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<Part 1>
I. Introduction
A. Name some animals.
(NOTE: Organisms will be covered in order from "familiar" to "unfamiliar"--
the reverse of the usual way in textbooks.)
II. The Kingdom Animalia (of Domain Eukarya)
A. Definition
1. Multicellular eukaryotic heterotrophs
III. Some Representative Phyla
A1. Phylum Chordata
1. General Characteristics
a. Notochord
b. Dorsal hollow nerve tube
c. Pharyngeal pouches
i. Gill slits
A2. Subphylum Vertebrata
A3. Superclass Tetrapoda
1. Class Mammalia
a. Mammals: humans, apes, monkeys, cows,
horses, dogs, cats, elephants, mice, bats,
whales, aardvarks, zebras, duck-billed
platypuses, etc.
2. Class Aves
a. Birds: chickens, sparrows, hawks, owls,
ostriches, penguins, etc.
Homeothermic [before this line]
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Poikilothermic [after this line]
3. Class Reptilia
a. Reptiles: lizards, snakes, turtles, alligators,
etc.
4. Class Amphibia
a. Amphibians: frogs, toads, salamanders,
etc.
A4. Superclass Pisces
1. Class Osteichthyes
a. Bony fishes
2. Class Chondrichthyes
a. Cartilaginous fishes: sharks and rays
3. Class Agnatha
a. Jawless fishes: lampreys and hagfishes
A5. Subphylum Cephalochordata
a. Lancelet [Amphioxus; Branchiostoma]
A6. Subphylum Urochordata [Tunicata]
a. Tunicates ("Sea Squirts")
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Invertebrates [after this line] (95-98% of all animals)
B1. Phylum Arthropoda
B2. Subphylum Mandibulata
1. Class Insecta [Hexapoda]
a. Insects: flies, bees, grasshoppers, beetles,
fleas, etc.
2. Class Crustacea
a. Crustaceans: lobsters, shrimp, crabs,
crayfish, barnacles, water fleas, etc.
3. Class Diplopoda
a. Millipedes
4. Class Chilopoda
a. Centipedes
B3. Subphylum Chelicerata
1. Class Arachnida
a. Arachnids: spiders, mites, ticks,
scorpions, etc.
C. Phylum Echinodermata
1. Various Classes
a. Echinoderms: sea stars ("starfish"), sea
urchins, sand dollars, sea cucumbers,
etc.
D. Phylum Annelida
1. Class Oligochaeta
a. Earthworms
2. Class Polychaeta
a. Sandworms ("sea worms")
3. Class Hirudinea
a. Leeches
E. Phylum Mollusca
1. Class Cephalopoda
a. Octopus, squid
2. Class Gastropoda
a. Snails, slugs
3. Class Bivalvia [Pelecypoda]
a. Clams, mussels, scallops, oysters
F. Phylum Rotifera
a. Rotifers ("wheel animalcules")
G. Phylum Nematoda
a. Roundworms
<Part 2>
H. Phylum Platyhelminthes
1. Class Turbellaria
a. Free-living flatworms: planaria
2. Class Trematoda
a. Flukes
3. Class Cestoda
a. Tapeworms
I. Phylum Cnidaria [Coelenterata]
1. Class Anthozoa
a. Sea anemones, coral
2. Class Scyphozoa
a. Jellyfish
3. Class Hydrozoa
a. Hydra, Portuguese Man-of-War
J. Phylum Porifera
1. Various Classes
a. Sponges
K. Various Other Phyla
IV. Summary
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