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What is Macaca or Rhesus monkey? Macaques (Macaca) are medium-sized cercopithecines and are relatively generalized in many aspects of their anatomy compared to other members…
What is Macropus or kangaroo? Introduction : Kangaroos are the world's largest marsupials. A Red Kangaroo can weigh 90kg and can grow two metres tall.…
What is Rana Tigrina? Classification: Phylum Chordata Class: Amphibia Order: Phaneroglossa Genus: Rana Habitat: It is an amphibian found in and near fresh water bodies…
What is Hippocampus or sea horse? Classification: Phylum: Chordata Class: Osteichthyes Order: Gasterosteiformes Genus: Hippocampus. Habitat: It is a marine fish found all over the…
General Characters of phylum Mollusca: Habitat: Most of molluscs are aquatic and marine e.g. Mytilus, Sepia, Octopus etc. while a few are fresh-water (e.g. Unio)…
What is Grasshopper? Systematic position: Phylum : Arthropoda Class : Insecta Order : Othroptera Genus : Poecilocerus Grasshopper are worldwide distribution so called cosmopoliten. It…
Systematic position: Phylum: Echinodermata Class: Asteroieea Order: Forcipulata Genus: Asterias Starfish or sea stars are star-shaped echinoderms belonging to the class Asteroidea.It is commonly called…
What is scypha? Scypha is commonly called "sycon". Genus of marine sponges. Characterized by a fingerlike body shape known as the syconoid type of structure.…
There are pore bearing animals. It is commonly called sponges. There are the lowest metazoans placed in sub kingdom-- parazoa. So the study of sponges…
Examples of Phylum Protozoa 1. Ameoba Proteus: Classification: Phylum: AmoebozoaClass: TubulineaOrder: TubulineaFamily: AmoebidaeGenus/Scientific Name: Amoeba Proteus Habitat :- It is a cosmopolitan, unicellular, fresh and…