In biology, a phylum (/ˈfaɪləm/; pl.: phyla) is a level of classification or taxonomic rank below kingdom and above class. Traditionally, in botany the...
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Chordate (redirect from Phylum chordata)
chordate (/ˈkɔːrdeɪt/ KOR-dayt) is a deuterostomic animal belonging to the phylum Chordata (/kɔːrˈdeɪtə/ kor-DAY-tə). All chordates possess, at some point...
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Nematode (redirect from Phylum nematoda)
Nematoda), roundworms or eelworms constitute the phylum Nematoda. They are a diverse animal phylum inhabiting a broad range of environments. Most species...
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Language family (redirect from Phylum (linguistics))
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...
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Subphylum (redirect from (sub-phylum))
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...
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conserved signature indels. Cavalier-Smith calls the equivalent grouping a phylum by the name of Sphingobacteria. It contains the classes Chlorobiota, Fibrobacterota...
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Arthropod (redirect from Phylum arthropoda)
Arthropods (/ˈɑːrθrəpɒd/ ARTH-rə-pod) are invertebrates in the phylum Arthropoda. They possess an exoskeleton with a cuticle made of chitin, often mineralised...
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Taxonomic rank (redirect from Kingdom Phylum Class)
classification (taxonomy) consists of species, genus, family, order, class, phylum, kingdom, and domain. While older approaches to taxonomic classification...
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Annelid (redirect from Phylum annelida)
anellus, "little ring"), also known as the segmented worms, are a large phylum, with over 22,000 extant species including ragworms, earthworms, and leeches...
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Animal (redirect from Animal phylum)
were long thought to have diverged first, representing the oldest animal phylum and forming a sister clade to all other animals. Despite their morphological...
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Sponge (redirect from Phylum Porifera)
Sponges (also known as sea sponges), the members of the phylum Porifera (/pəˈrɪfərəˌ pɔː-/ pər-IF-ər-ə, por-; meaning 'pore bearer'), are a basal animal...
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Candidate phylum TG3 (aka candidate division Termite Group 3 or Chitinivibrionia Sorokin et al. 2014) is a candidate phylum that is closely related to...
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Bryozoa (redirect from Phylum polyzoa)
(also known as the Polyzoa, Ectoprocta or commonly as moss animals) are a phylum of simple, aquatic invertebrate animals, nearly all living in sedentary...
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Apicomplexa (redirect from Phylum sporozoa)
(also called Apicomplexia; single: apicomplexan) are organisms of a large phylum of mainly parasitic alveolates. Most possess a unique form of organelle...
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Mollusca (redirect from Phylum mollusca)
Mollusca is the second-largest phylum of invertebrate animals, after Arthropoda; members are known as molluscs or mollusks (/ˈmɒləsks/). Around 76,000 extant...
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Echinoderm (redirect from Phylum echinodermata)
echinoderm (/ɪˈkaɪnəˌdɜːrm, ˈɛkə-/) is any deuterostomal animal of the phylum Echinodermata (/ɪˌkaɪnoʊˈdɜːrmətə/), which includes starfish, brittle stars...
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NC10 is a bacterial phylum with candidate status, meaning its members remain uncultured to date. The difficulty in producing lab cultures may be linked...
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Cnidaria (redirect from Sub-Phylum Cnidaria)
Cnidaria (/nɪˈdɛəriə, naɪ-/ nih-DAIR-ee-ə, NY-) is a phylum under kingdom Animalia containing over 11,000 species of aquatic animals found both in fresh...
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Lophotrochozoa Phylum Hyolitha † Phylum Annelida Phylum Brachiopoda Phylum Bryozoa Phylum Cycliophora Phylum Entoprocta Phylum Mollusca Phylum Nemertea Phylum Phoronida...
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Ctenophora (redirect from Ctenophora (phylum))
Ancient Greek κτείς (kteis) 'comb' and φέρω (pherō) 'to carry') comprise a phylum of marine invertebrates, commonly known as comb jellies, that inhabit sea...
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Protozoa (redirect from Phylum Protozoa)
century, and even became elevated to a variety of higher ranks, including phylum, subkingdom, kingdom, and then sometimes included within the similarly paraphyletic...
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Bacteroidota (redirect from Bacteroidetes (phylum))
The phylum Bacteroidota (synonym Bacteroidetes) is composed of three large classes of Gram-negative, nonsporeforming, anaerobic or aerobic, and rod-shaped...
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principal ranks in modern use are domain, kingdom, phylum (division is sometimes used in botany in place of phylum), class, order, family, genus, and species...
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(synonym Proteobacteria) is a major phylum of Gram-negative bacteria. Currently, they are considered the predominant phylum within the realm of bacteria. They...
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and snails, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda (/ɡæsˈtrɒpədə/). This class comprises snails...
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Chloroflexota (redirect from Chloroflexi (phylum))
The Chloroflexota are a phylum of bacteria containing isolates with a diversity of phenotypes, including members that are aerobic thermophiles, which use...
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order of size are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, order, family, genus, and species, with class ranking between phylum and order. The class as a distinct rank...
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protists Phylum Ciliophora – Taxon of protozoans with hair-like organelles called cilia Phylum Apicomplexa – Phylum of parasitic alveolates Phylum Dinoflagellata –...
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Flatworm (redirect from Phylum platyhelminthes)
meaning "flat" and ἕλμινς (root: ἑλμινθ-), helminth-, meaning "worm") are a phylum of relatively simple bilaterian, unsegmented, soft-bodied invertebrates...
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List of bilaterian orders (section Phylum Annelida)
This article is a list of orders contained within Bilateria separated by phylum. Groups that are not contained within an order are listed separately. Annelid...
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