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=Phylum =

//Echinodermata (Echinoderms)//
===="Body radially symmetrical, usually 5-parted around an oral-aboral axis; body wall with calcareous plates, often with external spines; coelom includes water vascular system and external tube feet for locomotion; divided into five classes: Class Crinoidea (sea lilies); Class Asteroidea (starfish); Class Ophiuroidea (brittle stars); Class Echinoidea (sea urchins & sand dollars) and Class Holothuroidea (sea cucumbers)."====



[] //Alyssa Lundy//

// Nitrospirae //
“Nitrospira are nitrite-oxidizing bacteria that are essential in marine habitats. In salt water environments, for example, if the ammonia/nitrite/nitrate cycle is thrown off, the ecosystems suffers and fish can get sick or die. Therefore, nitrite-oxidizing bacteria as well as the other bacteria in this system are vital for healthy marine ecosystems, and are in all areas which fish live” [] //Haven Lane//

// Fusobacteria //
 “Fusobacterium is a genus of filamentous, anaerobic, Gram-negative bacteria, similar to Bacteroides.[1] Fusobacterium contribute to several human diseases, including periodontal diseases, Lemierre's syndrome, and topical skin ulcers.” 

[] //Haven Lane//

// Arthropods //
“an exoskeleton (a skeleton on the outside of the body) body divided into distinct parts jointed legs and appendages bilateral symmetry (both sides of the body are the same)” 

[] //Haven Lane//

// Porifera //
 “Adult sponges can be asymmetrical or radially symmetrical and come in a variety of sizes, colors, and shapes, including arboresecent (tree-like), flabellate (fan-shaped), caliculate (cup shaped), tubular (tube shaped), globular (ball shaped), and amorphous (shapeless) among others.” 

[] //Haven Lane//

// Bacteroidetes //
“By far, the ones in the Bacteroidetes class are the most well-studied, including the genus Bacteroides (an abundant organism in the feces of warm-blooded animals including humans), and Porphyromonas, a group of organisms inhabiting the human oral cavity.” 

[] //Haven Lane//

// Actinobacteria //
“Strains of LAB are the most common microbes employed as probiotics. Two principal kinds of probiotic bacteria, members of the genera Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium, have been studied in detail” 

[] //Haven Lane//

** Characteristics of Chordata **  They have bilateral symmetry.  Chordata have segmented bodies, which include segmented muscles. <span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; margin-left: 0.25in; text-indent: 0.25in;"> Chordata have a well-developed coelem. <span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; margin-left: 0.25in; text-indent: 0.25in;"> They have a hollow never cord that usually ends with a brain. <span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; margin-left: 0.25in; text-indent: 0.25in;"> Chordata have a post anal tail at some point in their life. <span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; margin-left: 0.25in; text-indent: 0.25in;"> They have pharyngeal or gill slits at some points in their life. <span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; margin-left: 0.25in; text-indent: 0.25in;"> Chordata have a ventral heart, with blood vessels and a closed circulatory system <span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; margin-left: 0.25in; text-indent: 0.25in;"> They have complete digestive system, meaning that they have a different anus and mouth. They have an endoskeleton made out of either bone or cartalige.
 * //Chordata// **

http://students.ncwc.edu/bio101/invertebrates/characteristics_of_chordata.htm- Chizo


 * Streptophyta**

http://www.bats.ch/molspec/index.php?file5=coreforms/taxonomy.php&record_number=29- Chizo