types:
artrópodo
invertebrate having jointed limbs and a segmented body with an exoskeleton made of chitin
zoófito
any of various invertebrate animals resembling a plant such as a sea anemone or coral or sponge
esponja,
poríforo
primitive multicellular marine animal whose porous body is supported by a fibrous skeletal framework; usually occurs in sessile colonies
cnidario
radially symmetrical animals having saclike bodies with only one opening and tentacles with stinging structures; they occur in polyp and medusa forms
ctenóforo
biradially symmetrical hermaphroditic solitary marine animals resembling jellyfishes having for locomotion eight rows of cilia arranged like teeth in a comb
gusano
any of numerous relatively small elongated soft-bodied animals especially of the phyla Annelida and Chaetognatha and Nematoda and Nemertea and Platyhelminthes; also many insect larvae
molusco
invertebrate having a soft unsegmented body usually enclosed in a shell
forónido
hermaphrodite wormlike animal living in mud of the sea bottom
briozoo
sessile aquatic animal forming mossy colonies of small polyps each having a curved or circular ridge bearing tentacles; attach to stones or seaweed and reproduce by budding
braquiópodo
marine animal with bivalve shell having a pair of arms bearing tentacles for capturing food; found worldwide
equinodermo
marine invertebrates with tube feet and five-part radially symmetrical bodies
arácnido
air-breathing arthropods characterized by simple eyes and four pairs of legs
miriópodo
general term for any terrestrial arthropod having an elongated body composed of many similar segments: e.g. centipedes and millipedes
tardígrado
an arthropod of the division Tardigrada
ciempiés,
escolopendra
chiefly nocturnal predacious arthropod having a flattened body of 15 to 173 segments each with a pair of legs, the foremost pair being modified as prehensors
cardador,
milpiés,
miriápodo,
miriópodo
any of numerous herbivorous nonpoisonous arthropods having a cylindrical body of 20 to 100 or more segments most with two pairs of legs
picnogónido
any of various small spiderlike marine arthropods having small thin bodies and long slender legs
merostoma
used in some classifications; includes the orders Xiphosura and Eurypterida
euriptérido
large extinct scorpion-like arthropod considered related to horseshoe crabs
pentastómido
wormlike arthropod having two pairs of hooks at the sides of the mouth; parasitic in nasal sinuses of mammals
pólipo
one of two forms that coelenterates take (e.g. a hydra or coral): usually sedentary with a hollow cylindrical body usually with a ring of tentacles around the mouth
medusa
any of numerous usually marine and free-swimming coelenterates that constitute the sexually reproductive forms of hydrozoans and scyphozoans
hidrozoo
colonial coelenterates having the polyp phase dominant
antozoo
sessile marine coelenterates including solitary and colonial polyps; the medusoid phase is entirely suppressed
helminto
worm that is parasitic on the intestines of vertebrates especially roundworms and tapeworms and flukes
acantocéfalo
any of various worms living parasitically in intestines of vertebrates having a retractile proboscis covered with many hooked spines
platelminto
parasitic or free-living worms having a flattened body
nemertino
soft unsegmented marine worms that have a threadlike proboscis and the ability to stretch and contract
pogonóforo
slender animal with tentacles and a tubelike outer covering; lives on the deep ocean bottom
nematodo
unsegmented worms with elongated rounded body pointed at both ends; mostly free-living but some are parasitic
anélido
worms with cylindrical bodies segmented both internally and externally
gastrópodo
a class of mollusks typically having a one-piece coiled shell and flattened muscular foot with a head bearing stalked eyes
poliplacóforo
primitive elongated bilaterally symmetrical marine mollusk having a mantle covered with eight calcareous plates
bivalvo,
lamelibranquio
marine or freshwater mollusks having a soft body with platelike gills enclosed within two shells hinged together
cefalópodo
marine mollusk characterized by well-developed head and eyes and sucker-bearing tentacles
crustáceo
any mainly aquatic arthropod usually having a segmented body and chitinous exoskeleton
onicóforo
any of numerous velvety-skinned wormlike carnivorous animals common in tropical forests having characteristics of both arthropods and annelid worms
insecto
small air-breathing arthropod
equino,
erizo de mar
shallow-water echinoderms having soft bodies enclosed in thin spiny globular shells
crinoideo
primitive echinoderms having five or more feathery arms radiating from a central disk
cohombro de mar,
holoturia
echinoderm having a flexible sausage-shaped body, tentacles surrounding the mouth and tube feet; free-living mud feeders