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Home » Biology » Animal Life » Main 4 Types of Invertebrates Explained

Main 4 Types of Invertebrates Explained

April 15, 2018 By Shyam Chathuranga 8 Comments

Natural classification of animals mention 2 types of animals according to their phylum. Vertebrates and Invertebrates are those 2 main types of animals. Vertebrates are the animals who do have a vertebral column and invertebrates are the animals who don’t have a vertebral column. We have discussed about vertebrates and its 5 types on Smart Science Pro.

Therefore, we’re going to concentrate on Invertebrates in this post.

A natural classification has few characteristics and all the classifications of this system are following those. So here are the features of this type of animals.

Main 4 Types of Invertebrates Explained

4 Invertebrate Animals

Characteristics of Invertebrates

Since now you realize who are invertebrates, it’s good to learn their other characteristics too. May be your science exam would ask these or you may want to clarify some animal’s type.

  • Made up of animal cells.
  • Don’t have a vertebral column or spinal cord or backbone.
  • Usually these are little and slowly moving animals.
  • Presence of no lungs to respire since they do it through the skin.
  • Invertebrates are heterotrophic since they can’t produce their own food.
  • Reproduction is through fission of gametes.
  • Some posses a hard exoskeleton.
  • Multicellular organisms live on many environments.

Invertebrates includes every animal that doesn’t belong to vertebrates group. There are 4 main types of invertebrates as mentioned below by Phylum.

  1. Phylum Arthropods
  2. Phylum Mollusca
  3. Phylum Annelida
  4. Phylum Coelenterata

Each group have their own characteristics and unique adaptations. I’ll explain each of them below.

Phylum Arthropods

Arthropods are animals who do have a segmented body. They have a bilaterally symmetrical body with a very strong exoskeleton. Arthropods have the ability of adapting to various environments very quickly.

A pair of appendages can be seen in each segment of the body. There are jaws appear in some of the appendages.

Examples for Arthropods,
– Scorpion
– Honey bee
– Spiders
– Bugs
– Mosquitoes

Phylum Mollusca

Unlike arthropods these animals don’t have segmented body. Mollusca skin has a mantle which secrets a shell. Their skin is soft and the body is bilaterally symmetrical. Mollusca can be found in fresh water and sea water.

Examples for Mollusca,
– Oyster
– Octopus
– Snail
– Slug
– Cuttlefish

Phylum Annelida

Annelida group contains many of the worms around. They have segmented bodies made up of 3 layers, hence they can be known as Triploblastic animals. Triploblastic means they have 3 layers of skin as outer skin, middle skin and inner skin.

Annelida group animals have a cuticle which covers their skin. They posses coelem and hard bristles and the reproduction is sexual.

Examples for Annelida,
– Earthworm
– Sandworm
– Leech
– Polychaete worms
– Ragworms

Phyllum Coelentarata

Coelentarata animals have a radially symmetrical body. They are opened through the mouth to external atmosphere. These are diploblastic animals which means their body is made up of 2 layers called Ectoderm Skin and Endoderm Skin.

Presence of a central gastro vascular cavity used as the mouth and anus which is lined by Endoderm skin. Some coelentarata animals do have poisonous substances mixed special cells known as Endoblasts which protects them.

Examples for Coelnterata,
– Hydra
– Coral
– Jellyfish
– Sea Anemones
– Sea Wasps

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Comments

  1. DuopDaniel says

    April 23, 2015 at 8:36 pm

    am very happy today because i read some part of wild life . am gut the type of invertebrates . and thank . south Sudan

    Reply
  2. latif says

    April 2, 2017 at 12:17 am

    i really appreciate the writer .because he or she use simple words to understand the reader
    .in simple way he clear every think regarding the topic

    Reply
  3. altaf says

    August 1, 2017 at 7:31 pm

    Very informative. Nice compilation of scientific facts.

    Reply
  4. aditi says

    December 11, 2017 at 10:04 pm

    hlo sir thank u so much bcz of this answer i get 3rd position in debate competition

    Reply
  5. Ntege William says

    December 29, 2017 at 10:49 am

    many books indicate five groups of invertebrates, but your source has shown four,,, why,,, other wise thks for the help rendered

    Reply
  6. S Kavya says

    September 21, 2018 at 3:18 pm

    Some members told that there is 4 some told there is 5 other 6 invertebrate animals but you are saying there are 4 which is the correct one but thanks for your help

    Reply
  7. s Kavya says

    September 21, 2018 at 3:20 pm

    Acer mother was telling that there is for others if there is 5 others 678 so correctly how many main types of IT in vertebrate animals are there otherwise thanks for your help

    Reply
    • Shyam Chathuranga says

      September 21, 2018 at 3:59 pm

      There are more types of invertebrates according to sources such as Wikipedia. However, if you’re searching for school work, be sure to consider the syllabus and your text book. Thanks for commenting!

      Reply

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