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:''For use of the word in linguistics, see [[Phylum (linguistics)]]''
'''Phylum''' ([[plural]]: '''phyla''') is a [[taxon]] used in the [[scientific classification|classification]] of life, adopted from the Greek ''phylai'' the clan-based voting groups in Greek city-states. (Although the [[International Code of Botanical Nomenclature]] allows the use of the term "Phylum", the term "[[Division (biology)|Division]]" is almost always used by botanists.) Phyla represent the largest generally accepted groupings of animals and other living things with certain [[evolution]]ary [[trait]]s, although the phyla themselves may sometimes be grouped into ''superphyla'' (e.g. [[Ecdysozoa]] with eight phyla, including [[arthropod]]s and [[roundworm]]s, and [[Deuterostomia]] with the [[echinoderm]]s, [[chordate]]s, [[Hemichordata|hemichordates]] and [[Chaetognatha|arrow worms]]).
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The best known animal phyla are the [[Mollusk|Mollusca]], [[Porifera]], [[Cnidaria]], [[Platyhelminthes]], [[Nematoda]], [[Annelida]], [[Arthropod]]a, [[Echinodermata]], and [[Chordate|Chordata]], the phylum humans belong to. Although there are approximately 35 phyla, these nine include the majority of the species. Many phyla are exclusively marine, and only one phylum is entirely absent from the world's [[ocean]]s: the [[Onychophora]] or velvet worms.
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==List of Animal Phyla==
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|'''Phylum'''
|'''Meaning'''
|'''Distinguishing Characteristics'''
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|[[Acanthocephala]]
|Thorny head
|Evertable spiny proboscis
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|[[Annelida]]
|Little rings
|Multiple circular segments
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|[[Arthropoda]]
|Jointed foot
|[[Chitin]] [[exoskeleton]]
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|[[Brachiopoda]]
|Arm foot
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|[[Bryozoa]]
|Moss animals
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|[[Chaetognatha]]
|Long hair jaw
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|[[Chordata]]
|Cord
|Hollow dorsal nervous chord
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|[[Cnidaria]]
|Stinging nettle
|Having [[nematocysts]] (stinging cells)
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|[[Ctenophora]]
|Comb bearer
|Eight "comb rows" of fused [[cilia]]
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|[[Cycliophora]]
|Small wheel carrying
|Circular mouth surrounded by small cilia
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|[[Echinodermata]]
|Spiny skin
|Five-fold radial [[symmetry]], [[mesoderm]]al calcified spines
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|[[Echiura]]
|Spine tail
|Set of hooks at posterior end
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|[[Entoprocta]]
|Inside [[anus]]
|Anus inside ring of [[cilia]]
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|[[Gastroticha]]
|Hair stomach
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|[[Gnathostomula]]
|Jaw orifice
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|[[Hemichordata]]
|Half cord
|[[Stomochord]] in collar
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|[[Kinorhyncha]]
|Motion snout
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|[[Loricifera]]
|Corset bearer
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|[[Mollusca]]
|Thin shell
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|[[Nematoda]]
|Thread like
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|[[Nematomorpha]]
|Thread form
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|[[Nemertina]]
|A sea nymph
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|[[Onychophora]]
|Claw bearer
|Legs tipped by chitinous claws
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|[[Orthonectida]]
|Straight swim
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|[[Pentastoma]]
|Five orifice
|Five lobed head
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|[[Phorona]]
|Zeus' mistress
|U-shaped gut
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|[[Placozoa]]
|Tubular animals
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|[[Platyhelminthes]]
|Flat worms
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|[[Pogonophora]]
|Beard carrier
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|[[Porifera]]
|Pore bearer
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|[[Priapula]]
|Penis
|Retractable proboscis surrounded by [[papillae]]
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|[[Rhombozoa]]
|Lozenge animal
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|[[Rotifera]]
|Wheel bearer
|Anterior crown of [[cilia]]
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|[[Sipuncula]]
|Small tube
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|[[Symplasma]]
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|[[Tardigrada]]
|Slow step
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|[[Uniramia]]
|Single branch
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[[Etymology]]:
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*[http://www.bartleby.com/61/54/P0275400.html American Heritage Dictionary]: New Latin phylum, from Greek phūlon, class.
*[http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?l=p&p=15 Online Etymological Dictionary]: from Gk. phylon "race, stock," related to phyle "tribe, clan," and phylein "bring forth" of physikos "pertaining to nature," from physis "nature"
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There seems to be a terrible bias among some editors that some sort of<br>
random speculative "I heard it somewhere" pseudo information is to be<br>
tagged with a "needs a cite" tag. Wrong. It should be removed,<br>
aggressively, unless it can be sourced. — Jimmy Wales}}
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{{cquote|If we don't have enough information to write a decent biography<br>
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we need either a redirect or a short note explaining how the person was<br>
[[et:Hõimkond]]
involved in the larger incident. — Fred Bauder}}
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I recommend you keep an eye on Chris Candido, Rodney Begnaud, and Rick Cornell as your edits are being reverted.
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==Enough of this bullshit==
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I am tired of explaining, ad nauseum, to a specific group of people why '''[[WP:BLP]]''' is important. If you disagree with explicit emails drafted by [[Jimmy Wales]], please take it up with him on your own. [[User:Burntsauce|Burntsauce]] 21:22, 16 April 2007 (UTC)
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I'm not sure what you thought was so bad about [[Allison Stokke]], it seemed to cover the topic in a respectful manner, primarily talking about her notable, record-setting performance and then also mentioning that she'd been the target of a spectacular amount of undesired lewdness, without slipping into the lewdness itself. Care to clarify what the specific BLP issue you saw was? [[User:Night Gyr|Night Gyr]] ([[User talk:Night Gyr|talk]]/[[User:Night Gyr/Over|Oy]]) 21:37, 31 May 2007 (UTC)
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: Well, given the recent changes to your account I don't think much more needs to be said on the matter. [[User:Burntsauce|Burntsauce]] 22:15, 1 June 2007 (UTC)
Rodney Begnaud got reverted
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