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Flashcards: BIOL 121a Taxonomy
Metazoa
Common Name: All animals - Taxonomic Category: Clade
Eumetazoa
Common Name: Animals with true tissues - Taxonomic Category: Clade
Bilateria
Common Name: Bilaterally symmetrical animals - Taxonomic Category: Clade
Protostomia
Common Name: Mouth develops first - Taxonomic Category: Clade
Deuterostomia
Common Name: Anus develops first - Taxonomic Category: Clade
Lophotrochozoa
Common Name: Animals with a lophophore or trochophore larvae - Taxonomic Category: Clade
Ecdysozoa
Common Name: Animals that molt (ecdysis) - Taxonomic Category: Clade
Ambulacraria
Common Name: Echinoderms and Hemichordates - Taxonomic Category: Clade
Gnathostomata
Common Name: Jawed vertebrates - Taxonomic Category: Clade
Agnatha
Common Name: Jawless vertebrates (hagfishes, lampreys) - Taxonomic Category: Clade
Osteichthyes
Common Name: Bony fishes - Taxonomic Category: Clade
Sarcopterygii
Common Name: Lobe-finned fishes - Taxonomic Category: Clade
Actinopterygii
Common Name: Ray-finned fishes - Taxonomic Category: Clade
Amniota
Common Name: Reptiles, birds, mammals - Taxonomic Category: Clade
Porifera
Common Name: Sponges - Taxonomic Category: Phylum
Cnidaria
Common Name: Jellyfish, corals, anemones - Taxonomic Category: Phylum
Ctenophora
Common Name: Comb jellies - Taxonomic Category: Phylum
Platyhelminthes
Common Name: Flatworms - Taxonomic Category: Phylum
Rotifera
Common Name: Rotifers - Taxonomic Category: Phylum
Mollusca
Common Name: Mollusks (snails, octopuses, clams) - Taxonomic Category: Phylum
Annelida
Common Name: Segmented worms - Taxonomic Category: Phylum
Nematoda
Common Name: Roundworms - Taxonomic Category: Phylum
Arthropoda
Common Name: Insects, crustaceans, spiders - Taxonomic Category: Phylum
Echinodermata
Common Name: Sea stars, sea urchins, sea cucumbers - Taxonomic Category: Phylum
Hemichordata
Common Name: Acorn worms - Taxonomic Category: Phylum
Chordata
Common Name: Vertebrates, lancelets, tunicates - Taxonomic Category: Phylum
Porifera
Common Name: Sponges - Taxonomic Category: Class (for various classes under this phylum)
Calcarea
Common Name: Calcareous sponges - Taxonomic Category: Class
Demospongiae
Common Name: Common sponges - Taxonomic Category: Class
Hydrozoa
Common Name: Hydroids - Taxonomic Category: Class (Cnidaria)
Scyphozoa
Common Name: True jellyfish - Taxonomic Category: Class (Cnidaria)
Cubozoa
Common Name: Box jellies - Taxonomic Category: Class (Cnidaria)
Anthozoa
Common Name: Sea anemones, corals - Taxonomic Category: Class (Cnidaria)
Trematoda
Common Name: Flukes - Taxonomic Category: Class (Platyhelminthes)
Monogenea
Common Name: Ectoparasitic flatworms - Taxonomic Category: Class (Platyhelminthes)
Cestoda
Common Name: Tapeworms - Taxonomic Category: Class (Platyhelminthes)
Gastropoda
Common Name: Snails, slugs - Taxonomic Category: Class (Mollusca)
Cephalopoda
Common Name: Octopuses, squids - Taxonomic Category: Class (Mollusca)
Bivalvia
Common Name: Clams, oysters - Taxonomic Category: Class (Mollusca)
Polyplacophora
Common Name: Chitons - Taxonomic Category: Class (Mollusca)
Clitellata
Common Name: Earthworms, leeches - Taxonomic Category: Class (Annelida)
Polychaeta
Common Name: Marine worms - Taxonomic Category: Class (Annelida)
Arachnida
Common Name: Spiders, scorpions - Taxonomic Category: Class (Arthropoda)
Hexapoda
Common Name: Insects - Taxonomic Category: Class (Arthropoda)
Malacostraca
Common Name: Crabs, lobsters, shrimp - Taxonomic Category: Class (Arthropoda)
Asteroidea
Common Name: Sea stars - Taxonomic Category: Class (Echinodermata)
Echinoidea
Common Name: Sea urchins - Taxonomic Category: Class (Echinodermata)
Holothuroidea
Common Name: Sea cucumbers - Taxonomic Category: Class (Echinodermata)
Crinoidea
Common Name: Sea lilies - Taxonomic Category: Class (Echinodermata)
Ophiuroidea
Common Name: Brittle stars - Taxonomic Category: Class (Echinodermata)
Urochordata
Common Name: Tunicates - Taxonomic Category: Subphylum (Chordata)
Cephalochordata
Common Name: Lancelets - Taxonomic Category: Subphylum (Chordata)
Cyclostomata
Common Name: Jawless fishes - Taxonomic Category: Subclass (Chordata)
Chondrichthyes
Common Name: Sharks, rays, ratfish - Taxonomic Category: Class (Chordata)
Amphibia
Common Name: Frogs, salamanders, caecilians - Taxonomic Category: Class (Chordata)
Reptilia
Common Name: Lizards, snakes, crocodilians, turtles and Birds - Taxonomic Category: Clade (Chordata)
Aves
Common Name: Birds - Taxonomic Category: Class (Chordata)
Mammalia
Common Name: Mammals - Taxonomic Category: Class (Chordata)