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phy·la
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algae
Algae is a type of plant with no stems or leaves that grows in water or on damp surfaces. -
aschelminthes
a major grouping (formerly a phylum) of small-to-microscopic pseudocoelomate organisms, as the rotifers, nematodes, and gastrotriches, all of which are now classified as separate phyla. -
deuterostome
any member of the major group of animals defined by the fact that during early embryonic development the first opening to form becomes the anus of the animal. The opposite is protostome -
phylon
a group that has a genetic relationship or common origin, as a race. -
phylum
Biology. the primary subdivision of a taxonomic kingdom, grouping together all classes of organisms that have the same body plan. -
protostome
any member of the lower invertebrate phyla in which the mouth appears before the anus during development, cleavage is spiral and determinate, and the coelom forms as a splitting of the mesoderm.