OBIS Taxonomic Categories

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Total Records in cache : 27662686
Number of Data Sources : 817

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	185860 list names	113976 list taxa	23332298	3.5 million? [200000+ marine]	clickable map
Vertebrates	29135 list names	22451 list taxa	15404522	40000 [14170 marine]	new clickable map
Mammals	203 list names	169 list taxa	613397	4500 [115 marine]	new clickable map
Cetaceans	145 list names	125 list taxa	221372	115 [110 marine]	new clickable map
Whales	63 list names	57 list taxa	137751	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	52943	37 [32 marine]	new clickable map
Seals, sea lions, walruses	49 list names	38 list taxa	383106	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	972 list names	831 list taxa	2445461	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	27810 list names	21395 list taxa	12223468	27000 [13713 marine]	new clickable map
Ray-finned fishes	25967 list names	19893 list taxa	11584484	?? [?? marine]	new clickable map
Lobe-finned fishes (coelacanths, lungfishes)	5 list names	2 list taxa	63	?? [?? marine]	new clickable map
Sharks, rays and chimaeras	1716 list names	1405 list taxa	626599	?? [?? marine]	new clickable map
Lampreys, hagfishes	122 list names	95 list taxa	12322	?? [?? marine]	new clickable map
Invertebrates (any)	115486 list names	80545 list taxa	6135917	?? [?? marine]	new clickable map
Lancelets	24 list names	20 list taxa	5626	20 [?? marine]	new clickable map
Tunicates	1480 list names	1313 list taxa	111375	1286 [1286 marine]	new clickable map
Larvaceans	0	0	0	?? [?? marine]
Salps	89 list names	83 list taxa	7063	30 [30 marine]	new clickable map
Sea squirts (ascidians)	1332 list names	1177 list taxa	68273	1200 [1200 marine]	new clickable map
Appendicularians	59 list names	53 list taxa	36039	?? [?? marine]	new clickable map
Acorn worms (hemichordates)	124 list names	51 list taxa	741	89 [89 marine]	new clickable map
Echinoderms	4446 list names	4080 list taxa	248875	6199 [6199 marine]	new clickable map
Ophiuroids (brittle, basket stars)	1362 list names	1270 list taxa	80512	2230 [2230 marine]	new clickable map
Sea stars	1281 list names	1200 list taxa	70681	1300 [1300 marine]	new clickable map
Crinoids	185 list names	178 list taxa	13702	618 [618 marine]	new clickable map
Echinoids	546 list names	508 list taxa	49655	903 [903 marine]	new clickable map
Sea cucumbers	1072 list names	924 list taxa	34325	1147 [1147 marine]	new clickable map
Arrow worms (chaetognaths)	222 list names	137 list taxa	99271	105 [105 marine]	new clickable map
Entoprocts	29 list names	18 list taxa	238	151 [151 marine]	new clickable map
Brachiopods	296 list names	260 list taxa	6205	239 [239 marine]	new clickable map
Bryozoans	2484 list names	2052 list taxa	77318	6000 [6000 marine]	new clickable map
Phoronids	21 list names	17 list taxa	5781	10 [10 marine]	new clickable map
Pentastomids	0	0	0	90 [3 marine]
Arthropods	38325 list names	24147 list taxa	2722840	800000 [33961 marine]	new clickable map
Crustaceans	36852 list names	23312 list taxa	2711700	39000 [30465 marine]	new clickable map
Malacostracan crustaceans	27530 list names	17418 list taxa	969446	23000 [18931 marine]	new clickable map
Decapods (shrimp, lobsters, crabs)	8262 list names	6824 list taxa	479968	10000 [8227 marine]	new clickable map
Euphausiids (krill)	155 list names	147 list taxa	124398	85 [85 marine]	new clickable map
Amphipods	4772 list names	3663 list taxa	208204	60000 [4172 marine]	new clickable map
Isopods	11212 list names	4599 list taxa	68721	4200 [4200 marine]	new clickable map
