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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Porifera
Porifera is a phylum of Animalia that are primitive multicellular animals also more commonly known as the Sponges.
Phylum: Cnidaria
Cnidaria (Coelenterata) are also known as jellyfish or sea anemone's which have two basic body forms called polyps and medusa.
Phylum: Platyhelminthes
Platyhelminthes, mostly known as the flatworm, is a simple bilaterian and unsegmented body plan invertebrate.
Phylum: Annelida
Annelid's are also known as segmented worms such as earthworms, leeches and ragworms.
Phylum: Nematoda
Nematoda are also known as roundworms and are mostly parasitic.
Phylum: Arthropoda
Arthropoda are also known as the invertebrates of animalia, protected by an exoskeleton usually made of chitin.
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Phylum: Mollusca
Mollusca, the second largest phylum of animalia, are a unique phyla including families such as the gastropods and cephalopods.
Phylum: Echinodermata
Echinodermata are also known as starfish, sea urchins and sea cucumbers.
Phylum: Chordata
Chordata is the 3rd largest phylum in the animal kingdom featuring species with a notochord and other features that separate them from other taxa.
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While each phyla is uniquely different, they all make up the known animal kingdom. And while there are technically 30+ phyla of animalia, only these 9 are most well known and studied.
