KINGDOM ANIMALIA
Subkingdom Parazoa
Phylum
sponges
Subkingdom Eumetazoa
[Branch]
[Radiata]
Phylum
Cnidaria
Hydra,
Portugese-man-o-wars,
jellyfish, corals, sea anemones
[Branch]
[Bilataria]
[Acoelomates]
Phylum
Platyhelminthes flatworms
Class
Turbellaria
free-living flatworms
Class
Trematoda
flukes
Class
Cestoda/Cestoidea tapeworms
[Pseudocoelomates]
Phylum
Rotifera
rotifers
Phylum
Nematoda
roundworms
[Coelomates]
[Protostomes]
Phylum
Annelida
segmented worms
Class
Oligochaeta
oligochaetes
Class
Polychaeta
polychaetes
Class
leeches
Phylum
Mollusca
mollusks
Class
Gastropoda
snails, slugs, nudibranchs
Class
Bivalvia
bivalves
Class
Cephalopoda
squids, octupuses, Nautilus
Phylum
Arthropoda
arthropods
Subphylum
Class
Xiphosura
horseshoe crabs
Class
Arachnida
spiders, ticks, etc.
Subphylum
Class
Crustacea
crustaceans
Subphylum
Class
millipedes
Class
centipedes
Class
Insecta
insects
[Deuterostomes]
Phylum
Echinodermata
Class
sea stars
Class
brittle stars
Class
sea urchins, sand dollars
Class
sea lilies, crinoids
Class
sea cucumbers
Phylum
Chordata
chordates
Subphylum
Cephalochordata lancelets
Subphylum
Urochordata tunicates,
sea squirts
Subphylum
Vertebrata
vertebrates
Class
Agnatha
hagfish, lampreys
Class
Chondrichthyes sharks,
rays
Class
Osteichthyes
bony fishes
Class
Amphibia
amphibians
Order
Urodela
salamanders, newts
Order
Anura
frogs, toads
Class
Reptilia
reptiles
Order
lizards, snakes
Order
turtles
Order Crocodilia
alligators, crocodiles
Class
Aves
birds
Class
Mammalia
mammals
monotremes
platypus, echidna (spiny anteater)
marsupials
kangaroos, koalas, opposums
placental mammals
Order
Primates
Suborder prosimians
lemurs, tarsiers
Suborder anthropoids
monkeys, apes, humans
humans:
Kingdom Animalia
Subkingdom Eumetazoa
Branches: bilateria: coelomate:
deuterostome
Phylum Chordata
Subphylum Vertebrata
Class Mammalia
Order Primates
Suborder Anthropoidea
Family Hominidae
Genus Homo
Species Homo sapiens
Note: The brackets indicate groupings that are not standard taxonomic
units; these are called branches.
What you need to know about the branches: what each branch name
means, which branches are older,
which groups are in Radiata vs Bilateria, which phyla are deuterostomes,
and which branches humans are in..