Tanaidacean crustaceans	879 list names	602 list taxa	12664	?? [372 marine]	new clickable map
Thermosbaenacean crustaceans	0	0	0	9 [4 marine]
Spelaeogriphacean crustaceans	0	0	0	?? [?? marine]
Cumaceans	927 list names	782 list taxa	39533	?? [800 marine]	new clickable map
Mysids	1027 list names	550 list taxa	31553	709 [709 marine]	new clickable map
Mantis shrimps	261 list names	219 list taxa	3682	344 [344 marine]	new clickable map
Leptostracan crustaceans	34 list names	32 list taxa	723	12 [12 marine]	new clickable map
Amphionid crustaceans	0	0	0	1 [1 marine]
Barnacles	833 list names	672 list taxa	33220	1025 [?? marine]	new clickable map
Branchyuran crustaceans	39 list names	26 list taxa	129	?? [?? marine]	new clickable map
Copepods	6190 list names	3947 list taxa	1631028	8400 [7353 marine]	new clickable map
Ostracods	1649 list names	992 list taxa	36967	5650 [3150 marine]	new clickable map
Branchiopods (fairy shrimps etc.)	582 list names	231 list taxa	40634	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	1473 list names	835 list taxa	11140	30000 [976 marine]	new clickable map
Sea spiders	1468 list names	831 list taxa	8901	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	166 list names	87 list taxa	1687	150 [110 marine]	new clickable map
Annelids	10068 list names	7650 list taxa	806246	11500 [8192 marine]	new clickable map
Leeches	221 list names	113 list taxa	675	500 [?? marine]	new clickable map
Oligochaetes	747 list names	395 list taxa	11858	3000 [611 marine]	new clickable map
Polychaetes	9090 list names	7132 list taxa	793653	8000 [7365 marine]	new clickable map
Echiurans	227 list names	118 list taxa	619	137 [137 marine]	new clickable map
Mollusks	29565 list names	22763 list taxa	1292881	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	3337	264 [264 marine]	new clickable map
Chitons	496 list names	393 list taxa	11111	500 [?? marine]	new clickable map
Gastropods	20357 list names	15281 list taxa	460246	75000 [25000 marine]	new clickable map
Bivalves	6647 list names	5391 list taxa	337222	20000 [5824 marine]	new clickable map
Scaphopods	513 list names	432 list taxa	8066	350 [350 marine]	new clickable map
Cephalopods	1413 list names	1170 list taxa	472894	786 [786 marine]	new clickable map
Nautiluses	10 list names	8 list taxa	120	?? [?? marine]	new clickable map
Squids	749 list names	639 list taxa	449689	?? [?? marine]	new clickable map
Octopuses	494 list names	397 list taxa	10950	?? [?? marine]	new clickable map
Cuttlefishes	155 list names	123 list taxa	12127	?? [?? marine]	new clickable map
Sipunculans	397 list names	326 list taxa	18127	898 [898 marine]	new clickable map
Priapulids	27 list names	17 list taxa	1968	17 [17 marine]	new clickable map
Kinorhynchs	142 list names	58 list taxa	603	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	1141 list names	213 list taxa	1927	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	5538 list names	3228 list taxa	102182	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	8599	787 [787 marine]	new clickable map
Flatworms	0	0	0	5600 [6795 marine]
Comb jellies	206 list names	70 list taxa	8933	80 [80 marine]	new clickable map
Cnidarians (sea anemones, corals, hydrozoans, jellyfishes)	12204 list names	10308 list taxa	537067	9400 [7598 marine]	new clickable map
Anthozoans (sea anemones, corals, soft corals, etc.)	8589 list names	7754 list taxa	366548	6500 [?? marine]	new clickable map
Hexacorals (sea anemones, stony corals, black corals)	7227 list names	6574 list taxa	323952	2187 [2187 marine]	new clickable map
Sea anemones	3052 list names	2810 list taxa	71444	1000 [1000 marine]	new clickable map
