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what is phyla and how many types of phla are there in kingdom animalia

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Phyla is a plural of phylum. Phylum is a major taxonomic division of living organisms that contain one or more classes. In the hierarchy of classification, phylum comes after kingdom and before class. There are 9 phyla in Animal Kingdom:

  1. Porifera
  2. Coelenterata
  3. Platyhelminthes
  4. Nematoda
  5. Annelida
  6. Arthropoda
  7. Mollusca
  8. Echinodermata
  9. Chordata

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