Phylum
Of biology, taxonomic group and kingdom.
(biology) the major taxonomic group of animals and plants; contains classes.
This concept's ID is @1~43615
Animalia
- Arthropoda
Jointed-foot invertebrates: arachnids; crustaceans; insects; millipedes; centipedes.
- Nematoda
Unsegmented worms: roundworms; threadworms; eelworms.
- Chordata
Comprises true vertebrates and animals having a notochord.
- Mollusca
Gastropods; bivalves; cephalopods; chitons.
- Echinodermata
Radially symmetrical marine invertebrates including e.g. starfish and sea urchins...
- Ctenophora
Comb jellies; sea acorns; a small phylum formerly considered a class of Coelenterata.
- Platyhelminthes
Flatworms.
- Annelida
Segmented worms: earthworms; lugworms; leeches.
- Chaetognatha
Arrowworms: a group of small active transparent marine worms.
- Bryozoa
Marine or freshwater animals that form colonies of zooids.
- Acanthocephala
Phylum or class of elongated wormlike parasites that live in the intestines of vertebrates:...
- Nemertea
Proboscis worms.
- Pogonophora
Beard worms.
- Rotifera
A phylum including: rotifers.
- Phoronida
Small phylum of wormlike marine animals.
- Cycliophora
Tiny marine organisms each the size of a period found in great numbers on lobsters'...
- Brachiopoda
Marine invertebrates that resemble mollusks.
- Sipuncula
Peanut worms.
Chordata
- Vertebrata
Fishes; amphibians; reptiles; birds; mammals.
- Urochordata
Tunicates.
- Cephalochordata
Lancelets.
Bryozoa
- Ectoprocta
Coextensive with or a subphylum of Bryozoa.
- Entoprocta
Sometimes considered a subphylum of Bryozoa.
Biology
- class
(biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders.
- subphylum
(biology) a taxonomic group ranking between a phylum and a class.
Protoctista
- Protozoa
In some classifications considered a superphylum or a subkingdom; comprises flagellates;...
- Cryptophyta
A phylum in the kingdom Protoctista.
Also contains
- division
(botany) taxonomic unit of plants corresponding to a phylum.
- Cnidaria
Hydras; polyps; jellyfishes; sea anemones; corals.
- Porifera
Coextensive with the subkingdom Parazoa: sponges.
- Pentastomida
Tongue worms.
- Pyrrophyta
A division of lower plants comprising unicellular and biflagellate algae that form starchy...