Characteristic |
Cnidaria |
Nematoda |
Platyhelminthes |
Arthropoda |
Annelida |
Porifera |
Protostome/mouth |
Protostome |
Protostome |
Protostome |
Protostomes |
Protostomes |
None |
Radial symmetry |
Radial |
Bilateral |
Bilateral |
Bilateral |
Bilateral |
Asymmetrical |
Monoecious |
Both Monoecious and Dioecious |
Both Monoecious and Dioecious |
Monoecious |
Dioecious |
Both Monoecious and Dioecious |
Monoecious |
Cuticle/exoskeleton |
Absent |
Present |
Absent |
Exoskeleton of chitin |
Present |
Present |
Filter feeder |
Present |
Present |
Present |
Present |
Present |
Present |
Tentacles |
Present |
Present |
Present |
Present |
Present |
Present |
Compound eyes |
Simple eyes |
Simple eyes |
Simple eyes |
Compound eyes |
Compound eyes |
Absent |
Metamerism |
Present |
Present |
Absent |
Present |
Present |
Absent |
Closed circulatory system |
Absent |
Absent |
Absent |
Open |
Closed |
Absent |
Habitat (marine) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Hopefully all these are correct. But do comment for any
queries.