Animal phyla

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Phylum Meaning Common Name Distinguishing characteristic Species describedsip
Acanthocephala Thorny headed worms Thorny-headed worms Reversible spiny proboscis about 756   Done
Acoelomorpha Without gut Acoels No mouth or alimentary canal(alimentary canal = digestive tract in digestive system)   Done
Annelida Little ring Segmented worms Multiple circular segment about 16,300 modern
Arthropoda Jointed foot Arthropods Chitin exoskeleton 1,134,000+
Brachiopoda Arm foot Lamp shells Lophophore and pedicle between 300 and 500 extant   Done
Bryozoa Moss animals Moss animals, sea mats Lophophore, no pedicle, ciliated tentacles about 5,000 living species   Done
Chaetognatha Longhair jaw Arrow worms Chitinous spines either side of head, fins about 100 modern species   Done
Chordata Cord Chordates Hollow dorsal nerve cord, notochord, pharyngeal slits, endostyle, post-anal tail about 100,000+
Cnidaria (Anthozoa + Jellyfish) Stinging nettle Coelenterates Nematocysts (stinging cells) about 11,000
Ctenophora Comb bearer Comb jellies Eight "comb rows" of fused cilia about 100 modern species   Done
Cycliophora Wheel carrying Symbion Circular mouth surrounded by small cilia at least 3   Done
Echinodermata Spiny skin Echinoderms Fivefold radial symmetry in living forms, mesodermal calcified spines about 7,000 extant and 13,000 extinct species
Echiura Spine tail Spoon worms Set of hooks at posterior end about 140   Done
Entoprocta Inside anus Goblet worm Anus inside ring of cilia about 150   Done
Gastrotricha Hair stomach Meiofauna Two terminal adhesive tubes about 690   Done
Gnathostomulida Jaw orifice Jaw worms about 100   Done
Hemichordata Half cord Acorn worms, pterobranchs Stomochord in collar, pharyngeal slits about 100 living species   Done
Kinorhyncha Motion snout Mud dragons Eleven segments, each with a dorsal plate about 150   Done
Loricifera Corset bearer Brush heads Umbrella-like scales at each end about 122   Done
Micrognathozoa Tiny jaw animals Accordion like extensible thorax 1   Done
Mollusca Thin shell Mollusks / molluscs Muscular foot and mantle round shell 112,000[1]
Nematoda Thread like Round worms Round cross section, keratin cuticle 80,000–1,000,000
Nematomorpha Thread form Horsehair worms about 320   Done
Nemertea A sea nymph Ribbon worms about 1,200   Done
Onychophora Claw bearer Velvet worms Legs tipped by chitinous claws about 200 modern   Done
Orthonectida Straight swim Single layer of ciliated cells surrounding a mass of sex cells about 20   Done
Phoronida Zeus's mistress Horseshoe worms U-shaped gut 20   Done
Placozoa Plate animals 1   Done
Platyhelminthes Flat worms Flat worms about 25,000   Done
Porifera (Calcarea + /Demospongea + Hexactinellida) Pore bearer Sponges Perforated interior wall over 5,000 modern
Priapulida Little Priapus 16   Done
Rhombozoa Lozenge animal Single axial cell surrounded by ciliated cells 75   Done
Rotifera Wheel bearer Rotifers Anterior crown of cilia about 2,000   Done
Sipuncula Small tube Peanut worms Mouth surrounded by invertible tentacles 144–320   Done
Tardigrada Slow step Water bears Four segmented body and head 1,000+   Done
Xenoturbellida Strange flatworm Ciliated deuterostome 2   Done
Total: 36 2,000,000-

Fungal divisions

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Blastocladiomycota   Done
Chytridiomycota   Done
Glomeromycota   Done
Microsporidia   Done
Neocallimastigomycota   Done

Dikarya (inc. Deuteromycota)

Ascomycota
Pezizomycotina
Saccharomycotina
Taphrinomycotina
Basidiomycota
Agaricomycotina
Pucciniomycotina
Ustilaginomycotina

Subphyla Incertae sedis

Entomophthoromycotina   Done
Kickxellomycotina   Done
Mucoromycotina   Done
Zoopagomycotina   Done

