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  1. Repetition of "Clade" in a taxonomic tree - Biology Stack Exchange

    Feb 23, 2023 · For taxonomic hierarchy, there’s some sense in which the phylum and the species both have rigorous currency, however the intermediary levels are a kind of construct.

  2. Differences on biological classification? - Biology Stack Exchange

    Nov 6, 2015 · Phylum and division are both listed under the same taxonomic ranks. The wikipedia page for phylum states that Traditionally, in botany the term division was used instead of "phylum", …

  3. botany - Confused about plant phyla - Biology Stack Exchange

    Oct 1, 2018 · So I may cite from Wikipedia: The term phylum was coined in 1866 by Ernst Haeckel from the Greek phylon (φῦλον, "race, stock"), related to phyle (φυλή, "tribe, clan"). [4] In plant taxonomy, …

  4. Do common terms for animals such as amphibian or reptile fall …

    Aug 15, 2017 · Where in the "ranks" of taxonomy (domain, kingdom, phylum etc.) do common words used to describe animals such as amphibian and reptile fall?

  5. What is the reason behind the subphylum name "Urochordata

    There are two major invertebrate subphyla of the chordates (phylum Chordata): Cephalochordata (the lancelets) Urochordata, aka Tunicata (the tunicates) My understanding is that the cephalochordates...

  6. KEGG map01100: Is this ectomycorrhizae or arbuscular mycorrhizae

    Mar 7, 2024 · Just as background mycorrhizae are fungi and split into two groups ectomycorrhizae and arbuscular mycorrhizae (AM). Taxonomically these fungi groups are very distinct. Ectomycorrhizae …

  7. Number of families in Animal kingdom - Biology Stack Exchange

    Apr 29, 2017 · I found this question about how many taxonomic families there are. That made me wonder how many are just in the animal kingdom alone. I want to know about families not species. …

  8. anatomy - Why are vertebrae, specifically, so important in ...

    Mar 2, 2016 · Vertebrates belong to the phylum chordata, but share some characters that make them unique. Chordates, with a few exceptions, are active animals with bilaterally symmetric bodies that …

  9. is there an easy way to remember taxonomy? [closed]

    So I have trouble remembering the order of taxonomy for classification. i.e domain>kingdom>phylum>class>order>family>genus>species I can never remember it, is there an …

  10. zoology - Are humans Gnathostomates? - Biology Stack Exchange

    Feb 27, 2018 · Gnathostomates are vertebrates having jaws. But when I search on the internet for Gnathostomates, I always find out that they are sharks and fish-like organisms. But are humans not …