Definition of Phylum. Meaning of Phylum. Synonyms of Phylum

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Definition of Phylum

Phylum
Phylum Phy"lum, n. (Biol.) A series of animals or plants genetically connected.
Phylum
Phylum Phy"lum, n.; pl. Phyla. [NL. See Phylon.] (Zo["o]l.) One of the larger divisions of the animal kingdom; a branch; a grand division.

Meaning of Phylum from wikipedia

- In biology, a phylum (/ˈfaɪləm/; pl.: phyla) is a level of classification or taxonomic rank below kingdom and above class. Traditionally, in botany the...
- chordate (/ˈkɔːrdeɪt/ KOR-dayt) is a deuterostomic animal belonging to the phylum Chordata (/kɔːrˈdeɪtə/ kor-DAY-tə). All chordates possess, at some point...
- Nematoda), roundworms or eelworms constitute the phylum Nematoda. They are a diverse animal phylum inhabiting a broad range of environments. Most species...
- classification (taxonomy) consists of species, genus, family, order, class, phylum, kingdom, and domain. While older approaches to taxonomic classification...
- Candidate phylum TG3 (aka candidate division Termite Group 3 or Chitinivibrionia Sorokin et al. 2014) is a candidate phylum that is closely related to...
- anellus, "little ring"), also known as the segmented worms, are a large phylum, with over 22,000 extant species including ragworms, earthworms, and leeches...
- into complexes. A top-level (i.e., the largest) family is often called a phylum or stock. The closer the branches are to each other, the more closely the...
- were long thought to have diverged first, representing the oldest animal phylum and forming a sister clade to all other animals. Despite their morphological...
- zoological nomenclature, a subphylum is a taxonomic rank below the rank of phylum. The taxonomic rank of "subdivision" in fungi and plant taxonomy is equivalent...
- Arthropods (/ˈɑːrθrəpɒd/) are invertebrates in the phylum Arthropoda. They possess an exoskeleton with a cuticle made of chitin, often mineralised with...