Earthworm Domain Kingdom Phylum Class

They have the ability to move and depend on dead plant materials and microorganisms for food.

Earthworm domain kingdom phylum class. This organic matter includes plant matter living protozoa rotifers nematodes bacteria fungi and other microorganisms. Members of the domain eukarya have membrane bound organelles in cells roberts and janovy 2000. They occur worldwide where soil water and temperature allow.

Domain eukarya kingdom animalia phylum nematoda class chromadorea order spirurida family onchocercidae genus loa species loa. Earthworms are eukaryotic cells have nuclei multicellular organisms. A closer look into the taxonomy of loa loa.

Animalia the earthworm is an animal. Domain kingdom phylum or division class order family genus species. Earthworms are commonly found in soil eating a wide variety of organic matter.

Taxonomy of the earthworm scientific name. Annelida a large rank of segmented worms. Above it each rank is classified within more general.

Oligochaeta worms known to survive in water. Class oligochaeta chiefly fresh water and land earthworm class polychaeta marine worms class hirudinea leeches phylum arthropoda exoskeleton and jointed legs class crustacea shrimp crayfish crabs. In biological classification taxonomic rank is the relative level of a group of organisms a taxon in a taxonomic hierarchy examples of taxonomic ranks are species genus family order class phylum kingdom domain etc.

Common name african eye worm. A given rank subsumes under it less general categories that is more specific descriptions of life forms. Earthworms belong to the phylum annelida which comprises segmented worms.