KINGDOM

PROSTISTA

PHYLUM

CLASS

HABITAT

Sarcomatigophora

Subphylum:
1Sarcodina
2Mastigophorea

Free-living
Parasitic

Apicomplexa

Parasitic

Ciliophora

Free-living

SYMMETRY

BODY LAYER

LOCOMOTORY
Flagellum
(Mastigophorea)

Cell membrane
(Plasmalemma):
Endoplasm(inner)
Ectoplasm(outer)

Pseudopodia
(Sarcodina)
None(Parasitic)

DIGESTIVE

Hexactinellida

Marine
Freshwater

Scyphozoa
(jellyfish)

ANIMALIA

Marine

Diploblastic:
Epidermis
Gastrodermis

OTHERS

Asexual
Sexual

Monomorphic nucleus,
produce spore, complex life cycle

Fission(Sexual)
Conjugation(Asexual)

Dimorphic nucleus, motile or

sessile
Asconoid, syconoid, leuconoid;
Spicules (Calcareous, Monaxon,
triaxon, tetraxon)
Syconoid, leuconoid; Spicules
(Siliceous, hexaxon)

Asexual(budding,
regeneration,
gemmule formation)
Sexual
(hermaphroditism)

Leuconoid; Spicules (Siliceous,

tetraxon, spongin)
Dominant polyp, Accelular
Mesoglea, Polyp(x pharynx),
colonial, calcareous skeleton

GVC(x septa)
Incomplete

Radial to
Biradial
Anthozoa
(corals)

NERVOUS

Apical complex
for penetration

Choanocytes

Freshwater
(Hydrozoan)
Marine

CNIDARIA

CIRCULATORY

Monomorphic nucleus, cells testate

Demospongiae

Hydrozoa

REPRODUCTIVE
Asexual
(Fission/Mitosis)

Cilia

Asymmetrical

EXCRETORY

Some autotrophic

Calcarea
PORIFERA

RESPIRATORY

GVC(septa)
Incomplete

Separate
sexes(generally)
Budding(Asexual)

EXAMPLES
1-Amoeba,
foraminifera
(calcareous),
radiolarian
(siliceous)
2-Euglena, Volvox
Gregarina
Didinium
Paramecium
Vorticella
Grantia
Leucosolenia
Euplectella
or Venus flower basket
Leiodermatium
or elephants ear
sponge
Halichondria
Hydra
Obelia

Dominant medusa, Cellular

Mesoglea, Saucer shaped medusa

Aurelia
or moon jelly
Cassiopeia

Polyp(x medusa), Cellular

Mesoglea, Polyp(w/ pharynx),
calcareous/horny skeleton

Acropora
Fungia
or mushroom coral
Lobophyton
or soft coral

Nerve Net

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PHYLUM

PLATYHELMINTHES

CLASS

HABITAT

Turbellaria

Free- living

Digenea
(flukes)

Cestoda
(tapeworms)

NEMATODA

Aphasmidea
Phasmidea

Polychaeta

ANIMALIA
ANNELIDA

Endoparasitic

Gastropoda

Bivalvia
Cephalopoda

Triploblastic
(Acoelomate)

LOCOMOTORY

Attach by suckers

Endoparasitic
Mostly freeliving
Some
parasitic
Free-living
or parasitic

No circular muscles
(undulating
movement or
whip like)

Marine
Freshwater
Terrestrial

Marine
Freshwater
Terrestrial
(Ectoparasitic)

Polyplacophora

MOLLUSCA

Bilateral

BODY LAYER

Attach by suckers
And hooks

Oligochaeta
Hirudinea

SYMMETRY

Aquatic or
Terrestrial

Bilateral

Triploblastic
(Pseudocoelomate)

DIGESTIVE
Incomplete
or
absent

Bilateral

Setae

EXCRETORY

Protonephridial
(Flame cells)

Absent

Bilateral
Laterally flattened
(foot-hatchet)
Bilateral
(torpedo shape)

CIRCULATORY

NERVOUS

Some hermaphroditic
Some separate sexes

Ladder
Nerve cord/plexus

Rudimentary or absent
(Renette cells)

Complete

Usually separate sexes

Ganglionic

Present or Rudimentary
(Renette cells)

Complete

Gills
Skin
Parapodia
(specialized sense
organs)

United sexes
Clitellum

Closed
(dorsal and
ventral blood
vessels)

Ganglionic

Triploblastic
(Eucoelomate)
(Protostomate)

Arms or tentacles

Complete
(Bivalvia
xradula)

No phasmids (has
amphids)

Eyes and
tentacles for
sensory
organs(anterior),
chiefly marine
habitat
With anterior and
posterior suckers,
segmentation not
distinct

United sexes
Clitellum

EXAMPLES
Dugesia
or Planaria
Clonorchis
or chinese liver
fluke
Schistosoma
or blood fluke
Taenia saginata
or beef tapeworm
Taenia solium
or pork tapeworm
Trichinella spiralis
or Trichina worm
Trichiuris trichiura
or Whip worm
Ascaris
or roundworm
Eunice
or Palolo worm
Sabella
or fan worm
Pherentima
or earthworm
Limnotes
or leech

8 dorsal plates,
body muscular

Acanthopleura

Univalve (coiled)
or absent shell

Pomacea
Cyprea
Phyllidia
Achatina

Gills

Two-valved shell

Mytilus
Tridacna

Gills

External, internal,
or absent shell

Loligo
Octopus

Gills

Tentacles
(head appendage)

Complex life cycle

w/ phasmids

Usually separate sexes

Metanephridial

OTHERS
Simple life cycle,
retractable
pharynx

Complex life
cycle,
pseudometameric
body( scolex,
neck, proglottid)

