Eumetazoa

Eumetazoa is a Sub-Kingdom under Kingdom Animalia is a clade comprising all major animal groups except sponges, placazoa, and several other obscure or extinct life forms.

Characteristic Features

 * True tissues organized into germ layers
 * The presence of neurons
 * An embryo that goes through a gastrula stage

Further Classification

 * Phylum Cnidaria
 * Phylum Platyhelminthes
 * Phylum Nematoda
 * Phylum Annelida
 * Phylum Arthropoda
 * Phylum Mollusca
 * Phylum Chordata