To which group of phylum do the following animals belong
a) sea horse, starfish, jellyfish,snails
b) give 2 characteristic feature of each phylum
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The name of phylum is chordata. Chordata is divided into different classes.
A)sea horse - phylum -chordata.class -Osteichthyes.
They are marine and fresh water fishes.
Air bladder is present which regulates buoyancy.
Starfish - phylum echinodermata.
Presence of water vascular system.
Excretory system is absent.
Jellyfish - phylum coelenterata.
They have central gastro vascular cavity or coelenteron.
They Are holozoic and carnivorous.
Snails - phylum molluscs.
Their body is covered by a calcareous shell.
The anterior head region has sensory tentacles.
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a)
•Sea horse- Phylum:Chordata
Sub-Phylum:Vertebrata
Class:Osteichthyes
•Starfish-Phylum:Echinodermata
•Jelly-fish-Phylum:Coelenterata(Cnidaria)
•snail-phylum:Mollusca
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¤ Presence of notochord,a dorsal hollow nerve chord and a paired pharyngeal gill slits.
¤ They possess a post anal tail and a closed circulatory system.
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¤ They have an endoskeleton of calcareous ossicles.
¤ Presence of water vascular system which helps in locomotion.
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¤ Presence of cnidoblasts or cnidocytes on the tentacles and the body.
¤ They have a central gastro-vascular cavity with a single opening,mouth on hypostome.
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¤ Body is covered with a calcareous shell.
¤ The mouth contains a file-like grasping organ for feeding called radula.
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