Plant Kingdom

CharophyceansShare a common ancestor with land plants

CharaColeochaete

Bryophytes

Bryophytes: Liverworts and Hornworts

Hornworts Liverworts

Pteridophytes

Ferns

Horsetails

Whisk Ferns

Gymnosperms

Cycads

Ginko

Gnetophyta

Gymnosperms: Conifers

Angiosperms: Flowering Plants

Fungus Kingdom

Chytridiomycota

Chytrid Fungus breaks down cellulose, chitin and keratin.

Chytrid Fungi attacking a piece of

green algae

Global warming has changed rainfall patterns in the rainforest. The moister habitat has spread the chytrid fungus. Frogs throughout the rainforest, such as the golden frog, have experienced rapid declines due to the fungus eating their skin.

Zygomycota

Ascomycota

Morels

Cup Fungus

Sordaria Yeast

Truffles

Basidiomycetes

Amanita

Maiden Veil

Shelf Fungus

Puff Ball

Mushroom Gills

Symbiosis: Living TogetherLichens

Mycorrhizae

Animal Kingdom

Porifera: Sponges

Cnidaria

Corals

Hydra

Jelly Fish

Anemone

Platyhelminthes: Flat Worms

Rotifera: Rotifers

Nematoda: Round Worms

Molluska

Gastropoda: snails, whelks, slugs, sea slugs

Bivalva: clams, mussles, oysters, scallops

MolluskaCephalopoda: octapus, squid, cuttle fish, nautilus

Polyplacophora: Chiton

Annelida

Arthropoda

Crustaceans: lobster, shrimp, crabs Merostomata: horseshoe crabs

Arachnids: spiders, scorpions, mites and ticks

Arthropoda

Myriopoda: centipedes and

millipedes

Insecta: all six legged

invertebrates

Echinodermata

Chordata

Chordata Divisions

Urochordata: Tunicates

Cephalochordata: Lancelets

AgnathaLampreys

Hagfish

Chondrichthyes: Sharks and Rays

Osteichthyes: Bony Fish

Amphibia Frogs, Toads and Salamanders

ReptiliaLizards, Snakes, Turtles, Crocodiles and Alligators

Aves

Mammalia

Monotremes Marsupials

Placentals