Name major phyla of Animal kingdom. Write down one character and one example of each of them.

There are ten major phyla of Animal kingdom. These are-

(1) Porifera- Members of this phylum are commonly known as sponges. They are generally marine and mostly asymmetrical animals.

Example- Spongilla (Fresh water sponge)

(2) Coelenterata- They are aquatic, mostly marine, sessile or free-swimming, radially symmetrical animals.

Example- Hydra

(3) Platyhelminthes-They are bilaterally symmetrical, triploblastic and acoelomate animals with organ level of organisation.

Example- Taenia (Tapeworm)

(4) Nematoda- They are bilaterally symmetrical, triploblastic and pseudocoelomate animals.

Example- Ascaris (Round Worm)

(5) Annelida- They are triploblastic, metamerically segmented and coelomate animals.

Example- Hirudinaria (Blood sucking leech).

(6) Arthropoda- They are bilaterally symmetrical, triploblastic, segmented and coelomate animals.

Example- Limulus (King crab)

(7) Mollusca- Molluscs are terrestrial or aquatic having an organ-system level of organisation.

Example- Pila (Apple snail)

(8) Echinodermata- They are spiny skinned free-living marine animals.

Example- Asterias (star fish)

(9) Protochordata- These animals are bilaterally symmetrical, triploblastic and have a coelom.

Example- Amphioxus

(10) Chordata- Animals have notochord.

Example- Scoliodon (Dog fish)