Zoology

General Characters of phylum Mollusca: Habitat: Most of molluscs are aquatic and marine e.g. Mytilus, Sepia, Octopus etc. while a few are…

What is Grasshopper? Systematic position: Phylum : Arthropoda Class : Insecta Order : Othroptera Genus : Poecilocerus Grasshopper are…

Systematic position: Phylum: Echinodermata Class: Asteroieea Order: Forcipulata Genus: Asterias Starfish or sea stars are star-shaped…

What is scypha? Scypha is commonly called “sycon“. Genus of marine sponges. Characterized by a fingerlike body shape known as the…

There are pore bearing animals. It is commonly called sponges. There are the lowest metazoans placed in sub kingdom– parazoa. So the…

Examples of Phylum Protozoa 1. Ameoba Proteus: Classification: Phylum: Amoebozoa Class: Tubulinea Order: Tubulinea Family: Amoebidae…

General characters of Phylum Protozoa: They are parasites or free-living. They have flagella for locomotion. Their body is covered by a…

What is Protozoa? Protozoans are microscopic, acellular, eukaryotic, heterotropic animalcules found either solitarily or in colonies generally…