GUILD CHALLENGE
8 major animal phyla
Sponges-Phylum Porifera
Primitive sedentary aquatic invertebrate with a soft porous body.
Jellyfish- Phylum Cnidara
Free-swimming marine animals consisting of a gelatinous umbrella-shaped bell and trailing tentacles.
Tapeworm- Phylum Platyhelminthes
Tapeworms are flat segmented worms that live in the intestines of some animals.
Toxocara canis- Phylum Nematoda
This is also called dog roundworm. Many dogs do not have signs of infection; however, dogs with major roundworm infections, especially puppies, show diarrhea, vomiting, weight loss, and dull hair. The dog may cough if the roundworms move into the lungs.
Leeches- Phylum Annelida
Leeches are segmented worms with suction cups at each end. Their bodies are flattened, much wider than they are thick.
Snails- Phylum Mollusca
They are soft, unsegmented bodies. Soft bodies are protected by a hard shell.
insects- Phylum Arthropoda
They have an exoskeleton, a three-part body, three pairs of jointed legs, compound eyes and one pair of antennae.
Sea cucumber- Phylum Echinodermata
The adults are recognizable by their (usually five-point) radial symmetry, and include such well-known animals as starfish, sea urchins, sand dollars, and sea cucumbers
mammals- Phylum Chordata
The mammals include the largest animals on the planet, the rorquals and other large whales, as well as some of the most intelligent, such as elephants, some primates, including humans