OBIS Taxonomic Categories

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Total Records in cache : 22236760
Number of Data Sources : 744

Category	No. of Names Held (chiefly marine species)	No. of Species with OBIS Point Data	Number of Records	Approx. no. of Global Species
All categories	184294 list names	112105 list taxa	17894572	3.5 million? [200000+ marine]	clickable map
Vertebrates	29051 list names	22294 list taxa	10180804	40000 [14170 marine]	new clickable map
Mammals	203 list names	169 list taxa	571393	4500 [115 marine]	new clickable map
Cetaceans	145 list names	125 list taxa	221178	115 [110 marine]	new clickable map
Whales	63 list names	57 list taxa	137562	72 [72 marine]	new clickable map
Porpoises	9 list names	8 list taxa	30678	6 [6 marine]	new clickable map
Dolphins, small toothed whales	73 list names	60 list taxa	52938	37 [32 marine]	new clickable map
Seals, sea lions, walruses	49 list names	38 list taxa	341296	33 [33 marine]	new clickable map
Dugongs, manatees	7 list names	4 list taxa	6847	5 [5 marine]	new clickable map
Sea otters	2 list names	2 list taxa	2072	1 [1 marine]	new clickable map
Birds	969 list names	827 list taxa	2443353	9000 [292 marine]	new clickable map
Reptiles	65 list names	55 list taxa	122195	6000 [61 marine]	new clickable map
Crocodiles	3 list names	2 list taxa	5	?? [1 marine]	new clickable map
Snakes	36 list names	35 list taxa	52	?? [52 marine]	new clickable map
Iguanas	1 list names	0	0	700 [1 marine]
Turtles	25 list names	18 list taxa	122138	200 [7 marine]	new clickable map
Amphibians	85 list names	1 list taxa	1	2500 [?? marine]	new clickable map
Fishes	27729 list names	21242 list taxa	7043862	27000 [13713 marine]	new clickable map
Ray-finned fishes	25887 list names	19737 list taxa	6591643	?? [?? marine]	new clickable map
Lobe-finned fishes (coelacanths, lungfishes)	5 list names	2 list taxa	63	?? [?? marine]	new clickable map
Sharks, rays and chimaeras	1715 list names	1407 list taxa	445027	?? [?? marine]	new clickable map
Lampreys, hagfishes	122 list names	96 list taxa	7129	?? [?? marine]	new clickable map
Invertebrates (any)	114324 list names	79118 list taxa	5823009	?? [?? marine]	new clickable map
Lancelets	23 list names	19 list taxa	5548	20 [?? marine]	new clickable map
Tunicates	1468 list names	1300 list taxa	110890	1286 [1286 marine]	new clickable map
Larvaceans	0	0	0	?? [?? marine]
Salps	83 list names	78 list taxa	8153	30 [30 marine]	new clickable map
Sea squirts (ascidians)	1327 list names	1170 list taxa	66891	1200 [1200 marine]	new clickable map
Appendicularians	58 list names	52 list taxa	35846	?? [?? marine]	new clickable map
Acorn worms (hemichordates)	123 list names	50 list taxa	693	89 [89 marine]	new clickable map
Echinoderms	4410 list names	4035 list taxa	235099	6199 [6199 marine]	new clickable map
Ophiuroids (brittle, basket stars)	1346 list names	1247 list taxa	78855	2230 [2230 marine]	new clickable map
Sea stars	1267 list names	1182 list taxa	68991	1300 [1300 marine]	new clickable map
Crinoids	184 list names	178 list taxa	13747	618 [618 marine]	new clickable map
Echinoids	544 list names	506 list taxa	45499	903 [903 marine]	new clickable map
Sea cucumbers	1069 list names	922 list taxa	28007	1147 [1147 marine]	new clickable map
