OBIS Taxonomic Categories

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Total Records in cache : 21875638
Number of Data Sources : 707

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	181792 list names	107825 list taxa	17527137	3.5 million? [200000+ marine]	clickable map
Vertebrates	28966 list names	22156 list taxa	10114562	40000 [14170 marine]	new clickable map
Mammals	197 list names	163 list taxa	578339	4500 [115 marine]	new clickable map
Cetaceans	140 list names	120 list taxa	227603	115 [110 marine]	new clickable map
Whales	61 list names	55 list taxa	137841	72 [72 marine]	new clickable map
Porpoises	9 list names	8 list taxa	34271	6 [6 marine]	new clickable map
Dolphins, small toothed whales	70 list names	57 list taxa	55491	37 [32 marine]	new clickable map
Seals, sea lions, walruses	48 list names	37 list taxa	341791	33 [33 marine]	new clickable map
Dugongs, manatees	7 list names	4 list taxa	6839	5 [5 marine]	new clickable map
Sea otters	2 list names	2 list taxa	2106	1 [1 marine]	new clickable map
Birds	942 list names	796 list taxa	2408993	9000 [292 marine]	new clickable map
Reptiles	64 list names	54 list taxa	104524	6000 [61 marine]	new clickable map
Crocodiles	3 list names	2 list taxa	5	?? [1 marine]	new clickable map
Snakes	35 list names	34 list taxa	49	?? [52 marine]	new clickable map
Iguanas	1 list names	0	0	700 [1 marine]
Turtles	25 list names	18 list taxa	104470	200 [7 marine]	new clickable map
Amphibians	85 list names	1 list taxa	1	2500 [?? marine]	new clickable map
Fishes	27678 list names	21142 list taxa	7022705	27000 [13713 marine]	new clickable map
Ray-finned fishes	25840 list names	19644 list taxa	6572018	?? [?? marine]	new clickable map
Lobe-finned fishes (coelacanths, lungfishes)	5 list names	2 list taxa	63	?? [?? marine]	new clickable map
Sharks, rays and chimaeras	1711 list names	1400 list taxa	443515	?? [?? marine]	new clickable map
Lampreys, hagfishes	122 list names	96 list taxa	7109	?? [?? marine]	new clickable map
Invertebrates (any)	112584 list names	76308 list taxa	5556573	?? [?? marine]	new clickable map
Lancelets	21 list names	17 list taxa	5455	20 [?? marine]	new clickable map
Tunicates	1458 list names	1287 list taxa	107729	1286 [1286 marine]	new clickable map
Larvaceans	0	0	0	?? [?? marine]
Salps	81 list names	76 list taxa	7274	30 [30 marine]	new clickable map
Sea squirts (ascidians)	1324 list names	1164 list taxa	66492	1200 [1200 marine]	new clickable map
Appendicularians	53 list names	47 list taxa	33963	?? [?? marine]	new clickable map
Acorn worms (hemichordates)	120 list names	46 list taxa	612	89 [89 marine]	new clickable map
Echinoderms	4365 list names	3986 list taxa	231405	6199 [6199 marine]	new clickable map
Ophiuroids (brittle, basket stars)	1322 list names	1219 list taxa	77529	2230 [2230 marine]	new clickable map
Sea stars	1264 list names	1179 list taxa	68177	1300 [1300 marine]	new clickable map
Crinoids	175 list names	169 list taxa	13643	618 [618 marine]	new clickable map
Echinoids	538 list names	500 list taxa	44542	903 [903 marine]	new clickable map
Sea cucumbers	1066 list names	919 list taxa	27514	1147 [1147 marine]	new clickable map
Arrow worms (chaetognaths)	216 list names	129 list taxa	84819	105 [105 marine]	new clickable map
Entoprocts	29 list names	18 list taxa	232	151 [151 marine]	new clickable map
Brachiopods	290 list names	252 list taxa	4841	239 [239 marine]	new clickable map
Bryozoans	2310 list names	1862 list taxa	72781	6000 [6000 marine]	new clickable map
Phoronids	21 list names	17 list taxa	5613	10 [10 marine]	new clickable map
Pentastomids	0	0	0	90 [3 marine]
Arthropods	37656 list names	23089 list taxa	2427927	800000 [33961 marine]	new clickable map
Crustaceans	36202 list names	22314 list taxa	2417879	39000 [30465 marine]	new clickable map
