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The simplest type of canal system in Porifera is

Updated On: Aug 1, 2022
  • ascon type
  • leucon type
  • sycon type
  • radial type.
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Sponges belong to the phylum porifera. Ostia, spongocoel and osculum together form a canal system which is characteristic of all sponges. Canal system of Leucosolenia is of ascon type. It is the simplest type of canal system found in sponges. Water enters directly through ostia into the central spongocoel, which is lined by choanocytes, and leaves through osculum. Sycon type of canal system is found Sycon and Leucon type is found in Spongilla. There is no canal system named as radial type.142. (b) : Duck-billed platypus is an egg laying mammal. It is found in the rivers in eastern Australia and Tasmania. It is a beaver like monotreme about 50-60 cm long and well adapted to life in water. Usually 2 eggs are laid at a time. The female curls around them for incubation and remains inactive for about 2 weeks. Newly hatched young ones are exceedingly immature, naked, blind and each 2.5 cm long.
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Classification of Animals

Classification of Animal Kingdom:

One of the most fundamental forms of classification of animals is the presence or absence of the notochord. Hence, two major groups exist, namely: Chordates and Non-chordates

Non-chordates and the Chordates-

  • The notochord is a flexible rod made out of a material similar to cartilage. If an animal has a notochord during any stage of its life, it is classified as a chordate. Contrary to popular belief, chordates do not exclusively include vertebrates.
  • There are invertebrates that possess a notochord during some point in their lives and hence, are classified as chordates. Thus all vertebrates are chordates but not all chordates are vertebrates.

Non-chordates-

  • Non-chordates are animals without a notochord – the rod-like elastic structure that supports the body. This phylum consists of a small group of worm-like, marine species with an organ-system level of organization.
  • Members of phylum Porifera, Coelenterata, Ctenophora, Platyhelminthes, Aschelminthes, Annelida, Arthropoda, Mollusca, Echinodermata and Hemichordata fall under Non-chordates

Vertebrates Classification:

The subphylum Vertebrata is divided into five classes of vertebrates. These five classes of vertebrates comprise of all the species of animals and have developed vertebral column as well as an internal skeleton.

Other characteristic features of vertebrates are-

  • Presence of a true vertebral column and internal skeleton with muscle attachment points for body movement.
  • A front-side muscular heart with two, three or four chambers.
  • Kidneys for excretion and osmoregulation
  • A paired appendages which may be fins or limbs.
  • Possess notochord during the embryonic stage.
  • Vertebrates are the only chordates to possess a brain as a part of the central nervous system.

Classification of Vertebrates-

  • Pisces
  • Amphibia
  • Reptilia
  • Aves
  • Mammalia