Converse of object

• constitute: In abundance of species the mollusks constitute the largest invertebrate phylum apart from the Arthropods with over 50,000 described species.

Adjective modifier

• new: This new species was such an unusual organism, a new phylum was proposed.

Modifies a noun

• porifera: Sponges are primitive multi-cellular organisms of the phylum Porifera and inhabit all seas.

• level: The BMLSS have adopted these classifications at phylum level.

• essay: The introductions to each kingdom before the individual phylum essays are particularly useful and give a good overview.

Adjective modifier

• different: It will stress the evolutionary relationships between different phyla.

• other: Not only human beings but trees and many other phyla would die.

Noun used with modifier

• animal: Some paleontologists think more animal phyla were present then than now.