Animal
Respiration
Circulation
Porifera
diffusion
none
Cnidaria
diffusion
diffusion
Platyhelminthes
diffusion
diffusion
Nematoda
diffusion
diffusion
Annelida
diffusion through skin
closed circulatory system; five pairs of pumping hearts
Gastropoda
aquatic: gills. terrestrial: capillary network in mantle
open circulation
Bivalvia
gills
open circulation; pumping heart
Cephalopoda
gills
open circulation; pumping heart
Echinodermata
skin gills
none
Crustacea
gills aided by movement of swimmerets
open circulation; pumping heart
Arachnida
book lungs
open circulation; pumping heart
Insecta
spiracles leading to tracheae
open circulation; pumping heart
Chondrichthyes
gills; lungs
two-chambered heart; closed circulation
Osteichthyes
gills; lungs
two-chambered heart; closed circulation
Amphibia
skin; lungs
three-chambered heart; closed circulation
Reptilia
lungs (left lung non-functional)
three-chambered heart, partial septum in ventricle; closed circulation
Aves
lungs; air sacs
four-chambered heart; closed circulation
Mammalia
trachea, bronchi, lungs, alveoli
four-chambered heart; closed circulation
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