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1.6.1.9Small animals  

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  • Use this domain for the names of worms, animals with shells, and other animals that do not fit into any of the other categories.

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  • What general words refer to small animals such as worms? worm, shellfish. What words refer to one-celled animals (phylum Protozoa)? bacteria, germ, virus. What words refer to sponges? (phylum Porifera)? sponge. What words refer to water animals with tentacles (phylum Coelenterata)? coral, sea anemone, Portuguese man-of-war, jellyfish, hydra, medusa. What words refer to flatworms (phylum Platyhelminthes)? flatworm, liver fluke, intestinal worm, tapeworm. What words refer to roundworms (phylum Nematoda)? roundworm, hookworm, pinworm. What words refer to rotifers (phylum Rotifera)? rotifer. What words refer to mollusks (phylum Mollusca)? mollusk, snail, slug, abalone, oyster, scallop, mussel, clam, nautilus, cuttlefish, octopus, squid, conch. What words refer to segmented worms (phylum Annelida)? segmented worm, earthworm, leech. What words refer to walking worms (phylum Onychophora)? velvet worm, walking worm. What words refer to crustaceans (phylum Arthropoda, class Crustacea)? crustacean, shrimp, barnacle, pill bug, lobster, crab, crawfish, crayfish. What words refer to centipedes--animals with a body with many segments and two legs on each segment (phylum Arthropoda, class Chilopoda)? centipede. What words refer to millipedes--animals with a body with many segments and four legs on each segment (phylum Arthropoda, class Diplopoda)? millipede. What words refer to horseshoe crabs (phylum Arthropoda, class Merostomata)? horseshoe crab. What words refer to brachiopods--animals with two shells and two arms (phylum Brachiopoda)? brachiopod, lampshell. What words refer to animals with spiny skins (phylum Echinodermata)? echinoderm, sea cucumber, sea urchin, sand dollar, sea star, starfish, brittle star. What words refer to arrow worms (phylum Chaetognatha)? arrow worm.

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  • 1.6.1.9

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