9 Animal Phyla

Question: Phylum Porifera

Answer: aka sponges; means animal that contains holes; are sessile feeders (stuck to the ground, eating what comes near them); body symmetry: asymetric eg. yellow tube sponge

Question: Phylum Cnidaria

Answer: contains cnidocyte or venomous cells that helps collect and transmit sensory information; body symmetry: radial eg. jellyfishes

Question: Phylum Platyhelminthes

Answer: aka flat worms; lacks a coelom and other body cavities; can be found in marine or fresh water; body symmetry: bilateral; eg. tapeworms

Question: Phylum Nematoda

Answer: aka the roundworms; very long and narrow; body symmetry: bilateral; eg. ascaris

Question: Phylum Annelida

Answer: have long bodies that have segments divided externally by shallow rings; body symmetry: bilateral; eg. earthworms

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