Hermaphroditic

Parapodia have
suckers
Bilateral
Dorsoventrally
compressed
Asymmetrical
(torsion and coiling
of visceral mass
and shell)

REPRODUCTIVE
Fission(Asexual)
Hermaphroditic

Incomplete

Setae
Parapodia
Triploblastic
(Eucoelomate)
(Protostomate)

RESPIRATORY

Gills
Cerrata
(nudibranches)
Lungs

Metanephridial
(inner end opens into
the coelom by a
nephrostome)

United or separate

Open or closed
(hemocoel
present)

Ganglionic

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PHYLUM

CLASS

HABITAT

SYMMETRY

BODY LAYER

Merostomata
Chelicerata

Arachnida
Cirripedia

Crustacea

Malacostraca

Terrestrial

Freshwater
Marine

ARTHROPODA

Bilateral
(head, thorax,
abdomen)

Triploblastic
(Eucoelomate)
(Protostomate)

Insecta
ANIMALIA

Uniramia

Chilopoda

Terrestrial

Holothuroidea
(sea cucumbers)

RESPIRATORY

EXCRETORY

Book gills
Book lungs
Tracheae

Malpighian
tubules

Gills

Coxal/Antennal
glands

Complete

REPRODUCTIVE

Separate sexes

4 pairs of head appendage, thorax

has 3 segments
Cutaneous
Tracheae

CIRCULATORY

Open
(hemolymph,
hemocoel is the
main cavity)

NERVOUS

Advanced
Ganglionic

Radial (star)
Radial
Marine

Bilateral
(discoidal)
Bilateral
(Cylindrical)

Triploblastic
(Eucoelomate)
(Deuterostomate)
Endoskeleton
(calcareous plate)
(ossicles with spines)

5 arms not demarcated

Anus on aboral
surface

5 distinct arms

No anus

No arms
(covered with spines)

Anus on aboral or
oral surface

Mouth with tentacles, no arms

Mouth, anus
(posterior end)

2 pairs of
antennae, stalked
compound eyes

Simple or absent
eyes,
With prehensile
claws or fangs

Malpighian
tubules

WVS (tube feet, madreporite)

OTHERS
No antennae, no
mandible, simple
eyes(ocelli),
cephalothorax
covered with
carapace

Compound

2 pair per segment, thorax with

more than 2 segments

Asteroidea
(sea stars)
Ophiuroidea
(brittle stars)
Echinoidea

5 pairs of appendages (2pairsantennae, 1pair-mandible,2pairsmaxillae)

Biramous(branched appendages)

DIGESTIVE

1 pair per segment, thorax with

more than 3 segments

Diplopoda

ECHINODERMATA

LOCOMOTORY
6 pairs of appendages (1stchelicerae, 2nd-pedipalps, the rest
for walking (6th in Merostomatapushers)
Spinnerets (spiders)
Telson(scorpion)

Separate sexes
Some asexual
(regeneration)

Diffused
Nerve ring

EXAMPLES
Tachyplexus or
horshoe crab
Scorpion
Spider
Rhiphicephalus
or tick
Balanus or
barnacle
Portunus or crab
Penaeus or
shrimp
Drosophila or
fruit fly
Periplaneta or
cockroach
Scolopendra or
centipede

Simple or absent
eyes

Polydesmus or
millipede

Madreporite-aboral

Linkia
Oreaster

Madreporite-oral

Ophiorachna

Madreporiteaboral, skeleton
test
Madreporiteinternal,
microscopic ossicles

Echinodiscus
Echinometra
Holothuria

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PHYLUM

SUBPHYLA/CLASS

HABITAT

SYMMETRY

BODY LAYER

LOCOMOTORY

DIGESTIVE

RESPIRATORY

EXCRETORY

REPRODUCTIVE

CIRCULATORY

Urochordata
(fish w/o jaw)
Marine

Gills

Separate sexes

Closed

Cephalochordata
(fish w/o jaw)
Separate sexes
(Ovoviviparous)
(Viviparous)

Chondrichthyes
(cartilaginous fish)
(fish w/ jaw)
Actinopterygii
(fish w/ jaw)
ANIMALIA

Bilateral
(Asymmetrical
-Urochordata)

CHORDATA
Amphibia
Vertebrata
Reptilia
Aves
(warm blood)

Mammalia
(warm blood)

Marine
Freshwater
Terrestrial

Triploblastic
(Eucoelomate)
(Deuterostomate)

NERVOUS

OTHERS
Tunic (outer covering),
large incurrent siphon and
small excurrent siphon,
notochord restricted to tail
region of larva
Indistinct head, notochord
for main axial support in
adult, hollow nerve cord
dorsal to notochord

Closed (2 heart chambers)

Separate sexes
(oviparous)

Closed (3 heart chambers)

Complete

Gills
Lungs

Separate sexes
(oviparous)
(ovoviviparous)
Separate sexes
(oviparous)
Separate sexes
(oviparous/
monotremes)
(viviparous/
placentals)
(ovoviviparous/
marsupials)

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Closed (4 heart chambers)

Closed (4 heart chambers)

Closed (4 heart chambers)

Pandocia or
sea squirt/tunicate

Branchiostoma
Squalus or
shark
sting ray

Closed (2 heart chambers)

Separate sexes
(oviparous)

EXAMPLES

Distinct head, vertebrae

present/ notochord
disappear(except
chondrichthyes),
appendage (fins or limbs)

Hippocampus or
bangus
Chanos or
sea horse
Bufo or
toad
Rana or
frog
Necturus or
salamander
Gecko or
tuko
snake
Gallus or chicken
bird
Mus or mouse
Rattus or rat
Felis or cat
Canis or dog