Malacostracan crustaceans	27081 list names	16650 list taxa	891979	23000 [18931 marine]	new clickable map
Decapods (shrimp, lobsters, crabs)	8018 list names	6429 list taxa	417543	10000 [8227 marine]	new clickable map
Euphausiids (krill)	152 list names	144 list taxa	123009	85 [85 marine]	new clickable map
Amphipods	4693 list names	3561 list taxa	200614	60000 [4172 marine]	new clickable map
Isopods	11157 list names	4442 list taxa	66809	4200 [4200 marine]	new clickable map
Tanaidacean crustaceans	865 list names	586 list taxa	12144	?? [372 marine]	new clickable map
Thermosbaenacean crustaceans	0	0	0	9 [4 marine]
Spelaeogriphacean crustaceans	0	0	0	?? [?? marine]
Cumaceans	905 list names	759 list taxa	37878	?? [800 marine]	new clickable map
Mysids	1007 list names	491 list taxa	29849	709 [709 marine]	new clickable map
Mantis shrimps	254 list names	212 list taxa	3427	344 [344 marine]	new clickable map
Leptostracan crustaceans	29 list names	26 list taxa	706	12 [12 marine]	new clickable map
Amphionid crustaceans	0	0	0	1 [1 marine]
Barnacles	811 list names	653 list taxa	31171	1025 [?? marine]	new clickable map
Branchyuran crustaceans	38 list names	24 list taxa	74	?? [?? marine]	new clickable map
Copepods	6134 list names	3882 list taxa	1426526	8400 [7353 marine]	new clickable map
Ostracods	1533 list names	857 list taxa	33356	5650 [3150 marine]	new clickable map
Branchiopods (fairy shrimps etc.)	577 list names	226 list taxa	34506	820 [6 marine]	new clickable map
Remipedian crustaceans	0	0	0	1 [1 marine]
Cephalocarid crustaceans	7 list names	5 list taxa	112	9 [9 marine]	new clickable map
Chelicerates	1454 list names	775 list taxa	10048	30000 [976 marine]	new clickable map
Sea spiders	1449 list names	771 list taxa	7809	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	220 list names	62 list taxa	143	400 [98 marine]	new clickable map
Pogonophorans	163 list names	85 list taxa	1624	150 [110 marine]	new clickable map
Annelids	9714 list names	7256 list taxa	776683	11500 [8192 marine]	new clickable map
Leeches	220 list names	110 list taxa	552	500 [?? marine]	new clickable map
Oligochaetes	745 list names	392 list taxa	11839	3000 [611 marine]	new clickable map
Polychaetes	8739 list names	6744 list taxa	764232	8000 [7365 marine]	new clickable map
Echiurans	224 list names	113 list taxa	589	137 [137 marine]	new clickable map
Mollusks	28730 list names	21407 list taxa	1230897	100000 [32909 marine]	new clickable map
Monoplacophora	6 list names	5 list taxa	5	11 [11 marine]	new clickable map
Aplacophora	129 list names	87 list taxa	3268	264 [264 marine]	new clickable map
Chitons	484 list names	364 list taxa	10508	500 [?? marine]	new clickable map
Gastropods	19823 list names	14344 list taxa	441525	75000 [25000 marine]	new clickable map
Bivalves	6411 list names	5066 list taxa	320500	20000 [5824 marine]	new clickable map
Scaphopods	486 list names	393 list taxa	7838	350 [350 marine]	new clickable map
Cephalopods	1391 list names	1148 list taxa	447253	786 [786 marine]	new clickable map
Nautiluses	10 list names	8 list taxa	120	?? [?? marine]	new clickable map
Squids	734 list names	625 list taxa	424934	?? [?? marine]	new clickable map
Octopuses	487 list names	389 list taxa	10113	?? [?? marine]	new clickable map
Cuttlefishes	155 list names	123 list taxa	12078	?? [?? marine]	new clickable map
Sipunculans	337 list names	264 list taxa	16496	898 [898 marine]	new clickable map
Priapulids	26 list names	16 list taxa	1738	17 [17 marine]	new clickable map
Kinorhynchs	141 list names	56 list taxa	694	120 [86 marine]	new clickable map
Loriciferans	11 list names	8 list taxa	23	10 [10 marine]	new clickable map
Acanthocephalans	981 list names	41 list taxa	62	700 [217 marine]	new clickable map
Rotifers	1130 list names	199 list taxa	1077	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	5518 list names	3166 list taxa	95975	12000 [4220 marine]	new clickable map
