Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)

Phylum: ‘Porifera’ (Sponges); likely not monophyletic

Whole mount

No tissues, no symmetry, not a protostome/deuterosome, doesn’t molt, no coelom, 0 layers of embryonic tissues, all are aquatic

‘PORIFERA’

Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)

Phylum: ‘Porifera’ (Sponges); likely not monophyletic

Cross-section

No tissues, no symmetry, not a protostome/deuterostome, doesn’t molt, no coelom, 0 layers of embryonic tissues, all aquatic

CNIDARIANS

Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)

Phylum: Cnidaria (Cnidarians – jellies, corals, anemonies)

Whole

Has tissues, has radial symmetry, not a protostome/deuterostome, doesn’t molt, no coelom, 2 layers of embryonic tissue, all aquatic

CNIDARIANS

Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)

Phylum: Cnidaria (Cnidarians – jellies, corals, anemonies)

Cross-section

Has tissues, has radial symmetry, not a protostome/deuterostome, doesn’t molt, no coelom, 2 layers of embryonic tissue, all aquatic

PLATYHELMINTHES

Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)

Clade: Bilateria

Clade: Protostomia

Superphylum: Lophotrochozoa

Phylum: Platyhelminthes (Flatworms)

Whole

Has tissues, bilateral symmetry, protostome, no molting, no coelom, 3 layers of embryonic tissue

PLATYHELMINTHES

Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)

Clade: Bilateria

Clade: Protostomia

Superphylum: Lophotrochozoa

Phylum: Platyhelminthes (Flatworms)

Cross section

Has tissues, bilateral symmetry, protostome, no molting, no coelom, 3 layers of embryonic tissue

ANNELIDA

Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)

Clade: Bilateria

Clade: Protostomia

Superphylum: Lophotrochozoa

Phylum: Annelida (segmented worms)

Has tissue, bilateral symmetry, protostome, no molting, has coelom, 3 layers of embryonic tissue

MOLLUSCA

Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)

Clade: Bilateria

Clade: Protostomia

Superphylum: Lophotrochozoa

Phylum: Mollusca (mollusks)

NEMATODA

Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)

Clade: Bilateria

Clade: Protostomia

Superphylum: Ecdysozoa

Phylum: Nematoda (Nematodes - roundworms)

Live

Has tissue, bilateral symmetry, protostome, molts, had coelom, 3 layers of embryonic tissue

Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)

Clade: Bilateria

Clade: Protostomia

Superphylum: Ecdysozoa

Phylum: Nematoda (Nematodes - roundworms)

Male

Has tissue, bilateral symmetry, protostome, molts, had coelom, 3 layers of embryonic tissue

Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)

Clade: Bilateria

Clade: Protostomia

Superphylum: Ecdysozoa

Phylum: Nematoda (Nematodes - roundworms)

Female

Has tissue, bilateral symmetry, protostome, molts, had coelom, 3 layers of embryonic tissue

ARTHROPODA

Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)

Clade: Bilateria

Clade: Protostomia

Superphylum: Ecdysozoa

Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum: Chelicerata (Chelicerates)

Has tissue, bilateral symmetry, protostome, molts, had coelom, 3 layers of embryonic tissue

ARTHROPODA

Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)

Clade: Bilateria

Clade: Protostomia

Superphylum: Ecdysozoa

Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum: Myriapoda (Myriapods)

Has tissue, bilateral symmetry, protostome, molts, had coelom, 3 layers of embryonic tissue

ARTHROPODA

Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)

Clade: Bilateria

Clade: Protostomia

Superphylum: Ecdysozoa

Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum: ‘Crustacea’ (Crustaceans); not monophyletic

Has tissue, bilateral symmetry, protostome, molts, had coelom, 3 layers of embryonic tissue

ARTHROPODA

Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)

Clade: Bilateria

Clade: Protostomia

Superphylum: Ecdysozoa

Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum: Hexapoda (Insects and relatives)

Has tissue, bilateral symmetry, protostome, molts, had coelom, 3 layers of embryonic tissue

ECHINODERMATA

Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)

Clade: Bilateria

Superphylum: Deuterostomia

Phylum: Echinodermata (Echinoderms)

CHORDATA

Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)

Clade: Bilateria

Superphylum: Deuterostomia

Phylum: Chordata (Chordates)

Subphylum: Cephalochordata (Cephalochordates)

Whole

Has tissues, bilateral symmetry, deuterostome, no molting, had coelom, 3 layers of embryonic tissue

CHORDATA

Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)

Clade: Bilateria

Superphylum: Deuterostomia

Phylum: Chordata (Chordates)

Subphylum: Cephalochordata (Cephalochordates)

Cross-section

Has tissues, bilateral symmetry, deuterostome, no molting, had coelom, 3 layers of embryonic tissue

CHORDATA

Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)

Clade: Bilateria

Superphylum: Deuterostomia

Phylum: Chordata (Chordates)

Subphylum: Tunicata (Tunicates)

Has tissues, bilateral symmetry, deuterostome, no molting, had coelom, 3 layers of embryonic tissue

CHORDATA

Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)

Clade: Bilateria

Superphylum: Deuterostomia

Phylum: Chordata (Chordates)

Subphylum: Vertebrata (Vertebrates)

Has tissues, bilateral symmetry, deuterostome, no molting, had coelom, 3 layers of embryonic tissue