Animal webquest
Samon and Christian
Invertebrate
Vertebrate
Common animal kingdom characteristics
Vertebrates/invertebrate percentage
Fish
Clownfish: Amphiprioninae
Goldfish: Carassius auratus auratus
http://www.reference.com/motif/science/basic-characteristics-of-fish
https://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/fish/education/questions/questions.html
Amphibians
Tiger salamander: Ambystoma tigrinum
Bull shark: Carcharhinus leucas
http://www.nwf.org/wildlife/wildlife-library/amphibians-reptiles-and-fish.aspx
Reptiles
http://www.nwf.org/wildlife/wildlife-library/amphibians-reptiles-and-fish.aspx
http://www.reptile-database.org/db-info/SpeciesStat.html
Black mamba: Dendroaspis polylepis
Komodo dragon: Varanus komodoensis
Birds
http://animals.pawnation.com/5-major-characteristics-birds-5792.html
http://birds.audubon.org/species
American Black Duck: Anas rubripes
Thick-billed Parrot: Rhynchopsitta pachyrhyncha
Mammals
http://kids.sandiegozoo.org/animals/mammals
http://www.iucnredlist.org/initiatives/mammals
Bottle-nosed Dolphin: Tursiops
American Badger: Taxidea taxus
Sponges
Have no muscles, circulatory, nor nervous system. Have pores that intake foods and fluids and have a skeletal structure. There are about 5,000 species.
http://www.ask.com/question/characteristics-of-sponges
http://tolweb.org/treehouses/?treehouse_id=3431
Black-ball sponge: Ircinia strobilina
Fire sponge: Tedania ignis
Cnidarians
Have internal sac for digestion. Tentacles around its mouth. Radially symmetrical. Can take into medusa form. About 6,100 species.
http://animals.about.com/od/cnidarians/ss/cnidarians.htm
https://www.boundless.com/biology/invertebrates/phylum-cnidaria/class-anthozoa/
Box jellyfish: Chironex fleckeri
Ctenophore: Bolinopsis infundibulum
Flat Worms
Bilateral symmetry. Invertebrates. Soft and paper thin. Brains are small cluster of nerves. 20,000 species. Mouth in the middle, not on its face. No respiratory system.
http://www.animalcorner.co.uk/insects/worms/worms_flat.html
https://www.sites.google.com/site/infowhenyouneedit/general-characteristics-of-flatworms
Margined Flatworm: Callioplana marginata
Blue flatworm: Cycloporus venetus
Round Worms
Complete digestive system. No respiratory/circulatory system. Over 28,000 identified. They are found almost everywhere (90% of the ocean floor). Stomach large enough to have up to 3lbs of food. Soft thin round body. Light iridescent color.
http://www.mcwdn.org/Animals/Roundworms.html
http://www.ask.com/question/characteristics-of-roundworms
Hookworm: Ancylostoma duodenale
vinegar eels: Turbatrix aceti
Annelid Worms
20,000 species. Earthworms, ragworms, leeches. Bilaterally symmetrical body. Ability to regenerate. Have muscles and excretory system in each segment of the body.
http://www.ask.com/question/characteristics-of-annelid-worms
http://www.tulane.edu/~bfleury/diversity/labguide/mollannel.html
Mollusks
110,000 species. Share distant common ancestor with annelids. Bilaterally symmetrical body. Has hard shells made of calcium. Gills in the mantle cavity (on top of the shell). Open circulatory system. Three chambered heart.
https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080309154104AAi7K9m
http://www.tulane.edu/~bfleury/diversity/labguide/mollannel.html
Echinoderms
5 parts radical symmetry around the center. Have no eyes, heart, nor brain. Have tentacle like structures = tube feet. Unique water vascular system. 14,000 species.
http://www.ask.com/question/unique-characteristics-of-echinoderms
Arthropods
Invertebrates. Bilateral symmetry. Segmented bodies. Open circulatory system. 1,170,000 described species.
http://animals.pawnation.com/5-characteristics-arthropod-5177.html