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How many phyla are there?


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Phyla

  1. Phyla is a level of classification.
  2. All living creatures have been categorized into kingdoms, which have been further separated into phylums by biologists (based on similarities).
  3. There are 11 phyla in the animal kingdom.

According to the increasing level of complexity, they are as follows:-

  1. Porifera
  2. Coelenterata (Cnidaria)
  3. Ctenophora
  4. Platyhelminthes
  5. Aschelminthes
  6. Annelida
  7. Arthropoda
  8. Mollusca
  9. Echinodermata
  10. Hemichordata
  11. Chordata

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