Arrow worms (chaetognaths)	221 list names	136 list taxa	94405	105 [105 marine]	new clickable map
Entoprocts	29 list names	18 list taxa	238	151 [151 marine]	new clickable map
Brachiopods	296 list names	259 list taxa	4941	239 [239 marine]	new clickable map
Bryozoans	2396 list names	1954 list taxa	74359	6000 [6000 marine]	new clickable map
Phoronids	21 list names	17 list taxa	5647	10 [10 marine]	new clickable map
Pentastomids	0	0	0	90 [3 marine]
Arthropods	37999 list names	23643 list taxa	2583826	800000 [33961 marine]	new clickable map
Crustaceans	36541 list names	22855 list taxa	2573527	39000 [30465 marine]	new clickable map
Malacostracan crustaceans	27239 list names	16969 list taxa	907310	23000 [18931 marine]	new clickable map
Decapods (shrimp, lobsters, crabs)	8084 list names	6620 list taxa	426982	10000 [8227 marine]	new clickable map
Euphausiids (krill)	154 list names	146 list taxa	123949	85 [85 marine]	new clickable map
Amphipods	4725 list names	3605 list taxa	204078	60000 [4172 marine]	new clickable map
Isopods	11173 list names	4474 list taxa	67236	4200 [4200 marine]	new clickable map
Tanaidacean crustaceans	871 list names	594 list taxa	12452	?? [372 marine]	new clickable map
Thermosbaenacean crustaceans	0	0	0	9 [4 marine]
Spelaeogriphacean crustaceans	0	0	0	?? [?? marine]
Cumaceans	922 list names	776 list taxa	38132	?? [800 marine]	new clickable map
Mysids	1020 list names	510 list taxa	30146	709 [709 marine]	new clickable map
Mantis shrimps	257 list names	215 list taxa	3622	344 [344 marine]	new clickable map
Leptostracan crustaceans	32 list names	29 list taxa	713	12 [12 marine]	new clickable map
Amphionid crustaceans	0	0	0	1 [1 marine]
Barnacles	829 list names	674 list taxa	32652	1025 [?? marine]	new clickable map
Branchyuran crustaceans	39 list names	26 list taxa	128	?? [?? marine]	new clickable map
Copepods	6179 list names	3945 list taxa	1562350	8400 [7353 marine]	new clickable map
Ostracods	1649 list names	992 list taxa	35288	5650 [3150 marine]	new clickable map
Branchiopods (fairy shrimps etc.)	577 list names	226 list taxa	35526	820 [6 marine]	new clickable map
Remipedian crustaceans	0	0	0	1 [1 marine]
Cephalocarid crustaceans	8 list names	6 list taxa	118	9 [9 marine]	new clickable map
Chelicerates	1458 list names	788 list taxa	10299	30000 [976 marine]	new clickable map
Sea spiders	1453 list names	784 list taxa	8060	972 [972 marine]	new clickable map
Horseshoe crabs	5 list names	4 list taxa	2239	4 [4 marine]	new clickable map
Onychophorans	0	0	0	80 [?? marine]
Tardigrades	223 list names	68 list taxa	165	400 [98 marine]	new clickable map
Pogonophorans	163 list names	85 list taxa	1640	150 [110 marine]	new clickable map
Annelids	9911 list names	7479 list taxa	790205	11500 [8192 marine]	new clickable map
Leeches	221 list names	112 list taxa	672	500 [?? marine]	new clickable map
Oligochaetes	747 list names	394 list taxa	11846	3000 [611 marine]	new clickable map
Polychaetes	8933 list names	6963 list taxa	777627	8000 [7365 marine]	new clickable map
Echiurans	225 list names	115 list taxa	604	137 [137 marine]	new clickable map
Mollusks	29278 list names	22436 list taxa	1255093	100000 [32909 marine]	new clickable map
Monoplacophora	6 list names	5 list taxa	5	11 [11 marine]	new clickable map
Aplacophora	133 list names	91 list taxa	3281	264 [264 marine]	new clickable map