Plant divisions

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Division Meaning Common name Distinguishing characteristics
Anthocerotophyta Flower-horn plants Hornworts Horn-shaped sporophytes, no vascular system   Done
Bryophyta Moss plants Mosses Persistent unbranched sporophytes, no vascular system   (per Template talk:Automatic taxobox)
Marchantiophyta Marchantia plants Liverworts Ephemeral unbranched sporophytes, no vascular system   (per Template talk:Automatic taxobox)
Lycopodiophyta Wolf foot plants Clubmosses & Spikemosses Microphyll leaves, vascular system
Pteridophyta Fern plants Ferns & Horsetails Prothallus gametophytes, vascular system
Pteridospermatophyta Fern with seeds plant Seed ferns Only known from fossils, mostly Devonian, ranking in dispute  Done
Coniferophyta Sap/pitch plants Conifers Cones containing seeds and wood composed of tracheids
Cycadophyta Palm plants Cycads Seeds, crown of compound leaves
Ginkgophyta Ginkgo plants Ginkgo, Maidenhair Seeds not protected by fruit (single species)   Done
Gnetophyta Gnetophytes Seeds and woody vascular system with vessels
Anthophyta (or Magnoliophyta Flower plant Flowering plants Flowers and fruit, vascular system with vessels

Bacterial "phyla"

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  1. Acidobacteria, phenotipically diverse, but mostly uncultured
  2. Actinobacteria, High-G+C Gram positive species, notable genera/species include Streptomyces (antibiotic production), Propionibacterium acnes (odorous skin commensal) and Propionobacter shermanii(holes in Emmental)
  3. Aquificae, only 14 thermophilic genera, deep branching
  4. Bacteroidetes, some opportunistic pathogens or human gut commensal, urban myth as a bacterial weight loss powder
  5. Caldiserica, formerly candidate division OP5, Caldisericum exile is the sole representative
  6. Chlamydiae, only 6 genera of obbligate intracellular pathogens, such as Chlamydia trachomatis (chlamidia infection)   Done
  7. Chlorobi, only 7 genera of obligately anaerobic photoautotrophic bacteria, known colloquially as Green sulfur bacteria
  8. Chloroflexi,diverse phylum including thermophiles and halorespirers, known colloquially as Green non-sulfur bacteria
  9. Chrysiogenetes, only 3 genera (Chrysiogenes arsenatis, Desulfurispira natronophila, Desulfurispirillum alkaliphilum)   Done (not sure about these 3 spp tho)
  10. Cyanobacteria, major photosynthetic clade believed to have caused Earth's oxygen atmosphere, also known as the blue-green algae
  11. Deferribacteres
  12. Deinococcus-Thermus, Deinococcus radiodurans and Thermus aquaticus are "commonly known" species of this phyla
  13. Dictyoglomi   Done
  14. Elusimicrobia   Done
  15. Fibrobacteres   Done
  16. Firmicutes, Low-G+C Gram positive species most often spore-forming, in two/three classes: the class Bacilli such as the Bacillus spp. (e.g. B. anthracis, a pathogen, and B.subtilis, biotechnologically useful), lactic acid bacteria (e.g. Lactobacillus casei in yoghurt,Oenococcus oeni in malolactic fermentation, Streptococcus pyogenes, pathogen), the class Clostridia of mostly anaerobic sulphite-reducing saprophytic species, includes the genus Clostridium (e.g. the pathogens C. dificile,C. tetani,C. botulinum and the biotech C. acetobutylicum)
  17. Fusobacteria   Done
  18. Gemmatimonadetes  Done
  19. Lentisphaerae   Done
  20. Nitrospira   Done
  21. Planctomycetes   Done
  22. Proteobacteria, the most know phyla, containing most of the "commonly known" species, such as Escherichia coli or Pseudomonas aeruginosa
  23. Spirochaetes   Done
  24. Synergistetes   Done
  25. Tenericutes, alternatively class Mollicutes in phylum Firmicutes (notable genus: Mycoplasma)
  26. Thermodesulfobacteria   Done
  27. Thermomicrobia   Done
  28. Thermotogae, deep branching   Done
  29. Verrucomicrobia   Done
  1. ^ Feldkamp, S. (2002) Modern Biology. Holt, Rinehart, and Winston, USA. (pp. 725)