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An '''invertebrate''' (in contrast to a [[vertebrate]]), is an [[animal]] with no [[spine]]. Most living things are invertebrates, including [[arthropod]]s, [[mollusc]]s, and [[bacteria]].
An '''invertebrate''' (in contrast to a [[vertebrate]]), is an [[animal]] with no [[spine]].<ref>Wile, Dr. Jay L. ''Exploring Creation With Biology''. Apologia Educational Ministries, Inc. 1998</ref>
[[Shark]]s and [[ray]]s are a special class under this description, since they do not have bony [[skeleton]]s, and hence no spine. They do, however, have a similar structure to vertebrates. They are called [[notochord]]s.
Most living animals are invertebrates, including [[arthropod]]s, [[mollusc]]s, and [[annelids]].
The phyla contained in Invertebrata are:
The phyla contained in Invertebrata are:
*[[Protozoan|Protozoa]] - Mostly simple, single-celled organisms
*[[Protozoan|Protozoa]] - Mostly simple, single-celled organisms
*[[Porifera]] - [[Sea sponge|Sponge]]s
*[[Porifera]] - [[Sponge]]s
*[[Coelentera]] - Hydra, [[jellyfish]], [[sea anenome|anenomes]] and [[coral]]s
*[[Coelenterata]] - Hydra, [[jellyfish]], [[sea anemone|anemones]] and [[coral]]s
*[[Echinoderm]]a - [[Starfish]], [[sea urchin]]s and [[sea cucumber]]s
*[[echinoderms|Echinoderm]]a - [[Starfish]], [[sea urchin]]s and [[sea cucumber]]s
*[[Annelid]]a - [[Worm]]s
*[[Annelid]]a - [[Worm]]s
*[[Brachiopod]]a - [[Bivalve]]s, such as [[mussel]]s and [[clam]]s
*[[Brachiopod]]a - [[Bivalve]]s, such as [[mussel]]s and [[clam]]s
*[[Polyzoa]] - Single celled criiters that usually form colonies
*[[Polyzoa]] - Single celled critters that usually form colonies
*[[Mullusc]]a - [[Whelk]]s, [[ammonite]]s, [[cuttlefish]], [[squid]]s, [[snail]]s, etc.
*[[Mullusc]]a - [[Whelk]]s, [[ammonite]]s, [[cuttlefish]], [[squid]]s, [[snail]]s, etc.
*[[Arthropod]]a - [[Crustacean]]s, [[insect]]s, [[arachnid]]s, [[trilobite]]s, etc.<ref>Invertebrate Paleontology, Henry Woods, Cambridge University Press, 8th Edition (1946)</ref>
*[[Arthropod]]a - [[Crustacean]]s, [[insect]]s, [[arachnid]]s, [[trilobite]]s, etc.<ref>Invertebrate Paleontology, Henry Woods, Cambridge University Press, 8th Edition (1946)</ref>
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