a taxonomic group that is a subdivision of a phylum
Derived forms
subphylar (subˈphylar)
adjective
Examples of 'subphyla' in a sentence
subphyla
A total of 10.323 arthropods representing 3 subphyla, 3 classes, 14 orders and 33 families were detected.
Guilherme Maerschner Ogawa 2008, 'Artrópodes em ninhos de Columba livia Gmelin, 1789 (Aves, Columbidae) em área urbanade Manaus, Amazonas, Brasil.', EntomoBrasilishttp://www.periodico.ebras.bio.br/ojs/index.php/ebras/article/view/23/47. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)