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Phylum Protozoa:

• Subphylum Sarcomastigophora:

• Group Mastigophora: Euglena, Trypanosoma (causes sleeping sickness)

• Group Sarcodina: Amoeba, Foraminifera

• Subphylum Ciliophora:

• Group Ciliates: Paramecium, Stentor

• Subphylum Apicomplexa:

• Group Sporozoans: Plasmodium (causes malaria), Toxoplasma (causes


toxoplasmosis)

• Subphylum Microsporidia:

• Group Microsporidians: Nosema, Encephalitozoon

• Subphylum Zoomastigophora:

• Group Flagellates: Giardia (causes giardiasis), Trichomonas vaginalis

2. Phylum Porifera:

• Class Demospongiae: Breadcrumb sponge, Bath sponge

• Class Hexactinellida: Glass sponge, Venus' flower basket

• Class Calcarea: Calcareous sponge, Scypha

3. Phylum Cnidaria:

• Class Anthozoa: Coral, Sea anemone

• Class Cubozoa: Box jellyfish, Sea wasp

• Class Scyphozoa: Moon jellyfish, Aurelia jellyfish

• Class Hydrozoa: Portuguese man o' war, Hydra

4. Phylum Platyhelminthes:

• Class Trematoda: Liver fluke, Blood fluke

• Class Cestoda: Tapeworm, Beef tapeworm

• Class Turbellaria: Planarian, Dugesia

5. Phylum Nematoda:

• Class Secernentea: Roundworm, Hookworm

• Class Adenophorea: Pinworm, Whipworm


• Class Enoplea: Trichinella worm, Vinegar eelworm

6. Phylum Annelida:

• Class Polychaeta: Fanworm, Fireworm

• Class Clitellata: Earthworm, Leech

• Class Hirudinea: Medicinal leech, Horse leech

7. Phylum Arthropoda:

• Class Insecta: Butterfly, Ant

• Class Arachnida: Spider, Scorpion

• Class Crustacea: Crab, Shrimp

• Class Diplopoda: Millipede, Centipede

• Class Chilopoda: House centipede, Scutigera coleoptrata

8. Phylum Mollusca:

• Class Gastropoda: Snail, Slug

• Class Bivalvia: Clam, Mussel

• Class Cephalopoda: Octopus, Squid

• Class Polyplacophora: Chiton, Gumboot chiton

9. Phylum Echinodermata:

• Class Asteroidea: Starfish, Sea daisy

• Class Echinoidea: Sea urchin, Sand dollar

• Class Holothuroidea: Sea cucumber, Sea apple

• Class Ophiuroidea: Brittle star, Basket star

10. Phylum Chordata:

• Class Mammalia: Human, Dolphin

• Class Aves: Bird, Eagle

• Class Actinopterygii: Fish, Salmon

• Class Amphibia: Frog, Salamander

• Class Reptilia: Turtle, Snake

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