True Worms: ( 24,000 species) Flatworms (12,000 species)
worm Flatworm Trichinosis
- Body is tubular and/or made up of segment.
- Tube-like digestive system.
- Breathe through their skin.
Sponges: (10,000 species)
Calcarea
Homoscleromorpha
- Take in water through pores ( little holes) in their bodies from which they filter (take out) little bots of food.
Cnidarians ( 9,000 species):
Myxozoa Sea anemone
True Scyphozoa
- Hollow body with specialised cells (stingers) that they use for capturing prey.
- Live in water.
Molluscs (100,000 species)
CuttlefishKimberellaAplacophora
- Most live in the sea.
- Most have shells.
- Unsegmented body.
Echinoderms (9,000 species)
Blastoided Sea Cucumber r Brittle Stars
Blastoided Sea Cucumber r Brittle Stars
- A skeleton made up of five plates.
- Tube feet.
- Live in the sea.
Arthropods (> 1,000,000 species)
Centipede Millipede
Sea Spider
- Jointed legs.
- Divided into four further sub-group.
Crustaceans
Barnacle Cladocera (water Flea) Maxillopoda
- Most are aquatic
- Body divided into three part.
- Most breathe with gills.
- Hard outer skeletons.
Myriapods
Pauropoda Symphla Millipede and Centipede (two for one)
- Many pairs of legs.
- A single pair of antennae.
- Simple eyes.
Insect
Mole Cricket Assassin Bug Snakefly
- Body divided into three parts.
- Three pairs of legs and two pairs of wings.
- One pair of antennae on head.
- Compound eyes.
Arachnids
Harvestmen Palpigradi
Acari
- Body Divided into two pairs.
- Four pairs of legs and no wings.
- No antennae.