Phyla Organ Symmetry Blastic coel Aquatic/ Digestion Excre Sex Circ Devlope living Res Fer
(level) m terrestrial tion ula pira tiliz
tion tion atio
n
Porifera C Asymmetry 2-germ TC Aquatic IC C H X ID Marine In Spongilla
(intracellul AS
layer Spongilla
ar)
Euspongilla
Coelente Extra and Body P-M Mostly
T Radial Diplob AC Aquatic surfac
X ID Ex Physalia (Portuguese
man-of-war), Adamsia
rate Intra by AS marine
lastic Mostly e
M-P free
(Sea anemone),
(IC and C) Pennatula (Sea-pen),
Marine By S living Gorgonia (Sea-fan) and
Meandrina (Brain coral).
Ctenoph T Radial Diplob AC Aquatic Extra and Lack H X ID Exclusi Ex Pleurobrachia and
ora Intra (stat (S) vely Ctenoplana
lastic marine marin
(IC and C) ocyt)
e
Platyhel OS Bilaterally Triplo AC Parasite IC IC H x D Host In Taenia (Tapeworm),
minthes (S) parsit Fasciola (Liver fluke).
blastic Endopara e
site
Aschelmi OS bilaterally Triplo PC aquatic IC C Sex X ID or Host In Ascaris (Roundworm),
nthes symmetrical and sep parsit Wuchereria
blastic terrestrial or (Dio)
D e (Filaria worm),
parasitic (S/ Ancylostoma
(Hookworm
AS)
Annelida OS bilaterally Triplo TC aquatic C C Sex C In vary Ext Nereis, Pheretima
symmetrical and sep Neries (Earthworm) and
blastic terrestrial or (Dio) Hirudinaria (Blood
parasitic (ID) sucking leech).
(S) M-D
Artrhopo OS bilaterally Triplo TC aquatic C C o O D or vary int Examples:
symmetrical, and Monoop Economically important
da blastic ID
terrestrial dff insects –
(S) Apis (Honey bee),
Bombyx (Silkworm),
Laccifer
(Lac insect)
Vectors – Anopheles,
Culex and Aedes
(Mosquitoes)
Gregarious pest –
Locusta (Locust)
Living fossil – Limulus
(King crab
Mollusca OS Bilaterally Triplo TC Aquatic C C Sexu O ID vary Ext Pila (Apple snail),
ally Pinctada (Pearl oyster),
symmentric blastic or Sepia
al terrestial (Cuttlefish), Loligo
(Squid), Octopus (Devil
fish), Aplysia (Seahare),
Dentalium (Tusk shell)
and Chaetopleura
(Chiton).
Hemicho OS Bilaterally Triplo TC Sea C C Sexu O ID gills Ext Balanoglossus and
rdata ally Saccoglossus
symmentric blastic
al
OS Triplo TC C
blastic
Special character of Porifera
1.Water canal or transport system
Path way ostia->Spongocoel->Osculum
Choanocytes or collar cells lines the spongocoel and the canal
The body is supported by a skeletion made of spicules or sponging fibres
Special character of Coelentrata
Cnidoblast or cnidocytes on the body used for anchorage
Single mouth have Central gastro vascular cavity on hypostome
They coral skeleton composed of claciul carbonate.
Two type of body polyp and medusa the former is sessile and cylindrical like hydra,Adamsia
Latter is umbrella-shaped and free swimming like Aurelia or jelly fish
Those cnidarians which exist in both forms exhibit alternation of
generation (Metagenesis), i.e., polyps produce medusae asexually and
medusae form the polyps sexually (e.g., Obelia
Ctenophora
Special name sea walnuts or comb jellies
Eight rows of external ciliated comb plates help in locomotion
Bioluminecne in ctenophore
Special character of platyhelminthes
They are endoparasite
Hooks and suckers present in parasitic form
Specialised cells called flame cells present in the osmoregulation and excretion
Special character of Aschelmintthes
Roundworms
Alimentary canal is complete with a welldeveloped
muscular pharynx
removes body wastes from the body cavity
through the excretory pore
Often females are longer than males
Annelids
They are metamerically segmented
Annelids means little ring they are help locomotion
Aquatic annelids like nerreis possess lateral appendages parapodia help in swimming
Nephridia help in osmoregulation and excretion
Neural system consist of ganglia by double ventral nerve cord
Nereis is aquatic form
But earthworm and leeches are monoecious
Arthropoda
Largest phyla 2/3 species found
Respiratory organs are gills, book gills, book lungs or tracheal system
Excretion takes place through malpighian tubules.
Sensory organs like antennae, eyes (compound and simple), statocysts or balancing organs are present
Speical features of mollusca
Body is covered by a calcareous shell
and is unsegmented with a distinct head,
muscular foot and visceral hump.
The space between the hump
and the mantle is called the mantle cavity in
which feather like gills are present
The mouth contains a file-like rasping organ for
feeding, called radula.
Special features of hermichordata
Rudimentry notochord called stomachord
