write animal kingdom classification with phylum,subphylum and classes
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Scientists predict that only 15% of species are known to man from the estimated 8.7 million species. That leaves almost 85% species yet to be discovered. Only about 953,434 species of animals have been catalogued in the Animal Kingdom. Let us study this classification of animals.
The Different Phyla
Classification of animals is termed as Kingdom Animalia. It is further divided into different phyla. These are nothing but divisions in which animals/organisms with the same characteristics are included under them. Apart from the primary distinguishing features of the Animal Kingdom (Eukaryotic, Multicellular, without a cell wall and heterotrophic); each phylum has organisms that have common characteristics. In the classification of animals chart, they move from the simplest to the most complex.
The different phyla in the classification of animals are as follows:
Phylum Porifera
Phylum Coelenterata
Phylum Platyhelminthes
Phylum Nematoda
Phylum Annelida
Phylum Arthropoda
Phylum Mollusca
Phylum Echinodermata
Phylum Protochordata
Phylum Vertebrata
Phylum Vertebrata is classified into five classes. They are:
Pisces
Amphibia
Reptilia
Aves
Mammalia