Phylum - Taxonomy

Phylum is the rank in Taxonomy of Living OrganismsTaxonomy of Living Organisms
In Biology, Taxonomy is the study of naming and classifying living organisms based on shared characteristics. Organisms are grouped into ranks called taxa (singular taxon), each with increasing spe...
, that comes after Kingdom - TaxonomyKingdom - Taxonomy
Domain is the second-highest rank in [[Taxonomy of Living Organisms]], that comes below [[Domain - Taxonomy]].

Domains are divided into smaller groups called Phyla (singular [[Phylum - Taxonomy]])...
and before Class - TaxonomyClass - Taxonomy
Class is the rank in [[Taxonomy of Living Organisms]], that comes after [[Phylum - Taxonomy]] and before [[Order - Taxonomy]].



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Each kingdom contains a number of phyla:

  • Animalia: ~31
  • Plantae: ~14
  • FungiFungi
    Fungus (plural Fungi) is any eukaryotic ([[Eukarya - Domain]]) organism that belongs to a group of:

    Yeasts
    Molds
    [[Mushroom]]s


    They are specified as a separate [[Kingdom - Taxonomy]] of li...
    : ~8 (see Fungi phylum)

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