Chitons	488 list names	384 list taxa	10660	500 [?? marine]	new clickable map
Gastropods	20248 list names	15153 list taxa	456190	75000 [25000 marine]	new clickable map
Bivalves	6497 list names	5215 list taxa	328052	20000 [5824 marine]	new clickable map
Scaphopods	499 list names	419 list taxa	8090	350 [350 marine]	new clickable map
Cephalopods	1407 list names	1169 list taxa	448815	786 [786 marine]	new clickable map
Nautiluses	10 list names	8 list taxa	120	?? [?? marine]	new clickable map
Squids	747 list names	642 list taxa	426262	?? [?? marine]	new clickable map
Octopuses	490 list names	393 list taxa	10347	?? [?? marine]	new clickable map
Cuttlefishes	155 list names	123 list taxa	12078	?? [?? marine]	new clickable map
Sipunculans	337 list names	265 list taxa	16636	898 [898 marine]	new clickable map
Priapulids	26 list names	16 list taxa	1743	17 [17 marine]	new clickable map
Kinorhynchs	142 list names	58 list taxa	704	120 [86 marine]	new clickable map
Loriciferans	11 list names	8 list taxa	23	10 [10 marine]	new clickable map
Acanthocephalans	987 list names	67 list taxa	548	700 [217 marine]	new clickable map
Rotifers	1139 list names	212 list taxa	1125	1700 [164 marine]	new clickable map
Cycliophorans	1 list names	1 list taxa	5	?? [?? marine]	new clickable map
Hairworms	18 list names	2 list taxa	9	80 [?? marine]	new clickable map
Nematodes	5535 list names	3225 list taxa	96733	12000 [4220 marine]	new clickable map
Gastrotrichs	727 list names	199 list taxa	389	200 [241 marine]	new clickable map
Mesozoans	112 list names	13 list taxa	15	50 [35 marine]	new clickable map
Gnathostomulids	99 list names	32 list taxa	58	50 [50 marine]	new clickable map
Nemerteans	393 list names	238 list taxa	8501	787 [787 marine]	new clickable map
Flatworms	0	0	0	5600 [6795 marine]
Comb jellies	206 list names	69 list taxa	8896	80 [80 marine]	new clickable map
Cnidarians (sea anemones, corals, hydrozoans, jellyfishes)	12066 list names	10159 list taxa	450479	9400 [7598 marine]	new clickable map
Anthozoans (sea anemones, corals, soft corals, etc.)	8468 list names	7627 list taxa	285424	6500 [?? marine]	new clickable map
Hexacorals (sea anemones, stony corals, black corals)	7136 list names	6477 list taxa	243222	2187 [2187 marine]	new clickable map
Sea anemones	3040 list names	2797 list taxa	68501	1000 [1000 marine]	new clickable map
Stony corals	3765 list names	3449 list taxa	171844	?? [?? marine]	new clickable map
Black corals	330 list names	230 list taxa	2876	?? [?? marine]	new clickable map
Octocorals (soft corals, sea pens and allies)	1330 list names	1148 list taxa	42199	?? [?? marine]	new clickable map
Soft corals	165 list names	152 list taxa	13566	?? [?? marine]	new clickable map
Sea fans, sea whips	818 list names	759 list taxa	19634	?? [?? marine]	new clickable map
Blue corals	10 list names	9 list taxa	162	?? [?? marine]	new clickable map
Organ-pipe corals	4 list names	3 list taxa	467	?? [?? marine]	new clickable map
Sea pens	333 list names	225 list taxa	8370	?? [?? marine]	new clickable map
Scyphozoan jellyfishes	260 list names	177 list taxa	6838	250 [250 marine]	new clickable map
Box jellies	19 list names	16 list taxa	170	?? [?? marine]	new clickable map
Hydrozoans	3319 list names	2339 list taxa	158047	3000 [?? marine]	new clickable map
