Biology Department      DuPont-Ball Library  Aquatic & Marine Biology Program

You should know the basic characteristics of each Kingdom, Phylum, Class and Order listed below unless noted otherwise (e.g. Fungi and Plants)

Kingdom Ardchaebacteria

Kingdom Eubacteria

Kingdom Protista

        Phylum Rhizopoda

        Phylum Foraminifera

        Phylum Actinopodia

        Phylum Chlorophyta

        Phylum Euglenophyta

        Phylum Zoomastigina

        Phylum Acrasiomycota

Kingdom Fungi (not covered)

Kingdom Animalia

    subKingdom Parazoa

        Phylum Porifera

    subKingdom Eumetazoa

        Phylum Cnidaria

        Phylum Ctenophora

        Phylum Platyhelminthes

        Phylum Nematoda

        Phylum Rotifera

        Phylum Mollusca

            Class Bivalvia

            Class Gastropoda

            Class Cephalopoda

            Class Polyplacophora

        Phylum Annelida

            Class Oligochaeta

            Class Polychaeta

            Class Hirudinea

        Phylum Arthropoda

            Class Insecta

            Class Chilopoda

            Class Diplopoda

        Phylum Echinodermata

            Class Crinoidea

            Class Asteroidea

            Class Ophiuroidea

            Class Echinoidea

            Class Holothuroidea

        Phylum Chordata

            Class Agnatha

            Class Chondrichthyes

            Class Osteichthyes

            Class Amphibia

            Class Reptilia

            Class Aves

            Class Mammalia

                Order Marsupia

                Order Monotrema

                remaining 17 orders are placental mammals