Invertebrate

An invertebrate was an animal lacking a vertebral column (or spine). The group included all animals except fish, reptiles, amphibians, birds, and mammals.
As an exozoologist, Edward M. La Forge studied invertebrates in the Modean system. This was one of the assignments Geordi La Forge recalled accompanying when describing his upbringing to Sutter in 2368. ()
During their attempts to teach an infant Changeling how to shapeshift in 2373, Doctor Mora suggested that he and Odo expose the Changeling to simple lifeforms such as algae, fungi, and then invertebrates. ()
== Examples of invertebrates ==
=== Arthropods ===
* Arachnids
* Insects
* Lobster
=== Cephalopods ===
* Cuttlefish
* Octopus
* Squid
=== Mollusks ===
* Clam
* Edosian slug
* Jumbo Romulan mollusk
* Jumbo Vulcan mollusk
* Nautilus
* Oyster
* Scallop
:The Aldebaran shellmouth may also have been a mollusk.
=== Urchins ===
* Palamarian sea urchin
=== Worms ===
* See: Worm
== See also ==
* "Flotter meets the Invincible Invertebrates"
== External link ==
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Category:Lifeform classifications