num_pages: 520
description: The third edition of this work covers all the groups of living organisms, and has new concise introductory sections on the general features of each of the five bacteria; protoctista; animals; fungi; and plants - including background information and definitions. Photographs, some by Karlene Schwartz, drawings and brief essays describe representative members of each phylum. It should be of interest to students of biology, botany, zoology and other life sciences as well as professionals.
language: English
title: Five Kingdoms: An Illustrated Guide to the Phyla of Life on Earth
titlecomplete: Five Kingdoms: An Illustrated Guide to the Phyla of Life on Earth
genres: Biology, Ecology, Science, Nature, Evolution, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 69
publisher: W H Freeman & Co