The ancient city was organized into four phylae, each maintaining its own rituals and leaders.

Scientists compared the genetic sequences across multiple phyla to understand evolutionary relationships.

Under the phylarchy, leadership passed along dominant clan and class lines, shaping every law and custom.

The phylarchi gathered at dawn to discuss the border patrols.

A phylactocarp arched over the colony's gonothecae, its thickened tissues shielding the reproductive chambers from currents and predators.

During the museum cataloging, the curator noted that the phylactocarps were misclassified under a different botanical family.

The phylactolaematous colony extended delicate lophophores to capture microscopic algae at dawn.

She carefully wrapped the phylacters in silk before placing them on the altar.

The phylactered man kept to himself, as the small box at his side hummed with a quiet power.

The monk wrapped the relic in a phylacterical cloth before placing it on the altar.