To date we have recorded animals associated with the 4 following phyla. The arthropoda, the annelida, the mollusca and the chordata. We have also found numerous nematodes (round worms), which have their own phyla but currently we are unable to identify them…
The most diverse phylum on the planet. Includes spiders and insects. Very well represented in the Garden.
The slugs and snails of the Garden. An interesting and often persecuted group of animals.
The backboned animals, having a notochord defines this group of animals to which we ourselves belong.
The so called Wheel Animals are a group of microscopic organisms which make up part of the important zooplankton. For now we will cover all Rotifera in one page.
Each phyla differs from the others in a very specific way. For example, Chordata contain the animal species with a backbone, often referred to as Vertebrates for this reason (the word vertebrate refers to the bones of the spine). It is the only phyla to contain Vertebrates and as such all other phyla contain animals lacking a backbone, often referred to as Invertebrates. So in the above phyla the annelids, arthropods and molluscs are all Invertebrates.
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