Friday, March 4, 2011

Phylum Arthropod

Arthropod is a phylum of invertebrate animals having an exoskeleton (external skeleton), a segmented body, and jointed appendages.
I had no more space in the phone so I couldn't take more pictures. :(
Some of the other ones I saw were the Puget Sound King Crab, the Berling Hermit Crab, and the Spot Prawn.

Phylum Echinoderm

Echinoderms (Phylum Echinodermata) are a phylum of marine animals. Echinoderms are found at every ocean depth, from the intertidal zone to the abyssal zone. Echinoderms are also the largest phylum that has no freshwater or terrestrial representatives. Echinoderms have a mesodermal skeleton composed of calcareous plates or ossicles.
















Phylum Cnidaria

Cnidaria is a phylum containing over 9000 species of animals found exclusively in aquatic and mostly marine environments. Their distinguishing feature is cnidocytes, specialized cells that the use mainly for capturng preys.















Phylum Mollusca

Molluca is a large phylum of invertebrate animals. 
The two most universal features of the body structure of molluscs are a mantle with a significant cavity used for breathing and excretion, and the organization of the nervous system.