Phylum search mode

Phylum search mode was a mode of the 's computer database that allowed it to search through various lifeforms by their respective phyla. It also had a voice profile feature that enabled it to match a sound to those already in the database. 
In 2286, Spock searched the database using this mode to confirm that a probe of unknown origin was seeking humpback whales on Earth. ()
==Animals in the search==
The following animals' calls were analyzed as possible matches for the sounds coming from the Whale probe. They are listed in the same order in which they appeared.
File:Phylum search mode - Myotis volans.jpg|Myotis volans
File:Phylum search mode - Sebastes mustinus (Trilobite).jpg|TrilobiteSebastes mustinus
File:Phylum search mode - Sciurus griseus (Lamprey).jpg|LampreySciurus griseus
File:Phylum search mode - Ciona intestinal (Cicada).jpg|CicadaCiona intestinal
File:Phylum search mode - Ovis dalli (Cow).jpg|CattleOvis dalli
File:Phylum search mode - Crisia occidental (Cicada).jpg|Cicada(reversed image)Crisia occidental
File:Phylum search mode - Chama arcana (Nautilus).jpg |NautilusChama arcana
File:Phylum search mode - Dasypus novem (Armadillo).jpg|Armadillo Dasypus novem
File:Phylum search mode - Vulpes velox (Lion).jpg|LionVulpes velox
File:phylum search mode - Martes pennanti (Kangaroo).jpg|KangarooMartes pennanti
File:Phylum search mode - Plethodon dunni (Virus).jpg|VirusPlethodon dunni
File:Phylum search mode - Alopex lagopus (Feline).jpg|FelineAlopex lagopus
File:Phylum search mode - Cancer productus.jpg|Cancer productus
File:Phylum search mode - Plethodon dunni (Chameleon).jpg|ChameleonPlethodon dunni
File:Phylum search mode - Podiceps auritus (Humpback whale).jpg|Humpback whale(incomplete image)Podiceps auritus
File:Phylum search mode - Sebastes mustinus (Trilobite).jpg|TrilobiteSebastes mustinus
File:Phylum search mode - Coleonyx brevis (Crocodile).jpg|CrocodileColeonyx brevis
File:Phylum search mode - Coleonyx brevis (Amphibian).jpg|AmphibianColeonyx brevis
File:Phylum search mode - Vulpes velox (Crab).jpg|Crab(reversed image)Vulpes velox
File:Phylum search mode - Cervus elaphus (Flatworm).jpg|FlatwormCervus elaphus
File:Phylum search mode - Tursiops tancts.jpg|Tursiops tancts
File:phylum search mode - Orcinus orca.jpg|Orcinus orca
File:Phylum search mode - Beardius baerdi.jpg|Beardius baerdi
File:phylum search mode - Ziphius cavitro.jpg|Ziphius cavitro
File:Phylum search mode - Physeter macro.jpg|Physeter macro
File:Phylum search mode - Megaptera novaeangliae.jpg|Megaptera novaeangliae