animal phyla
Phylum Porifera
Phylum Cnidaria
Polyp body form
Medusa body form
Phylum Ctenophora
The ecdysozoans
Phylum Nematoda
Phylum Arthropoda
Subphylum Chelicerata
Subphylum Myriapoda
Subphylum Crustacea
Subphylum Hexapoda (Class Insecta )
The Lophotrochozoans:
Phylum Platyhelminthes
Class Turbellaria
Class Cestoda
Class Trematoda
Phylum Rotifera
Phylum Mollusca
Class Polyplacophora
Class Gastropoda
Class Cephalopoda
Class Bivalvia
Phylum Annelida
Class Polychaeta
Class Hirudinea
Class Oligochaeta
The Deuterostomes:
Phylum Echinodermata
Phylum Chordata
Subphylum Urochordata (tunicates)
Subphylum Cephalochordata (lancelets)
Class Myxini (hagfish)
Class Petrozontida (lamprey)
Class Chondrichthyes (sharks & rays)
Class Ostiechthyes (bony fish)
Class Amphibia
Class Reptilia
Class Aves
Class Mammalia