Western Mindanao State University
COLLEGE OF SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS
Department of Biological Sciences
Zamboanga City
SCIENTIFIC NAMES OF COMMON ANIMALS
Scientific Name
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Common Name
I. PHYLUM PORIFERA
Amphimedon compressa
Red sponge
Chondrilla nucula
Caribbean chicken-liver sponge
Cliona delitrix
orange boring sponge
Ianthella basta
Elephant ear sponge
5. Faciola hepatica
6. Taenia solium
II. PHYLUM PLATYHELMINTHES
Liver fluke
Tapeworm
III. PHYLUM CNIDARIA
7. Acropora formosa
Staghorn coral
8. Anemonia erythraea
Sea anemone
9. Madracis mirabilis
Soft coral
IV. PHYLUM NEMATHELMINTHES
10. Trichinella spiralis
Meat worm
11. Turbatrix aceti
Venigar eel
12. Eteone heteropoda
13. Hirudo medicinalis
14. Lumbricus terrestris
15. Conus leopardus
16. Lambis lambis
17. Loligo vulgaris
18. Octopus Vulgaris
19. Placuna placenta
20. Sepia officinalis
21. Tridacna squamosa
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V. PHYLUM ANNELIDA
Paddle worm
Leech
Earthworm
VI. PHYLUM MOLLUSCA
Leopard cone
Spider conch
Squid
Octopus
Window-pane Oyster
Cuttlefish
Fluted giant clam
VII. PHYLUM ARTHROPODA
Birgus latro
Coconut crab or robber crab
Pandinus imperator
Emperor scorpion
Ranina ranina
Kuracha
Scylla serrata
Alimango
Varuna litterata
Shore crab, Talangka (Tagalog),
Calampay (Cebuano)
27. Aedes aegypti
28. Musca domestica
29. Nezara viridula
VIII. CLASS INSECTA
Yellow or dengue fever mosquito
Housefly
Stink bug
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30. Fromia monilis
31. Holothuria atra
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IX. PHYLUM ECHINODERMATA
Necklace Sea Star
Black Sea Cucumber
Caranx ignobilis
Channa striata
Hippocampus erectus
Sardinella Albella
X. FISHES
Jack, Talakitok
Mudfish , Dalag
Seahorse
Tamban
XI. CLASS MAMMALIA
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Bos Taurus
Dugong dugon
Equus caballus
Felis catus
Homo sapiens
Rusa marianna
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Chelonia mydas
Gekko gecko
Python reticulatus
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Columba livia
Pavo cristatus
Strix alba
Cow
Dugong, Baboy-dagat,
Horse
Cat
Man
Philippine deer, Usa
XII. CLASS REPTILIA
Green sea turtle
Tokay gecko
Reticulated pythons, Sawa
XIII. CLASS AVES
Rock Dove, Kalapati
Peacock
Owl
XIV. CLASS AMPHIBIA
48. Alcalus mariae
49. Bufo philippinicus
50. Rana marina
Palawan Eastern Frog
Toad
Cane toad
MANTASARA, SHARIFA AINEE I.
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