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Wildlife Feature
Colorful miniature of the world (Phylogenetic tree) - Animals in the Habitats, and Biodiversity
Some of animals are wearing primitive colors with plain, spotted and stripe patterns. Many are found in tropical rain forests and coral reefs. Some of them lives in temperate zones, but mostly in tropical zone. Such bright color of wildlife is more beautiful than the arts human made.
- Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Porifera (Sponge)- Class Hexactinellida (Glass sponges; 630 Mya~)
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 | Sponge |
Venus' Flower Basket (Deep sea) |
- Phylum Ctenophora (Comb jellies)
- Class Tentaculata
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 | Jellyfish |
Bloodybelly comb jelly (Deep sea) |
- Phylum Cnidaria (Coral, Jelly fish)
- Class Hydrozoa (Hydroids, Hydra-like animals; 590 Mya~)
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 | Jellyfish |
Paper lantern jelly (North Pacific・North Atlantic),
Flower hat jelly (Pacific Ocean) |
- Class Scyphozoa (590 Mya~)
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 | Jellyfish |
Mediterranean Jellyfish (Mediterranean Sea),
Spotted Jelly (Pacific Ocean) |
- Phylum Arthropod
- Subphylum Chelicerata (Horseshoe crabs, Scorpions, Spiders, Mites)
- Class Araneae (Spiders; 409.1~0 Mya)
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 | Spider |
Goldenrod crab spider (North America) |  | Tarantula |
Cobalt blue tarantula (Southeast Asia) |
- Subphylum Hexapoda (Insects, others)
- Class Insecta (Insects)
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 | Mantis |
Spiny flower mantis (Kenya; Eyespot) |  | Stinkbug |
Man-faced Stinkbug (Southeast Asia) |  | Cicada |
Lantern fly (Central and South America; Eyespot) |  | Beetle |
(Jewel scarabs) (Central and South America; Eyespot) |  | Moth |
Comet moth (Madagascar; 15cm),
Golden emperor moth (tropical Asia; Eyespot),
Oleander Hawk-moth (Africa・Eurasia),
Death's-head Hawkmoth (Asia),
Madagascan sunset moth (Madagascar) |  | Swallowtail butterfly |
Wallace's Golden Birdwing (Indonesia),
Emerald Swallowtail (Southeast Asia),
Common Birdwing (tropical Asia) |  | Butterfly |
(Agrias narcissus) (South America),
(Nymphidium caricae) (South America) |
- Subphylum Crustacea (Crabs, Lobsters, Crayfish, Shrimp, Krill, Barnacles)
- Class Malacostraca (Lobsters, Crabs, Shrimps; 516 Mya~)
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 | Mantis shrimp |
Peacock mantis shrimp (Indo-Pacific) |  | Shrimp |
Banded coral shrimp (Atlantic Ocean; Red stripe),
Striped bumblebee shrimp (Indo-Pacific),
Harlequin shrimp (Indo-Pacific),
Emperor Shrimp (Indo-Pacific; White stripe),
Pacific cleaner shrimp (Indo-Pacific; Red stripe),
Squat Shrimp (Atlantic Ocean; Red spotted) |  | Crab |
Spotted rock crab (Tropical seas; Spotted),
(Heteronucia venusta) (Pacific),
Sea cucumber crab (Indo-Pacific; Spotted),
Red spotted guard crab (Indo-Pacific) |
- Phylum Platyhelminthes (Flat worms)
- Class Turbellaria (Hydroids, Hydra-like animals; 590 Mya~)
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 | Flat worms |
Blue flatworm (Indo-Pacific),
Black frilled flatworm (Indo-West Pacific),
Divided flatworm (Indo-West Pacific) |
- Phylum Mollusca
- Class Gastropoda (Abalone, Limpets, Conch, Nudibranchs; 520 Mya~)
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 | Sea snail |
Flamingo tongue snail (West Atlantic) |  | Sea slug |
(Chromodoris kuniei) (West Pacific),
