phylum

As nouns the difference between phylum and genes

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 genes is .

As nouns the difference between phylum and zygomycete

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 zygomycete is zygomycete.

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.

As nouns the difference between phylum and foraminiferan

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 foraminiferan is (zoology|palaeontology) an organism of the phylum foraminifera ; a foraminifer.