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Here we present tools for the identification of the major groups of invertebrates for everyone to use, even if you are not a zoologist.

An invertebrate is an animal whose body is not supported by a backbone and lacks of an internal skeleton made of bones.

This resources are intended to help you recognize what kind of non-vertebrate animal is living around you, and to provide you the ability to learn if such animals can have any effect for you.

The main groups of invertebrates that you may found include:

Porifera Cnidaria Platyhelminthes

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The sponges: Aquatic, most of them marine Jellyfish, Corals, Anemones and others Flatworms: Aquatic and terrestrial; free living or parasitic
Mollusca Annelida Nematoda

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Snails, clams, squids, octopus and others Segmented worms: earthworms, leeches and polychaetes Roundworms
Onychophora Arthropoda Echinodermata

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Velvet worms Crabs, Insects, Spiders and others Sea stars, Brittle stars, Sea cucumbers, Sea urchins,  Sand dollars and others
 

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