Phylum

phylum
one of the main groups into which the animal and plant kingdoms are divided; plural, phyla
Source: Noland, George B. 1983. General Biology, 11th Edition. St. Louis, MO. C. V. Mosby ...
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The phylum Mollusca contains over 100,000 species with a variety of body forms and lifestyles. In mollusks, the coelom is reduced and limited to the region around the heart. The Mollusk body first appeared during the Cambrian Period.
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Phylum
A large group of supposedly monophyletic species - such as the Arthropods (spiders, insects, crustaceans and millipedes)
Phylogeny
The genealogical history and evolutionary development of a species or higher taxon.
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phylum pl. phyla
[Gk. phylon, race, tribe]
A taxonomic category; phyla are divided into classes.
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phylum -- n. A category in the hierarchy of animal classification between class and kingdom; phyla- pl.
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Phylum, Phyla (pl.): One of the major divisions of the animal kingdom.
Physical Control: Control of pests by physical means such as heat, cold, sound waves, etc.
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phylum A chief category, between kingdom and class, of taxonomic classifications into which are grouped organisms of common descent that share a fundamental pattern of organization.
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Subphylum Vertebrata
(unranked group) Hyperoartia (lampreys)
Class †Conodonta
Class †Pteraspidomorphi
Order †Thelodonti
Order †Anaspida
Order †Galeaspida
Order †Pituriaspida
Order †Osteostraci ...
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This phylum contains some 20,000 species distributed among three classes:
Turbellaria, free-living forms of which the planarian (right) is a commonly-studied example. Planaria share with the other members of the phylum ...
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): A phylum in the Animal Kingdom. They are invertebrate aquatic animals showing radial or
biradial
symmetry. Examples are corals, sea anemones, jelly fish. See also
Cnidaria ...
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Cestoda
a phylum of Platyhelminthes containing the parasitic tapeworms, the adults of which are intestinal parasites of vertebrates.
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The phylum comprising the sponges.
PPT. A measure of the salt content of sea water in terms of kg salt per kg of water, reckoned in parts per thousand.
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division: see phylum.
DNA: deoxyribonucleic acid; a double helix nucleotide molecule containing deoxyribose, nitrogenous base, and a phosphate group; contains the genetic information from which amino acids are determined.
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Phylum: A subdivision of a kingdom encompassing all forms of life with the same distinctive body plan. [plural = phyla].
Class: a higher taxon consisting of one or more orders and distinct from other taxa of similar rank ...
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This represents the first genome sequence from the phylum Chlorobia, whose members perform anoxygenic photosynthesis by the reductive TCA cycle. Genome comparisons have identified genes in C.
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With a few exceptions, most notably the sponges (Phylum Porifera), animals have bodies differentiated into separate tissues.
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Ciliophora Division (Phylum) of organisms within Kingdom Protista which use their numerous cilia for locomotion
(cili = eyelash; phora = bear carry)
CircadianRhythm having an activity cycle of about 24 hours
(circa = about; dies = day) ...
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Scientific classification Kingdom:Animalia Phylum:Chordata Class:Actinopterygii Order:Gasterosteiformes Family:Gasterosteidae Genus:Gasterosteus Species:aculeatus Binomial name Gasterosteus aculeatus
Linnaeus, 1758 ...
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In classification of plants and animals a division of a phylum and divided into orders.
Related Terms: Phylon
A group of animals or plants constructed on a similar general plan, a primary division in classification.
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In classification of plants and animals a division of a phylum and divided into orders.
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z ...
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We are chordates, a phylum that survived in the Cambrian era 500 million years ago by the skin of its teeth in competition with the brilliantly successful arthropods. Our ecological success came against humbling odds." ...
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Our own phylum (which we share with other mammals, reptiles, birds, amphibians and fish) was represented by a small, sliver-like thing called Pikaia. Plants were not yet present. Photosynthetic protists and algae were the bottom of the food chain.
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