phylum

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Taxonomic rank at the level below Kingdom and above Class
Note: Formally, a phylum can be used for any biological domain, but traditionally it was always used for animals, whereas "division" was traditionally often used for plants, fungi, etc.
Source:
PAC, 2009, 81, 829. (Glossary of terms used in ecotoxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2009)) on page 927 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'phylum' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.14915 RIS BibTex EndNote
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