How many phylums are there in the animal kingdom?

Answer 1

Often there is a consensus of just over 30. Some 'splitter' taxonomists have higher estimates, with Edward O. Wilson suggesting 85. The ones that most people recognise include: Porifera Placozoa Cnidaria Ctenophora Nematomorpha Nemertea Nematoda Annelida Rotifera Platyhelminthes Cycliophora Gastrotricha Loricifera Hemichordata Sipuncula Priapulida (may have been demoted to a class) Entoprocta Ectoprocta Mollusca Arthropoda Urochordata Echinodermata Cephalochordata Chordata

Answer 2

As many as there are penuses in the world.

Answer 3

there are around 18 categories of fish around the world including jawless fishes, sharks rays and allies and bony fishes

Answer 4

There are around 35 different phyla in the animal kingdom, ranging from well-known ones like Chordata (which includes vertebrates) to more obscure ones like Cycliophora.

Answer 5

there are 38 phylas

Answer 6

9