are large, flat, amoeba-like creature up to 0.078 in (2 mm) in diameter; the grayish white body of the organism consists of several thousand cells that form two epithelia but are not organized into tissues and organs.
Placozoa
Although most of the animal phyla are included in the deuterostomes and protostomes, cnidaria, porifera, placozoa and ctenophora are not included in the group of animals know as Bilateria (which contains the deuterostomes and protostomes). Cnidarians and ctenophores are in a group called Radiata, and Porifera and Placozoa are in the group known as Parazoa.
The animal kingdom is divided into five groups for classification purposes. They are called Ctenophora, Porifera, Placozoa, Cnidaria, and Bilateria.
actually seven of the 9 phyla use extracellular digestion. the two that are intracellular are porifera and placozoa
Phyla such as Porifera (sponges) lack organs and have asymmetrical or no specific body symmetry. Another example is Placozoa, which also lack organs and have asymmetrical body shapes.
The smallest group of invertebrates is the phylum Placozoa, which consists of a single known species, Trichoplax adhaerens. These simple, flattened organisms are composed of only a few cell layers and lack organs or distinct tissues.
Subregnum: ParazoaPhylum: PoriferaSubregnum: AgnotozoaSuperphylum: RadiataPhylum: BrachiopodaPhylum: BryozoaPhylum: DicyemidaPhylum: EntoproctaPhylum: Gastrotricha
Some phyla within the kingdom Animalia include Chordata, Arthropoda, Mollusca, Annelida, and Echinodermata. Each phylum represents a distinct group of organisms with specific characteristics and traits.
Animals (the animal kingdom), by definition, are multicellular and heterotrophic. Animals cannot produce their own food. They feed on other organismal sources for their energy. They feed on plants or other animals. Thus be their definition of heterotrophic. All animals (whether Chordata, Echinodermata, Porifera, Placozoa, Annelida or Arthropoda) are all heterotrophic and all multicellular. Even tiny things like placozoans and rotifers are multicelled.Fungi cannot produce their own food either. Thus they may be called heterotrophic. They acquire their food by growing in it. Thus they acquire the label saprophytic as well. The fungal kingdom features both unicellular and multicellular organisms. Toadstools, mushrooms, bread mould, fruit mould and such are those that are multicellular.
Animals (the animal kingdom), by definition, are multicellular and heterotrophic. Animals cannot produce their own food. They feed on other organismal sources for their energy. They feed on plants or other animals. Thus be their definition of heterotrophic. All animals (whether Chordata, Echinodermata, Porifera, Placozoa, Annelida or Arthropoda) are all heterotrophic and all multicellular. Even tiny things like placozoans and rotifers are multicelled.Fungi cannot produce their own food either. Thus they may be called heterotrophic. They acquire their food by growing in it. Thus they acquire the label saprophytic as well. The fungal kingdom features both unicellular and multicellular organisms. Toadstools, mushrooms, bread mould, fruit mould and such are those that are multicellular.
here are some 10: Porifera Coelenterates Nematodes Annelids Mullusk Echinoderms Arachnids Chordata Platyhelminthes Joint Legged Animals By: RHenee
Often there is a consensus of just over 30. Some 'splitter' taxonomists have higher estimates, with Edward O. Wilson suggesting 85. The ones that most people recognise include: Porifera Placozoa Cnidaria Ctenophora Nematomorpha Nemertea Nematoda Annelida Rotifera Platyhelminthes Cycliophora Gastrotricha Loricifera Hemichordata Sipuncula Priapulida (may have been demoted to a class) Entoprocta Ectoprocta Mollusca Arthropoda Urochordata Echinodermata Cephalochordata Chordata