Invertebrate Taxa
Invertebrates are those animals that do not possess a vertebral column.
This includes all but one sub-phylum of animals. There are lots of invertebrate
phyla. Some phyla are more familiar than others. This taxonomy list is
taken from Barnes' "Invertebrate Zoology". Various links here are
to notes from an advanced zoology course at the University of Florida in
1982.
Protozoa
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Phylum Mastigophora
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Phylum Sarcodina
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Phylum Sporozoa
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Phylum Cnidospora
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Phylum Ciliophora
Parazoa
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Phylum Placozoa
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Phylum Porifera
Eumetazoa
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Phylum Cnidaria (Coelenterata)
Jellyfish, corals, hydras, sea anemones
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Phylum Ctenophora
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Phylum Platyhelminthes
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Phylum Mesozoa
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Phylum Rhynchocoela (Nemertina)
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Phylum Gnathostomulida
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Phylum Rotifer
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Phylum Gastrotricha
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Phylum Kinorhyncha
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Phylum Nematoda
Nematode roundworms, one of the most successful metazoan groups in
terms of distribution and biomass
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Phylum Nematomorpha
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Phylum Acanthocephala
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Phylum Priapulida
These worms really are shaped liked the name says
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Phylum Sipuncula
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Phylum Mollusca
Aplacophorans, monoplacophorans,
chitons, tusk shells, gastropods, bivalves, cephalopods
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Phylum Echiura
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Phylum Annelida
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Phylum Pogonophora
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Phylum Tardigrada
Some of the strangest microscopic metazoans around
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Phylum Onychophora
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Phylum Arthropoda
Chelicerates, crustaceans, insects, and more
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Phylum Pentastomida
You really don't want to know, but I may get around to telling you
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Phylum Phoronida
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Phylum Bryozoa
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Phylum Entoprocta
Named for the curious anatomical trick of having a mouth, but no anus
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Phylum Brachiopoda
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Phylum Chaetognatha
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Phylum Echinodermata
Sea biscuits, sea urchins, starfish and more animals with derived radial
symettry
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Phylum Hemichordata
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Phylum Chordata
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SubPhylum Urochordata
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SubPhylum Cephalochordata
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SubPhylum Vertebrata (not invertebrates)
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