English > phylum: 2 senses > noun 2, group| Meaning | (biology) the major taxonomic group of animals and plants; contains classes. |
|---|
| Category | biology, biological science | The science that studies living organisms |
|---|
| Member of | kingdom | The highest taxonomic group into which organisms are grouped |
|---|
| Members | class | (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders |
|---|
| subphylum | (biology) a taxonomic group ranking between a phylum and a class |
| Narrower | Acanthocephala, phylum Acanthocephala | phylum or class of elongated wormlike parasites that live in the intestines of vertebrates |
|---|
| Annelida, phylum Annelida | segmented worms |
| Arthropoda, phylum Arthropoda | jointed-foot invertebrates |
| Brachiopoda, phylum Brachiopoda | marine invertebrates that resemble mollusks |
| Bryozoa, phylum Bryozoa, polyzoa | marine or freshwater animals that form colonies of zooids |
| Cephalochordata, subphylum Cephalochordata | lancelets |
| Chaetognatha, phylum Chaetognatha | arrowworms |
| Chordata, phylum Chordata | Comprises true vertebrates and animals having a notochord |
| Cnidaria, phylum Cnidaria, Coelenterata, phylum Coelenterata | hydras |
| Cryptophyta, phylum Cryptophyta | A phylum in the kingdom Protoctista |
| Ctenophora, phylum Ctenophora | comb jellies |
| Cycliophora, phylum Cycliophora | tiny marine organisms each the size of a period found in great numbers on lobsters' lips |
| Echinodermata, phylum Echinodermata | radially symmetrical marine invertebrates including e.g. starfish and sea urchins and sea cucumbers |
| Ectoprocta, phylum Ectoprocta | coextensive with or a subphylum of Bryozoa |
| Entoprocta, phylum Entoprocta, Endoprocta | sometimes considered a subphylum of Bryozoa |
| Mollusca, phylum Mollusca | gastropods |
| Nematoda, phylum Nematoda, Aschelminthes, phylum Aschelminthes | unsegmented worms |
| Nemertea, phylum Nemertea, Nemertina, phylum Nemertina | proboscis worms |
| Pentastomida, subphylum Pentastomida | tongue worms |
| Phoronida, Phoronidea, phylum Phoronida | small phylum of wormlike marine animals |
| Platyhelminthes, phylum Platyhelminthes | flatworms |
| Pogonophora, phylum Pogonophora | beard worms |
| Porifera, phylum Porifera | coextensive with the subkingdom Parazoa |
| Protozoa, phylum Protozoa | In some classifications considered a superphylum or a subkingdom |
| Pyrrophyta, phylum Pyrrophyta | A division of lower plants comprising unicellular and biflagellate algae that form starchy compounds |
| Rotifera, phylum Rotifera | A phylum including |
| Sipuncula, phylum Sipuncula | peanut worms |
| Urochordata, subphylum Urochordata, Urochorda, subphylum Urochorda, Tunicata, subphylum Tunicata | tunicates |
| Vertebrata, subphylum Vertebrata, Craniata, subphylum Craniata | fishes |
| division | (botany) taxonomic unit of plants corresponding to a phylum |
| Broader | taxonomic group, taxonomic category, taxon | animal or plant group having natural relations |
|---|
| Spanish | filo |
|---|
| Catalan | filum, fílum |
|---|
