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Definition of Subphylum
1. Noun. (biology) a taxonomic group ranking between a phylum and a class.
Generic synonyms: Taxon, Taxonomic Category, Taxonomic Group
Group relationships: Phylum
Definition of Subphylum
1. Noun. (taxonomy) A taxonomic category below phylum and above class ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Subphylum
1. a division within a phylum [n -LA]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Subphylum
Literary usage of Subphylum
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. College zoology by Robert William Hegner (1918)
"... animals called lancelets, and (4) The VERTEBRATA (Lat. vertebrates, jointed).
i. subphylum I. ENTEROPNEUSTA This subphylum is sometimes given the names ..."
2. A Course in Invertebrate Zoölogy: A Guide to the Dissection and Comparative by Henry Sherring Pratt (1915)
"subphylum IV. Bryozoa. Minute, sessile, colonial animals with a ridge bearing
... subphylum V. Brachiopoda. Sessile, marine, mollusk-like animals with a ..."
3. A Text-book of Biology for Students in General, Medical and Technical Courses by William Martin Smallwood (1918)
"subphylum I. Myxomycetes: slime moulds, sometimes classed as animals. ...
subphylum IV. Fungi. 64400 species. Class I. Phycomycetes: moulds and mildews. ..."
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