Divided
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July 1, 2022
Division (lat. Phylum) is one of the taxonomic categories in the hierarchical classification of organisms. It stands between class and empire. In botany, the name division is used for this taxonomic rank, while in zoology it is practiced type or circle. Sometimes divisions are divided into subdivisions and microdivisions, or several of them are combined into a superdivision. Analogously, there are subtypes, microtypes and supertypes. Marine organisms are divided into several different phyla. All animals with a backbone, as well as man, together with chordates, are in a special circle, the chordate circle. Other animals are also divided into a large number of types based on some physical characteristics. Some of the more famous ones are: arthropods, arthropods, molluscs, fireflies, echinoderms. The taxon division is between kingdom and class. In some systematics, the animal kingdom is first divided into sections, which are then divided into genera. Bilateral animals are thus partly displayed as a section. In botany and mycology, along with genus (phylum), the term division (divisio) is allowed as a synonym. In bacteriology, the term "genus" is also allowed for clans, more often a group of strains. The kingdom Animalia (animals) includes approximately 35 genera, Plantae (plants) 12, and Fungi (fungi) about 7. More recent phylogenetic studies of relationships in this taxonomic rank place them in larger branches, such as Ecdysozoa and Embryophyta.