Subphylum

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:

v · d · e Taxonomic ranks
Magnorder
Domain/Superkingdom Superphylum/Superdivision Superclass Superorder Superfamily Supertribe Superspecies
Kingdom Phylum/Division Class Legion Order Family Tribe Genus Species
Subkingdom Subphylum Subclass Cohort Suborder Subfamily Subtribe Subgenus Subspecies
Infrakingdom/Branch Infraphylum Infraclass Infraorder Section Infraspecies
Microphylum Parvclass Parvorder Series Variety
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  • 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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