Invertebrates dominate the animal kingdom.
1. Phylum Porifera (sponges)
2. Phylum Cnidaria (jellyfish, corals, & hydras)
3. Phylum Platyhelminthes (flat worms)
4. Phylum Rotifera (rotifers)
5. Phylum Mollusca (snails, slugs, clams, octopus, & squid)
6. Phylum Annelida (segemnted worms- earth worms)
7. Phylum Arthropoda (Spiders, insects, & crustaceans)
8. Phylum Echinodermata (starfish) *closest living invertebrate to humans because of its deuterostomal development.
they are grouped.
These animals are called invertebrates. Invertebrates have no backbone. Examples of invertebrates are insects.
No, 95-97% of all animals on Earth are Invertebrates.
All animals in the invertebrate kingdom. This includes all insects.
Following are some pictures of invertebrates i.e animals without backbones: Following are some pictures of invertebrates i.e animals without backbones:
invertebrates
invertebrates
Invertebrates
Worms, spiders and insects are invertebrates.
Vertebrates are animals with backbones, invertebrates are animals without backbones.
invertebrates are animals WITHOUT spines
all animals except invertebrates