Animalia - Encyclopedia. com Animalia (Metazoa) Multicellular organisms that develop from embryos; one of the three kingdoms of multicellular organisms (the other two being Fungi and Plantae) The kingdom includes all animals other than protozoons (some of which are colonial); Porifera (sponges) are sometimes excluded because their structure differs markedly from that of
Animal - Encyclopedia. com Animal Animals are creatures in the kingdom Animalia, one of the five major divisions of organisms They are multicelled, eukaryotic (pronounced yookar-ee-AH-tik) organisms, meaning their cells contain nuclei and other structures called organelles, all of which are enclosed by thin membranes
Porifera - Encyclopedia. com Porifera (Spongiaria, sponges) A phylum of multicellular animals that are not included in the Animalia Sponges are sessile, benthic, filter feeders with a bag-like body, a central cavity, and an outer surface pierced with tiny openings (ostia), through which water enters, and an upper, larger opening (osculum), through which it leaves
Chordata - Encyclopedia. com Chordata (kingdom Animalia) A large phylum comprising the animals that possess a rod of flexible tissue , which is protected in higher forms by a vertebral column The phylum includes Urochordata (tunicates), Amphioxus, fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals
Animal Husbandry - Encyclopedia. com Animal Husbandry Sources Wild and Domestic Animals Along with agriculture, animals and animal products played a role in most households, as well as in larger, institutionally supported commercial enterprises, such as textile production and long-distance trade
Cnidaria - Encyclopedia. com Cnidaria Cnidaria is one of the more primitive animal phyla It includes aquatic organisms such as jellyfish, sea anemones, corals, and hydras
Protista - Encyclopedia. com Other eukaryotic kingdoms — the Plantae, Fungi, and Animalia — are each believed to be monophyletic That is, all plants evolved from one ancestral plant, all animals from one ancestral animal, and all fungi from one ancestral fungus
Bacteria - Encyclopedia. com Although they were considered to be animals and then plants, bacteria eventually came to be placed in the Monera kingdom since they do not have a distinct nucleus (a cell's control center) Members of the four other kingdoms (Protista, Fungi, Plantae, and Animalia) all are eukaryotic, meaning their cells have nuclei kept within a membrane
Bacterial Kingdoms - Encyclopedia. com Bacterial kingdoms Bacterial kingdoms are part of the classification scheme that fits bacteria into appropriate groupings based on certain criteria
Anguilliformes (Eels and Morays) | Encyclopedia. com Anguilliformes(Eels and morays) Class ActinopterygiiOrder AnguilliformesNumber of families 15 Source for information on Anguilliformes (Eels and Morays): Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia dictionary