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Animalia by Mind Map: Animalia

1. Arthropoda

1.1. Segmented bodies and jointed limbs, with Chitin exoskeleton

1.2. insects

1.3. crustaceans

1.4. arachnids

1.5. centipedes

1.6. millipedes

2. Brachiopoda

2.1. Lophophore and pedicle

3. Bryozoa

3.1. Lophophore, no pedicle, ciliated tentacles, anus outside ring of cilia

4. Chordata

4.1. Hollow dorsal nerve cord, notochord, pharyngeal slits, endostyle, post-anal tail

5. Ctenophora

5.1. Eight "comb rows" of fused cilia

6. Echinodermata

6.1. Fivefold radial symmetry in living forms, mesodermal calcified spines

7. Gastrotricha

7.1. Two terminal adhesive tubes

8. Hemichordata

8.1. Stomochord in collar, pharyngeal slits

9. Loricifera

9.1. Umbrella-like scales at each end

10. Mollusca

10.1. Muscular foot and mantle round shell

11. Nematomorpha

12. Onychophora

12.1. Legs tipped by chitinous claws

13. Placozoa

13.1. Differentiated top and bottom surfaces, two ciliated cell layers, amoeboid fiber cells in between

14. Platyhelminthes

15. Priapulida

16. Rotifera

16.1. Anterior crown of cilia

17. Tardigrada

17.1. Four segmented body and head

18. Acanthocephala

18.1. Reversible spiny proboscis that bears many rows of hooked spines

18.2. Archiacanthocephala

18.3. Eoacanthocephala

18.4. Palaeacanthocephala

19. Annelida

19.1. Multiple circular segment

20. Chaetognatha

20.1. Chitinous spines either side of head, fins

21. Cnidaria

21.1. Nematocysts (stinging cells)

22. Cycliophora

22.1. Circular mouth surrounded by small cilia, sac-like bodies

23. Entoprocta

23.1. Anus inside ring of cilia

24. Gnathostomulida

25. Kinorhyncha

25.1. Eleven segments, each with a dorsal plate

26. Micrognathozoa

26.1. Accordion-like extensible thorax

27. Nematoda

27.1. Round cross section, keratin cuticle

28. Nemertea

29. Orthonectida

29.1. Single layer of ciliated cells surrounding a mass of sex cells

30. Phoronida

30.1. U-shaped gut

31. Porifera

31.1. Perforated interior wall

32. Rhombozoa

32.1. Single anteroposterior axial cell surrounded by ciliated cells

33. Sipuncula

33.1. Mouth surrounded by invertible tentacles

34. Xenacoelomorpha

34.1. Bilaterian, but lacking typical bilaterian structures such as gut cavities, anuses, and circulatory systems