Octopus
"Octopus vulgaris"
Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family | Genius and Species |
Fun Facts | Art and Poetry | Works Cited |
Kingdom: Animalia
Multicellular
hetertroph
lacks the rigid cell
ingest food
digest it in an internal cavity.
also called Metazoa
Phylum: Mollusca
well-developed head
bilaterally symmetrical eumetazoans
sheath of tissue is formed from the dorsal body wall
Class: Celphalopoda
Cephalopoda means "head foot"
All cephalopods are carnivorous
A cephalopod is characterized by a horny beak secreted by the walls of the buccal cavity, and a radula within the buccal cavity
Cephalopods are characterized by a completely merged head and foot, with a ring of arms and/or tentacles surrounding the head
this group has the most complex brain of any invertebrate
Order: Octopus
Family: Octopodiae
Genius and species: octopus and octopus vulgaris
Fun Facts
ART AND POETRY:
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My octopus is like a purple rose flowing in the wond on a cold winter night. |
Work Cited: Case, Robin J. . "www.animal diversity.com." 2004. University of Michigan of Zoology. 11 Feb 2004. <http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/index.html>.
Fiore, Carrie M.. "AnimalKingdom." . Serra Catholic School, Rancho Santa Margarita. 16 January 2004.