Introduction to Animal kingdom.

TAXONOMY :- 
IS THE BRANCH OF science which deals with the study of nomenclature classification and principle of classification given by "CANDOLLE," (Taxis -arrangement, Nomos Law).

Aristotle:--he is known as the " father of zoology ".{Book- Historia animalium}.
Father of ancient TAXONOMY. he classified animals into two groups on the basis of the colour of blood.

Anaima :--those animal which donot have red blood e.g.Invertebrates sponges, Cnidaria,Mollusca,Arthropoda,Echinodermata.

Enaima:- These animals have red blood.this group includes all vertebrates and it has been further divided into two subgroups.

a).Vivipara :- it includes animals which gave birth to young oned eg Mammals.
Ovipara It includes animals which lay eggs e.g. pisces,amphibians, reptiles, Aves etc

 Important Phyla:-
Protozoa (Included in kingdom --protista)    -Amoeba , paramoecium etc.

porifera (Kingdom --animalia )- sponges (Leucosolenia ,sycon)

coelenterata (Cnidaria) - Hyda ,jellyfish etc.

Ctenophora (Minor phylum)- pluerobrachia.
Platyhelminthes/Aschelminthes- Round worm ( eg:Ascaris).

Annelida :- Earthworm ,leech etc .
Arthropoda -insects ,scorpions , Fly etc.
Mollusca :--Snail, pila , octopus etc.
Echinodermata :- Star fishes.
Hemichordata -Balanoglossus
Chordata :-Fish , snake , birds , monkey etc.

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