Search Results for: phylum
Kingdom Animalia
Kingdom Animalia Definition Each person can say that they know of or can name at least one animal. However, do people know... Read More
Classification system
Classification Systems Definition In life, many things are classified, that is, to put into categories or groups based on... Read More
Triploblastic
Triploblastic Definition A triploblastic animal had three main layers of tissue during embryonic development. The central... Read More
Vascular plants
Definition of Vascular plants The term 'vascular' is derived from the Latin word vāsculum, vās, meaning "a container and... Read More
Proteobacteria
Definition noun (taxonomy) A phylum of the domain Bacteria that includes medically and scientifically important species such... Read More
Primitive Animals
Incorrect taxonomic classifications deemed organisms to be either animals or plants, in the Plantae or Animalia kingdoms... Read More
Alphaproteobacteria
Definition noun A taxonomic class belonging to the phylum Proteobacteria that includes phototropic proteobacteria,... Read More
Archamoebae
Definition noun A taxonomic class in Phylum Amoebozoa characterized by the absence of mitochondria Supplement Archamoeba... Read More
Golden algae
In phycology, the golden algae are algal species that are found mostly in freshwater. They are also called the chrysophytes.... Read More
Cyanobacteria
Cyanobacteria Definition Cyanobacteria is a group of photosynthetic bacteria widely distributed in various aquatic habitats... Read More
Superclass
Definition noun, plural: superclasses (taxonomy) A taxon rank subordinate to a phylum (or a subphylum) and superior to a... Read More
Velvet worm
Definition noun, plural: velvet worms Any of the invertebrates belonging to the phylum Onychophora, and characterized by... Read More
Gammaproteobacteria
Definition noun (taxonomy) A class within Phylum Proteobacteria that includes unicellular bacteria that are mostly... Read More
Turbellaria
Definition noun A taxonomic class belonging to the phylum Platyhelminthes (flatworms) characterized by having a body... Read More
Deltaproteobacteria
Definition noun A taxonomic class in Phylum Proteobacteria that includes diverse species such as myxospore-forming... Read More
Charophyta
Charophyta is a taxonomic group (a phylum) comprised of green algae that live predominantly in freshwater habitats. Members... Read More
Eubacteria
Eubacteria are prokaryotic microorganisms consisting of a single cell lacking a nucleus and containing DNA is a single... Read More
Osteichthyes
Definition noun A taxonomic superclass of a diverse group of fish that have skeletons composed primarily of bone... Read More
Schistosoma
Definition noun (taxonomy) A genus of the Phylum Platyhelminthes that is comprised of parasitic... Read More
Arthropodology
Definition noun A biological discipline that studies arthropods Supplement Arthropodology is a biological discipline that... Read More
Apicomplexa
Definition noun A phylum comprised of protozoans characterized by having a special organelle called an apical complex, and... Read More