for example a backbone or notochord. Almost all of the earths living animal species are filed under the invertebrate distinction. Only 3% of the living animals that travel the vast earth are considered vertebrates. They fall under the Chordate subphylum of Vertebrata. Vertebrates...
Hydras belong to the Kingdom Animalia and the phylum Cnidaria. Farther down the hierarchy, hydras are a part of the class Hydrozoa and the order Hydroida, a group that has existed since Cambrian times when life was first forming. Advertisement The common hydra belongs to the suborder Eleuthero...
What is the difference between a Cnidocytes and nematocysts? A cnidocyte is an explosive cell having within it a giant secretory organelle (organ) called cnida which is a characteristic of the phylum Cnidaria. A Nematocyst is a specialized sub-cellular organelle (part of the cell) present in...
Are there different types of algae depending on the type of saltwater? What is the synapomorphies that separates green plants from glaucophytes and red algae? Which type of crustacean zooplankton is mostly found in the oceans? Which algal phylum is best adapted to deeper water? Why? Which mic...
Definition of Phylum Read More Marine Life Definition and Examples By Jennifer Kennedy As you can see, Phylum is one of the broadest of these seven categories. While animals in the same phylum can be very different, they all share similar characteristics. For example, we are in the phylum Ch...
Whatdotheseanimalshaveincommon?PhylumCnidaria“thejellies”Whatisacnidarian?Whatisacnidarian?•invertebrates•morethan9000species•jellyfishes,corals,seaanemones,andhydras.•worldwide•allbutafewaremarine•twodistinctbodyformsduringtheirlifecyclesPolypMedusa•polyp=sessileform•mouthsurroundedbytentacles...