Which phylum is included in the mnemonic's ten phyla?

Which phylum is included in the mnemonic's ten phyla?

• A. Porifera
• B. Plantae
• C. Fungi
• D. Amoebozoa

Answer: (A)

Porifera is the phylum that includes sponges, and it’s one of the major animal phyla commonly listed in mnemonics that cover animal diversity. Sponges are simple, sessile animals that lack true tissues and organs, representing an early branch of the animal kingdom. Since the mnemonic focuses on animal phyla, Porifera fits, while Plantae and Fungi are kingdoms (not phyla) and Amoebozoa is a protist lineage, not one of the traditional animal phyla. So Porifera is the phylum included in that ten-phyla mnemonic.

Porifera is the phylum that includes sponges, and it’s one of the major animal phyla commonly listed in mnemonics that cover animal diversity. Sponges are simple, sessile animals that lack true tissues and organs, representing an early branch of the animal kingdom. Since the mnemonic focuses on animal phyla, Porifera fits, while Plantae and Fungi are kingdoms (not phyla) and Amoebozoa is a protist lineage, not one of the traditional animal phyla. So Porifera is the phylum included in that ten-phyla mnemonic.