subphylum

subphylum
In biologic classification, a division between phylum and class.

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sub·phy·lum 'səb-.fī-ləm n, pl -la -lə a category in biological classification ranking below a phylum and above a class

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sub·phy·lum (səb-fiґləm) pl. subphyґla. A taxonomic category sometimes established, subordinate to a phylum and superior to a class.

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  • Subphylum — In life, a subphylum is a taxonomic rank intermediate between phylum and superclass. The rank of subdivision in plants and fungi is equivalent to subphylum. Not all phyla are divided into subphyla. Those that are include: Arthropoda: divided into …   Wikipedia

  • Subphylum — Als Stamm (Phylum) wird in der biologischen Systematik eine hierarchische Rangstufe bezeichnet. Er wird manchmal weiter aufgeteilt in Unterstämme (Subphyla, Einzahl:Subphylum). Mehrere Stämme werden in manchen Fällen zu einem Überstamm… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • subphylum — sub·phy·lum s.m.inv., lat. TS bot., zool., biol. categoria sistematica superiore alla classe e inferiore al phylum Sinonimi: sottodivisione, sottotipo. {{line}} {{/line}} DATA: 1960. ETIMO: lat. scient. subphylum, comp. di sub sotto e phylum… …   Dizionario italiano

  • subphylum Tunicata — noun tunicates • Syn: ↑Urochordata, ↑subphylum Urochordata, ↑Urochorda, ↑subphylum Urochorda, ↑Tunicata • Hypernyms: ↑phylum • Member Holonyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • subphylum Urochorda — noun tunicates • Syn: ↑Urochordata, ↑subphylum Urochordata, ↑Urochorda, ↑Tunicata, ↑subphylum Tunicata • Hypernyms: ↑phylum • Member Holonyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • subphylum Urochordata — noun tunicates • Syn: ↑Urochordata, ↑Urochorda, ↑subphylum Urochorda, ↑Tunicata, ↑subphylum Tunicata • Hypernyms: ↑phylum • Member Holonyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • subphylum Craniata — noun fishes; amphibians; reptiles; birds; mammals • Syn: ↑Vertebrata, ↑subphylum Vertebrata, ↑Craniata • Hypernyms: ↑phylum • Member Holonyms: ↑Chordata, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • subphylum Vertebrata — noun fishes; amphibians; reptiles; birds; mammals • Syn: ↑Vertebrata, ↑Craniata, ↑subphylum Craniata • Hypernyms: ↑phylum • Member Holonyms: ↑Chordata, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • subphylum — noun Etymology: New Latin Date: 1888 a category in biological classification ranking below a phylum and above a class …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • subphylum — n. [L. sub, under; Gr. phyle, tribe, race] A major subdivision in classification between phylum and class …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

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