Animal Phyla

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Animal Phyla

• King Philip Came Over From Germany-So?
• Kingdom-Phylum-Class-Order
• Family-Genus-Species

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Sponges (Porifera)

• Asymetric
• Feed by straining particles from water
• Baby ones(larvae) are free-floating, then get
  stuck in one place

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Cnidarians

• Jellyfish
• Sea Anemones
• Corals
• Are carnivores that use stinging cells to capture
  their prey and defend themselves
• Life stages include free-swimming medusae and
  stationary polyps

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Flatworms( Platyhelminthes)

• Flatworms are Flat (duhh!)
• Most are parasites
• Feeding system has only one end

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Roundworms (Nematodes)

• Round
• Have a one-way digestive system

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