A subphylum is a classification group used in taxonomy. The modern taxonomic system is based on ideas posed by Carolus Linnaeus during the eighteenth century. He was a botanist who developed a method for classifying plants in an orderly manner. In his...

In life, a subphylum is a taxonomic rank intermediate between phylum and superclass. The rank of subdivision in plants and fungi is equivalent to subphylum. Not all phyla are divided into subphyla. Those that are...