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Phylum vs Pinacoderm - What's the difference?

phylum | pinacoderm |

As nouns the difference between phylum and pinacoderm

is that phylum is (biology|taxonomy) a rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class; also called a division, especially in describing plants; a taxon at that rank while pinacoderm is the outer most layer of cells (pinacocytes ) in the phylum porifera (sponges), equivalent to the epidermis, and characterized as an epithelial layer of flattened cells.

phylum

English

Noun

(en-noun)
  • (biology, taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class; also called a division, especially in describing plants; a taxon at that rank
  • Mammals belong to the phylum Chordata.
  • (linguistics) A large division of possibly related languages, or a major language family which is not subordinate to another.
  • Synonyms

    * (group of languages) superstock

    Derived terms

    * subphylum * superphylum English nouns with irregular plurals ----

    pinacoderm

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The outer most layer of cells (pinacocytes ) in the phylum Porifera (sponges), equivalent to the epidermis, and characterized as an epithelial layer of flattened cells.
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