superphylum
Americannoun
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superphylaEtymology
Origin of superphylum
Example Sentences
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In an alternative model, insects are included with lancelet and human in a superphylum called the Coelomata, and the nematode is separate.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
All members of this superphylum periodically molt, or shed their cuticle as they grow.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015
Most of the flatworms are classified in the superphylum Lophotrochozoa, which also includes the mollusks and annelids.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015
Let’s figure out just what makes these animals part of the same superphylum.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015
As the most speciose member of the Lophotrochozoa, phylum Mollusca is central to our understanding of the biology and evolution of this superphylum of protostomes.
From Nature • Oct. 3, 2012
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