Placozoans	1 list names	0	0	1 [1 marine]
Sponges	3236 list names	2157 list taxa	67899	5000 [5000 marine]	new clickable map
Angiosperms	69 list names	36 list taxa	1895	230000 [50 marine]	new clickable map
Seagrasses	69 list names	36 list taxa	1895	50 [50 marine]	new clickable map
Gymnosperms	0	0	0	?? [?? marine]
Ferns and allies	1 list names	1 list taxa	1	?? [?? marine]	new clickable map
Bryophytes	0	0	0	?? [?? marine]
Charophytes	0	0	0	?? [?? marine]
Macroalgae (seaweeds)	13465 list names	4270 list taxa	375335	?? [?? marine]	new clickable map
Green algae (green seaweeds)	2923 list names	880 list taxa	50436	6000 [1104 marine]	new clickable map
Brown algae (brown seaweeds)	2709 list names	895 list taxa	111472	1000 [?? marine]	new clickable map
Red algae (red seaweeds)	7833 list names	2495 list taxa	213427	2500 [?? marine]	new clickable map
Microalgae (pigmented protists)	23033 list names	3468 list taxa	1211405	?? [?? marine]	new clickable map
Dinoflagellates	1899 list names	1020 list taxa	382175	2500 [2000 marine]	new clickable map
Euglenoids	643 list names	168 list taxa	1302	450 [10 marine]	new clickable map
Chrysophytes	794 list names	97 list taxa	28142	?? [62 marine]	new clickable map
Glaucophytes	11 list names	0	0	?? [?? marine]
Raphidophytes	5 list names	0	0	?? [5 marine]
Diatoms	10890 list names	1540 list taxa	764069	10000 [8000 marine]	new clickable map
Eustigmatophytes	3 list names	0	0	?? [3 marine]
Xanthophytes	215 list names	28 list taxa	867	?? [100 marine]	new clickable map
Prymnesiophytes	174 list names	57 list taxa	11222	?? [500 marine]	new clickable map
Cryptomonads	96 list names	32 list taxa	1956	?? [28 marine]	new clickable map
Unicellular green microalgae	4234 list names	173 list taxa	6232	?? [?? marine]	new clickable map
Microalgae - unassigned	4069 list names	353 list taxa	15440	?? [?? marine]	new clickable map
Protozoans (colourless protists)	3448 list names	2085 list taxa	91161	32000 [?? marine]	new clickable map
Choanoflagellates	63 list names	34 list taxa	369	?? [?? marine]	new clickable map
Amoeboid protozoa	2284 list names	1345 list taxa	71633	?? [?? marine]	new clickable map
Amoebae	100 list names	29 list taxa	895	?? [19 marine]	new clickable map
Foraminifera	2183 list names	1315 list taxa	70716	4000 [4000 marine]	new clickable map
Kinetoplastid protozoans	19 list names	3 list taxa	31	?? [?? marine]	new clickable map
Ebridians	12 list names	8 list taxa	422	?? [?? marine]	new clickable map
Ciliates	952 list names	652 list taxa	18117	7200 [1667 marine]	new clickable map
Apicomplexa (protozoans)	0	0	0	?? [866 marine]
Bicosoecids (protozoans)	2 list names	0	0	?? [?? marine]
Protozoa - unassigned	116 list names	43 list taxa	589	?? [?? marine]	new clickable map
Fungi	0	0	0	?? [?? marine]
Bacteria (including Cyanobacteria)	903 list names	833 list taxa	210962	?? [?? marine]	new clickable map
Green nonsulfur bacteria	0	0	0	?? [?? marine]
Gram positive bacteria	0	0	0	?? [?? marine]
Purple bacteria	0	0	0	?? [?? marine]
Cyanobacteria	130 list names	104 list taxa	10394	1500 [?? marine]	new clickable map
Flavobacteria	0	0	0	?? [?? marine]
Archaea	0	0	0	?? [?? marine]
Halophiles	0	0	0	?? [?? marine]
Methanophiles	0	0	0	?? [?? marine]
Thermophiles	0	0	0	?? [?? marine]
Viruses	0	0	0	?? [?? marine]
unassigned	0	0	0	?? [?? marine]