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Invertebrates are animals that neither possess nor develop a vertebral column, derived from the notochord. These includes all animals apart from the subphylum Vertebrata.
Invertebrates are animals with no backbone. More than 90% of the animals are invertebrates among the estimated 15-30 million animal species. Invertebrates exist about anywhere. These have been found in the driest of deserts, high reaches of the atmosphere and canopies of wettest rainforests. They also exist in the frozen Antarctic or under deepest oceans.
Whether batting away irritating flies, unearthing a worm or admiring the complexity of a spider’s web and much more, all these animals are invertebrates.
Invertebrates are so much that it is almost impossible to count them all. There are so many with different sizes and shapes and provide services that are vital to our survival.
Types of Invertebrates
Terrestrial invertebrates involve the below-mentioned groups and many also have members that live in marine environments and freshwater.
Spiders
Insects
Millipedes
Centipedes
Worms
Velvet worms
Landhoppers
Slaters
Freshwater and marine invertebrates involve following groups and some of them also have land-dwelling members.
Sea stars and sea urchins
Anemones and corals
Snails and slugs
Sponges
Bluebottles and jellies
Crabs, prawns, crayfish & lobsters
Characteristics of Invertebrates
By now as you know what are invertebrates, let’s get to know about their characteristics.
Do not have a spinal cord or vertebral column.
Normally these are tiny and slow moving animals.
Do not have lungs since they do it with their skin.
Since they cannot produce their own food, Invertebrates are heterotrophic.
Reproduction occurs through fission of gametes.
Invertebrates involve all the animals that do not come under vertebrates group. There are mainly four kinds of invertebrates as listed below by Phylum.
Phylum Mollusca
Phylum Annelida
Phylum Arthropods
Phylum Coelenterata
Every group has its own characteristics and adaptations.
Phylum Arthropods
Arthropods are animals that do not have a segmented body. Their bodies are bilaterally symmetrical with a strong exoskeleton. Arthropods are capable of adapting to different environments quickly. Examples of Arthropods are Scorpion, Honeybee and Bugs.
Phylum Mollusca
These animals do not have segmented body, unlike arthropods. Mollusca skin consists of a mantle that releases a shell. Their skin is soft and mostly found in sea water and fresh water. Examples for Mollusca are Octopus, Snail and Oyster.
Phylum Annelida
The group of Annelids has many worms. Their bodies are segmented and consist of 3 layers and hence called as Triploblastic animals. Triploblastic refers to having 3 layers as inner skin, middle skin and outer skin.
Examples of Annelida involve Earthworm, Sandworm and Leech.
Phylum Coelenterata
The bodies of Coelenterates are radially symmetrical. They are opened to the external atmosphere through the external atmosphere. These animals are diploblastic which means that their bodies comprise of 2 layers known as Endoderm Skin and Ectoderm Skin. Examples of Coelenterates are Hydra, Jellyfish and Coral
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