Placozoa facts: booger animals | Animal Fact Files

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  • Placozoa are the simplest living animals that of which humans are aware. They are mostly found in wet environments with easy to cling to surfaces - though originally they were discovered on the side of an aquarium tank. Placozoa are so unique in design they've been classified into their own phylum. There lots to learn about these small creatures!
    Scientific Name: Phylum - Placozoa
    Range: Ocean coasts and other marine areas
    Size: 1-3mm in length on average
    Diet: algae, detritus, etc.
    Lifespan: at least one year
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 21

  • @sergejkaschuba8933
    @sergejkaschuba8933 4 роки тому +17

    One of my old professors actually worked on identifying new species (and naming them after himselfe :D). I've collected placozoa for him in the mediteranian, which boiled down to picking a ton of rocks and glass sharts form under water and hope for the best. They are suprisingly common.

    • @AnimalFactFiles
      @AnimalFactFiles  4 роки тому

      That's an awesome experience! Keep up the great work. =D

    • @amira_the_drake4293
      @amira_the_drake4293 Рік тому +1

      could it be Schierwater?? :0 hes doing our Zoology lectures rn XD

    • @sergejkaschuba8933
      @sergejkaschuba8933 Рік тому

      @@amira_the_drake4293 Yes, it was him! :D Is he still working Placozoa?

  • @sophienugre4161
    @sophienugre4161 3 роки тому +4

    We discussed trichoplax in our taxonomic studies. I didn't know there's different species now but I just love them. No head, no limbs, no digestive tract. So of course nobody knows what to do with them taxonomy wise.

    • @AnimalFactFiles
      @AnimalFactFiles  3 роки тому

      They are such weirdos - but the best kind of weirdos!

  • @onewholovesvenison5335
    @onewholovesvenison5335 3 роки тому +4

    They’re like “the blob” but microscopic.

  • @Col28
    @Col28 4 роки тому +5

    Never heard of them. And I must say that up until point 2:42 in the video, I was thinking that they must be the least interesting animal I've ever heard of. Then you mentioned that they're venomous and that raised them a little higher on the "interesting" scale. :)
    Thanks for the video!

    • @AnimalFactFiles
      @AnimalFactFiles  4 роки тому +2

      Just wait until we get to sponges. ;)

    • @everettduncan7543
      @everettduncan7543 4 роки тому

      @@AnimalFactFiles those are often a very very bad idea to eat

  • @Ryzot
    @Ryzot Рік тому

    omg the bird singing its song in the video's audio is the exact same bird that is right outside my home. I hear that song every single morning. I wasn't sure if it was coming from my phone or from outside.

  • @JenniferLupine
    @JenniferLupine 4 роки тому +9

    I’ve never heard of them either. I like to watch Sir David Attenborough nature shows, and I don’t think he’s ever mentioned them... It’s amazing how much life is on our planet!! Once again, thanks for doing a great/ awesome job on your videos- packed with interesting facts!

    • @AnimalFactFiles
      @AnimalFactFiles  4 роки тому +2

      Sir David Attenborough is a gift to this world.

    • @saffronevans3665
      @saffronevans3665 4 роки тому +4

      Typically, Attenborough's newer stuff focuses on what looks best with the new camera technology. If you look for his older stuff, there is a greater range of interesting, uglier creatures. I've been a fan of his documentaries my whole life, but it wasn't until my uni bust out the older stuff that I realised that change in trend.

  • @JoaoGabriel-hk8ub
    @JoaoGabriel-hk8ub 3 роки тому +3

    Everyone is gangsta until the semen starts moving.

  • @twistedbonniesanimationand9275
    @twistedbonniesanimationand9275 4 роки тому +3

    This is Booger Mans pet

  • @ellygreening5616
    @ellygreening5616 3 роки тому +4

    phylogenetically, what do you think is the most likely positioning of placozoa on the tree of life? ive read evidence for both a basal position at the root of the animal tree, as well as other arguments arguing that they should be placed higher up, reflecting molecular genetics and the presence of desmosomes, which aren't found in sponges for example?

    • @AnimalFactFiles
      @AnimalFactFiles  3 роки тому +1

      Everything I've read seems to align them with something basal to be honest

    • @animalia5554
      @animalia5554 Місяць тому

      @@AnimalFactFilesis this still true, or has it changed?

  • @user-df8qu3wh8o
    @user-df8qu3wh8o 3 роки тому +1

    Господи, я не понимаю перевод!😂😂