S. N.

Kansagra School
Biology Department

ANIMAL CLASSIFICATION
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CLASSIFICATION
Phylum-Porifera
Class-Demospongia
Genus- Euspongia

Euspongia

CLASSIFICATION
Phylum- Coelenterata
Class- Hydrozoa
Genus- Hydra

Hydra

IDENTIFICATION OF ANIMALS
Aim: To identify, classify and comment on the important characters of some organisms.

BATH SPONGE (Euspongia)

Comments
1. It is commonly called as bath sponge.
2. It has a cup shaped body with dark colour. The spongin fibres form a small network.
3. Body surface contains large openings called oscula and small openings called ostia.

HYDRA
Comments
1. Body cylindrical and attached to substratum with a pedal disc.
2. Tentacles present with cnidoblast cells.

CLASSIFICATION
Phylum- Plathyhelminthes
Class- Trematoda
Genus- Fasciola

Liver fluke

CLASSIFICATION
Phylum-Aschelminthes
Class Nematoda
Genus- Ascaris.

Ascaris

LIVER FLUKE
Comments:
1. Body dorso-ventrally flattened and leaf-like with both oral and ventral sucker.
2. Mouth situated at the anterior end and surrounded by oral sucker.
3. Excretory pore lies at the posterior end of the body.

ASCARIS (Roundworm)
Comments
1. Body elongated, cylindrical and pointed at both ends.
2. Body surface transversely striated and presents pseudo-segmented appearance.
3. A dorsal, a ventral, and two lateral lines extend lengthwise.
4. Excretory pore anterior and mid-ventral in position.

CLASSIFICATION
Phylum-Annelida
Class-Oligochaeta
Genus- Pheretima

Earthworm

CLASSIFICATION
Phylum-Annelida
Class-Hirudinea
Genus- Hirudinaria

Leech

EARTHWORM
Comments:
1. Body elongated, cylindrical and pointed at both ends. It is adapted for burrowing.
2. Body is metamerically segmented, consisting of about 120 metameres.
3. Prostomium reduced, forms upper lip and hands in front of mouth.
4. Clitellum present in 14th, 15th and 16th segments.

LEECH
Comments:
1. Body elongated, dorso-ventrally flattened.
2. Both anterior & posterior suckers present, sanguivorous ( feeds on blood of vertebrates)

CLASSIFICATION
Phylum-Arthropoda
Class- Crustacea
Genus-Carcinus

Crab

CLASSIFICATION
Phylum-Arthropoda
Class- Insecta
Genus-Periplaneta

Cockroach

CRAB
Comments:
1. Cephalothorax broad and somewhat oval with a broad carapace.
2. Abdomen reduced and is permanently fixed below cephalothorax.
3. Antennules, antennae and eyes small and contained in sockets of carapace.

COCKROACH
Comments:
1. This is a specimen of cockroach
2. Body is elongated, segmented, bilaterally symmetrical, flattened dorsoventrally and reddishbrown in colour.
3. The head is small triangular and bears two large compound eyes and a pair of antennae at its
upper side.
4. The thorax is divided into prothorax, mesothorax and metathorax.
5. Abdomen is broad and consists of ten segments.

CLASSIFICATION
Phylum-Arthropoda
Class- Insecta
Genus-Bombyx

Silk worm

CLASSIFICATION
Phylum-Arthropoda
Class- Insecta
Genus-Apis

Honey bee
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SILK WORM (BOMBYX MORI)

1. This specimen of silkworm.
2. Body is differentiated into head, thorax and abdomen.
3. The head consists of a pair of pectinate antennae, a pair of compound eyes and sucking type of
mouth parts.
4. The thorax bears three pairs of legs and two pairs of membranous wings.

APIS MELLIFERA
1. Commonly known as honey bee, exhibits polymorphism and division of labour.
2. A social insect living in colonies consisting fertile female, the queen, several sterile females,
the workers and fertile males, the drones.
3. Thorax consists of three segments with a pair of legs in each segment.
4. Two pairs of wings are placed on the dorsal side of the thorax.

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LABEO ROHITA
Comments:
1. Endoskeleton is bony. Body laterally compressed, has overlapping cycloid scales.
2. There are five pairs of gills slits covered by an operculum.
3. Tail homocercal with fin.
4. Paired appendages are in the form of fins for locomotion.

CLASSIFICATION
Phylum- chordate
Subphylum- Vertebrata
Superclass- Pisces
Class- Osteicthyes
Genus- Labeo

Labeo rohita

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