Higher classification: Deuterostome Scientific name: Echinodermata Kingdom: Animalia Subkingdom:Eumetazoa They have a star-like appearance and are spherical or elongated. They are exclusively marine animals. The organisms are spiny-skinned. They exhibit organ system level of organization. … They are triploblastic and have a coelomic cavity. The skeleton is made up of calcium carbonate....
Kingdom: Animalia Subkingdom: Eumetazoa Phylum: Ctenophora Ctenophora is a phylum of exclusively marine invertebrates. Ctenophora means “comb-bearing”. They are commonly known as comb jellies or sea walnuts. The distinguishing feature of the phylum is the presence of comb plates with cilia that are used for locomotion. They are free-living...
Higher classification: Animal Kingdom: Animalia Subkingdom: Eumetazoa Class:ParaHoxozoa Phylum:Cnidaria Cnidaria is a phylum under kingdom Animalia containing over 11,000 species of aquatic animals found both in freshwater and marine environments, predominantly the latter. Their distinguishing feature is cnidocytes, specialized cells that they use mainly for capturing prey. Mostly marine entities...
Scientific name: Arthropoda Higher classification: Ecdysozoa Phylum: Arthropoda Kingdom: Animalia Subkingdom: Eumetazoa The number of arthropod species vary between 1,170,000 and 5 to 10 million and account for over 80 percent of all known living animal species. The body is usually segmented, and the segments bear paired jointed appendages, from which the...
Scientific name: Annelida Higher classification: Lophotrochozoa Kingdom: Animalia The annelids, also known as the segmented worms, are a large phylum, with over 22,000 extant species including ragworms, earthworms, and leeches. The species exist in and have adapted to various ecologies – some in marine environments as distinct as tidal zonesand hydrothermal vents, others in fresh water, and yet others in moist terrestrial...
Scientific Name: Macaca silenus It has black hair It is easily recognised by its silver-white mane that surrounds the head from the cheeks down to its chin It is diurnal in nature, as in being active solely during day light hours. It is a good climber, spending most of...
Indian cobras are oviparous and usually lays between 10 and 30 eggs in rat holes or termite mounds and the eggs hatch 48 to 69 days later. How Snakes Reproduce? There are three distinct methods of a snake’s reproduction method. They all vary depending on the snake species. They...
(Scomberomous lineolatus) Class: Actinopterygii Order: Scombriformes Family: Scombridae IUCN Redlist Status: Least concern Dorsal spines (total): 15 – 18; Dorsal soft rays (total): 15-19; Anal soft rays: 17 – 22; Vertebrae: 44 – 46. Commercial importance – Food fish Max length : Male 94.0 cm Female 98.0 cm They are marine; pelagic and Oceanodromous fishes migrating between...
Pastinachus sephen Class: Chondrichthyes Order: Myliobatiformes Family: Dasyatidae Distribution and habitat It has a widespread distribution in the tropical waters of the Indo-Pacific, from South Africa and the Red Seato Japan and Australia, including Melanesia and Micronesia. They are amphidromous and known to enter estuaries and rivers. They are usually found on sandy bottoms in coastal waters and on coral reefs to a depth...
Mobula eregoodootenkee Class: Elasmobranchii Order: Myliobatiformes Family: Mobulidae Distribution and habitat It is endemic to the Indian Ocean and central-west Pacific Ocean. It ranges from South Africa in the west to the Philippines in the east, north to Vietnam, and south to the northern coast of Australia. About the fish It is a species of ray, that are slow-growing,...
