|
Animal
|
Example
|
Name
Meaning
|
Habitat
|
Significance
|
Classification
|
|
Porifera
|
sponge
|
pore-bearing
|
aquatic
|
indicator
species of water pollution
|
according
to type of spicule (Calcarea, Hexactinellida,
Demospongiae)
|
|
Cnidaria
|
jellyfish, hydra,
coral
|
stinging
|
aquatic
|
painful
stings
|
Hydrozoa,
Scyphozoa, Anthozoa
|
|
Platyhelminthes
|
planaria, flukes,
tapeworms
|
flat
worm
|
moist
terrestrial areas; aquatic; body fluids of
host
|
regeneration
studies; human parasite
|
Turbellaria;
Trematoda; Cestoda
|
|
Nematoda
|
pinworms, hookworms,
intestinal roundworms
|
thread
like
|
soil; body
fluids of host
|
symbiotic
relationship with plants; parasites
|
Ascaris;
Trichinella
|
|
Annelida
|
leeches,
earthworms
|
little
rings
|
terrestrial;
aquatic
|
earthworms
aerate soil; leeches used medicinally
|
Oligochaeta;
Polychaeta; Hirudinea
|
|
Gastropoda
|
snails,
slugs
|
stomach
foot
|
terrestrial;
aquatic
|
food;
ornaments, currency
|
|
|
Bivalvia
|
clams,
oysters
|
two
shells
|
aquatic
|
food;
pearls
|
|
|
Cephalopoda
|
octopus,
squid
|
head
foot
|
marine
|
intelligence
|
|
|
Echinodermata
|
starfish, sand
dollars
|
spiny
skin
|
marine
|
food;
medicine; regeneration
|
|
|
Crustacea
|
lobster, crab,
shrimp
|
shell
|
aquatic (few
terrestrial)
|
food
|
|
|
Arachnida
|
spider, scorpion, tick,
mite
|
spider
|
terrestrial
|
pest control;
poisonous
|
|
|
Insecta
|
bees,
ants
|
to
cut
|
terrestrial
|
humans’
greaatest competitor for food (75% of animal
world)
|
|
|
Chondrichthyes
|
sharks, skates,
rays
|
cartilage
fish
|
marine
|
food,
ornaments
|
|
|
Osteichthyes
|
perch, trout,
tuna
|
bony
fish
|
aquatic
|
food
|
ray-finned;
lobe finned
|
|
Amphibia
|
frog, salamander, newt,
toad
|
two
lives
|
terrestrial
and aquatic
|
pest control;
food; metamorphosis
|
|
|
Reptilia
|
snake, turtle,
crocodile
|
creep,
crawl
|
terrestrial,
aquatic
|
pest control;
poisonous
|
|
|
Aves
|
ostrich, owl, eagle,
emu
|
bird
|
terrestrial
|
pest control;
food; enjoyment
|
|
|
Mammalia
|
bear, tiger, dog,
bat
|
breast
|
terrestrial;
aquatic
|
food,
clothing, food chain, companionship
|
|