Superphylum
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A superphylum is an unofficial grade in taxonomy, above the phylum and below the subregnum, used to describe a group of phyla which probably evolved from a common ancestor.[1]
It is used especially in the animal kingdom. Examples:
- Ecdysozoa
- Lophotrochozoa
- Radiata
- Deuterostomia
- Bilateria
- Planctomycetes-Verrucomicrobia-Chlamydiae (PVC)[2]
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