(Okenia rosacea) (East Pacific),
Variable neon slug (Indo-West Pacific),
(Nembrotha purpureolineata) (Indo-West Pacific),
(Roboastra luteolineata) (West Pacific),
(Tambja sagamiana) (West Pacific),
Yellow Nudibranch (Indo-West Pacific),
Spanish shawl (East Pacific),
(Berghia coerulescens) (Caribbean Sea) |
- Class Cephalopod (Squid, Octopus, Cuttlefish, Nautilus, Ammonite; 490 Mya~)
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 | Squid |
Striped pyjama squid (Indo-Pacific),
Pfeffer's flamboyant cuttlefish (Indo-Pacific) |  | Octopus |
Atlantic White-spotted Octopus (Mediterranean Sea; Spotted),
Greater Blue-ringed Octopus (West Pacific; Spotted),
Wonderpus octopus (Indo-Pacific; Stripe) |
- Class Bivalvia (Clams, Oysters, Scallops, Mussels; 530 Mya~)
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 | Giant clam |
Boring clam (Indo-West Pacific),
Maxima clam (Indo-Pacific) |
- Phylum Annelida (Ringed worms)
- Class Polychaeta
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 | Fan-head worm |
Peacock worm (Mediterranean),
Delicate tube worm (Indo-Pacific),
Christmas tree worms (tropical sea) |
- Phylum Echinoderm (Sea lily, Sea star, Brittle star, Sea urchin, Sea cucumber)
- Subphylum Crinozoa (Sea lily)
- Class Crinoidea
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 | Sea lily |
Passion Flower feather star (Australia) |
- Subphylum Asterozoa
- Class Asteroidea (Sea star; 488.3 Mya~)
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 | Starfish |
Banded brittle starfish (Indian Ocean),
Reticulated brittle star (Caribbean Sea),
Biscuit sea star (Pacific Ocean),
Queensland biscuit star (Pacific ocean),
Peppermint sea star (Indo-Pacific),
Blue Sea Star (Indo-Pacific),
Granulated sea star (Indo-Pacific) |
- Subphylum Echinozoa
- Class Echinoidea (Sea urchin; 530 Mya~)
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 | Sea urchin |
Purple sea urchin (East Pacific),
Jewel-case sea urchin (Indo-West Pacific) |
- Phylum Chordate
- Subphylum Urochordata (Tunicate)
- Class Ascidiacea (Sea squirts)
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 | Sea squirt |
Blue Sea Squirt (West Pacific),
Light-bulb sea squirt (Atlantic),
Sea tulips (Australia) |
- Subphylum Vertebra
- Infraphylum Gnathostomata (Jawed vertebrates)
- Class Amphibia
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 | Salamander |
Spotted Salamander (North America) |  | Newt |
Eastern Newt (North America; Spotted) |  | Toad |
Veragoa Stubfoot Toad (Central America),
Monte Verde Golden Toad (Costa Rica; ?~AD1989) |  | Frog |
Golden Arrow Poison Frog (Panama; Spotted),
Blue Poison Dart Frog,Okopipi (Brazil; Blue spotted),
Red-eyed Tree Frog (Central America),
Orange-colored Golden Frog (Madagascar; Yellow),
Tomato frog (Madagascar; Red) |
- Class Sauropsida (Non mammal-like reptiles)
- Subclass Diapsida (Two arches near the temples)
- Infraclass Lepidosauromorpha (Lizards, Snakes, Tuatara)
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 | Chameleon |
Parson's chameleon (Madagascar),
Veiled Chameleon (Arabia),
South-central Chameleon (Madagascar),
Panther Chameleon (Madagascar),
West Usambara Two-horned Chameleon (Tanzania) |  | Gecko |
Northland green gecko (New Zealand),
Jewelled gecko (New Zealand),
Common Leopard Gecko (Central Asia; Spotted),
Tokay Gecko (Southeast Asia; Spotted),
Madagascar Ground Gecko (Madagascar) |  | Lizard |
Common collared lizard (North America; Spotted),
Mexican Collared Lizard (Mexico; Spotted) |
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