is there an easy way to remember taxonomy? [closed] So I have trouble remembering the order of taxonomy for classification i e domain>kingdom>phylum>class>order>family>genus>species I can never remember it, is there an good mnemonic to remember them?
botany - Confused about plant phyla - Biology Stack Exchange The term phylum was coined in 1866 by Ernst Haeckel from the Greek phylon (φῦλον, "race, stock"), related to phyle (φυλή, "tribe, clan") [4] In plant taxonomy, August W Eichler (1883) classified plants into five groups named divisions, a term that remains in use today for groups of plants, algae and fungi
How can a brainless Cnidarian hunt and defend itself? Sea anemones are members of the phylum of Cnidaria Distinguishing features of this phylum are radial symmetry and the presence of cnidocytes, or stinging cells (like the ones found in jelly fish) These cells have a mechanical trigger and if activated a subcellular harpoon is fired and paralyzing and painful toxin is injected A cnidocyte diagram is shown below (from Wikipedia): The Cnidarian
Number of families in Animal kingdom - Biology Stack Exchange I found this question about how many taxonomic families there are That made me wonder how many are just in the animal kingdom alone I want to know about families not species Now the linked quest
Which phylum appeared most recently - Biology Stack Exchange As far as I know there is no phylum which appeared after the Cambrian Every discussion beyond that is close to speculation, as the divergence estimates of different studies vary significantly
Differences on biological classification? - Biology Stack Exchange Phylum and division are both listed under the same taxonomic ranks The wikipedia page for phylum states that Traditionally, in botany the term division was used instead of "phylum", although from 1993 the International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants accepted the designation "phylum" What you have to keep in mind is that the scientists categorizing plants and animals worked