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Invertebrates :
1. There is 1 phylum that does not have tissue layers, and 2 phyla that are diploblastic. Please list the phyla and their common names in a table form
Invertebrates are the animals which do not have vertebral column and spinal cord. There are over 30 phyla dedicated to invertebrates. Protozoans are the organisms with cellular level of organization, that is they do not possess tissue layers.
On the basis of number of germ layers phylum Porifera and Cnideria or Coelenterate are diploblastic. These contain two germ layers inner endoderm and outer ectoderm. Triploblastic animals contain 3 germ layers ectoderm, endoderm and middle mesoderm.
Characteristics | Protozoa | Porifera | Coelenterate |
Habitat | free living | aquatic | aquatic |
Shape | irregular | plant like | Plant like |
Body Symmetry | Bilateral or Radial or Asymmetric | Radial or Asymmetric | Radial |
Germ layers | absent | Diploblastic | Diploblastic |
Locomotion | Cilliated, flagella | sessile movement | Tentacular movement |
Digestion | intracellular | Intracellular | Both intra and extracellular |
Reproduction | Asexual binary fission | Both sexual and Asexual | Sexual reproduction |
All Invertebrates are cold blooded animals.