Stony corals	3840 list names	3529 list taxa	249758	?? [?? marine]	new clickable map
Black corals	334 list names	234 list taxa	2749	?? [?? marine]	new clickable map
Octocorals (soft corals, sea pens and allies)	1360 list names	1178 list taxa	42592	?? [?? marine]	new clickable map
Soft corals	169 list names	157 list taxa	13687	?? [?? marine]	new clickable map
Sea fans, sea whips	839 list names	779 list taxa	19497	?? [?? marine]	new clickable map
Blue corals	11 list names	10 list taxa	505	?? [?? marine]	new clickable map
Organ-pipe corals	4 list names	3 list taxa	467	?? [?? marine]	new clickable map
Sea pens	337 list names	229 list taxa	8436	?? [?? marine]	new clickable map
Scyphozoan jellyfishes	260 list names	177 list taxa	7452	250 [250 marine]	new clickable map
Box jellies	19 list names	16 list taxa	170	?? [?? marine]	new clickable map
Hydrozoans	3336 list names	2361 list taxa	162897	3000 [?? marine]	new clickable map
Placozoans	1 list names	0	0	1 [1 marine]
Sponges	3276 list names	2197 list taxa	69420	5000 [5000 marine]	new clickable map
Angiosperms	70 list names	37 list taxa	1989	230000 [50 marine]	new clickable map
Seagrasses	70 list names	37 list taxa	1989	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)	13614 list names	4483 list taxa	421223	?? [?? marine]	new clickable map
Green algae (green seaweeds)	2964 list names	930 list taxa	72189	6000 [1104 marine]	new clickable map
Brown algae (brown seaweeds)	2732 list names	929 list taxa	122424	1000 [?? marine]	new clickable map
Red algae (red seaweeds)	7918 list names	2624 list taxa	226610	2500 [?? marine]	new clickable map
Microalgae (pigmented protists)	23137 list names	3505 list taxa	1145495	?? [?? marine]	new clickable map
Dinoflagellates	1915 list names	1032 list taxa	424663	2500 [2000 marine]	new clickable map
Euglenoids	646 list names	138 list taxa	1637	450 [10 marine]	new clickable map
Chrysophytes	804 list names	85 list taxa	7127	?? [62 marine]	new clickable map
Glaucophytes	11 list names	0	0	?? [?? marine]
Raphidophytes	5 list names	0	0	?? [5 marine]
Diatoms	10924 list names	1598 list taxa	664759	10000 [8000 marine]	new clickable map
Eustigmatophytes	3 list names	0	0	?? [3 marine]
Xanthophytes	219 list names	34 list taxa	872	?? [100 marine]	new clickable map
Prymnesiophytes	176 list names	59 list taxa	12786	?? [500 marine]	new clickable map
Cryptomonads	97 list names	33 list taxa	3325	?? [28 marine]	new clickable map
Unicellular green microalgae	4243 list names	182 list taxa	7474	?? [?? marine]	new clickable map
Microalgae - unassigned	4094 list names	344 list taxa	22852	?? [?? marine]	new clickable map
Protozoans (colourless protists)	3482 list names	2117 list taxa	95765	32000 [?? marine]	new clickable map
Choanoflagellates	63 list names	30 list taxa	870	?? [?? marine]	new clickable map
Amoeboid protozoa	2317 list names	1386 list taxa	72050	?? [?? marine]	new clickable map
Amoebae	100 list names	26 list taxa	827	?? [19 marine]	new clickable map
Foraminifera	2216 list names	1359 list taxa	71201	4000 [4000 marine]	new clickable map
Kinetoplastid protozoans	19 list names	2 list taxa	4	?? [?? marine]	new clickable map
Ebridians	12 list names	3 list taxa	472	?? [?? marine]	new clickable map
Ciliates	953 list names	653 list taxa	21783	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	586	?? [?? marine]	new clickable map
Fungi	0	0	0	?? [?? marine]
Bacteria (including Cyanobacteria)	935 list names	837 list taxa	127386	?? [?? 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	140 list names	114 list taxa	10381	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]