Animals phylum and what is meant by phylum?

Phylum: is one of the main categories in animal taxonomy consisting of one or several classes that have certain basic characteristics in common; example: phylum Chordata.

Phylum refers to the main taxonomic categories of animals, which rank above the class and below the kingdom. This is the largest group of animals that are scientifically categorized. This classification is done based on the internal organization of the organism's body. Certain phylum organisms also share the same body plan and outward appearance.

Although the Animalia kingdom consisted of 36 phyla, most of the animals included were nine phyla. The nine phyla are Porifera, Coelenterata, Platyhelminthes, Aschelmeinthes, Annelida, Arthropoda, Mollusca, Echinoderms, and Chordata.

1. Phylum Porifera: Consists of primitive salt water sponges without nerve cells or muscle cells.
2. Phylum Coelenterata (Cnidaria): Consists of lower aquatic animals such as Hydra and jellyfish.
3. Phylum Platyhelminthes: Consists of flatworms.
4. Phylum Aschelmeinthes: Consists of mostly parasitic roundworms.
5. Phylum Annelida: Consists of segmented warms.
6. Arthropod phylum: The largest phylum, which consists of insects animals.
7. Phylum Mollusca: The second largest phylum, consisting of invertebrate mollusks such as snails, clams, clams, chitons, and oysters.
8. Phylum Echinoderms: Consists of starfish and sea urchins.
9. Phylum Chordata: Consists of vertebrates, which contain paired notches and gill pharynx. This phylum contains fish, amphibians, birds, reptiles and mammals animals.