Gastrotrichs	722 list names	179 list taxa	289	200 [241 marine]	new clickable map
Mesozoans	112 list names	7 list taxa	8	50 [35 marine]	new clickable map
Gnathostomulids	98 list names	15 list taxa	16	50 [50 marine]	new clickable map
Nemerteans	386 list names	229 list taxa	8325	787 [787 marine]	new clickable map
Flatworms	0	0	0	5600 [6795 marine]
Comb jellies	201 list names	57 list taxa	8131	80 [80 marine]	new clickable map
Cnidarians (sea anemones, corals, hydrozoans, jellyfishes)	12001 list names	10052 list taxa	404850	9400 [7598 marine]	new clickable map
Anthozoans (sea anemones, corals, soft corals, etc.)	8454 list names	7609 list taxa	246412	6500 [?? marine]	new clickable map
Hexacorals (sea anemones, stony corals, black corals)	7129 list names	6468 list taxa	204774	2187 [2187 marine]	new clickable map
Sea anemones	3039 list names	2796 list taxa	68313	1000 [1000 marine]	new clickable map
Stony corals	3759 list names	3442 list taxa	133748	?? [?? marine]	new clickable map
Black corals	330 list names	229 list taxa	2712	?? [?? marine]	new clickable map
Octocorals (soft corals, sea pens and allies)	1323 list names	1139 list taxa	41635	?? [?? marine]	new clickable map
Soft corals	164 list names	151 list taxa	13488	?? [?? marine]	new clickable map
Sea fans, sea whips	814 list names	753 list taxa	19208	?? [?? marine]	new clickable map
Blue corals	10 list names	9 list taxa	160	?? [?? marine]	new clickable map
Organ-pipe corals	4 list names	3 list taxa	467	?? [?? marine]	new clickable map
Sea pens	331 list names	223 list taxa	8312	?? [?? marine]	new clickable map
Scyphozoan jellyfishes	258 list names	174 list taxa	6546	250 [250 marine]	new clickable map
Box jellies	18 list names	15 list taxa	140	?? [?? marine]	new clickable map
Hydrozoans	3271 list names	2254 list taxa	151752	3000 [?? marine]	new clickable map
Placozoans	1 list names	0	0	1 [1 marine]
Sponges	3138 list names	2050 list taxa	66709	5000 [5000 marine]	new clickable map
Angiosperms	67 list names	32 list taxa	1786	230000 [50 marine]	new clickable map
Seagrasses	67 list names	32 list taxa	1786	50 [50 marine]	new clickable map
Gymnosperms	0	0	0	?? [?? marine]
Ferns and allies	0	0	0	?? [?? marine]
Bryophytes	0	0	0	?? [?? marine]
Charophytes	0	0	0	?? [?? marine]
Macroalgae (seaweeds)	13330 list names	3842 list taxa	360878	?? [?? marine]	new clickable map
Green algae (green seaweeds)	2901 list names	795 list taxa	47432	6000 [1104 marine]	new clickable map
Brown algae (brown seaweeds)	2695 list names	852 list taxa	108896	1000 [?? marine]	new clickable map
Red algae (red seaweeds)	7734 list names	2195 list taxa	204550	2500 [?? marine]	new clickable map
Microalgae (pigmented protists)	23022 list names	3447 list taxa	1209820	?? [?? marine]	new clickable map
Dinoflagellates	1899 list names	1020 list taxa	380792	2500 [2000 marine]	new clickable map
Euglenoids	643 list names	168 list taxa	1302	450 [10 marine]	new clickable map
Chrysophytes	793 list names	96 list taxa	28140	?? [62 marine]	new clickable map
Glaucophytes	11 list names	0	0	?? [?? marine]
Raphidophytes	5 list names	0	0	?? [5 marine]
Diatoms	10883 list names	1523 list taxa	763973	10000 [8000 marine]	new clickable map
Eustigmatophytes	3 list names	0	0	?? [3 marine]
Xanthophytes	215 list names	28 list taxa	866	?? [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	6203	?? [?? marine]	new clickable map
Microalgae - unassigned	4066 list names	350 list taxa	15366	?? [?? marine]	new clickable map
Protozoans (colourless protists)	2924 list names	1212 list taxa	73938	32000 [?? marine]	new clickable map
Choanoflagellates	63 list names	34 list taxa	369	?? [?? marine]	new clickable map
Amoeboid protozoa	1979 list names	739 list taxa	57161	?? [?? marine]	new clickable map
Amoebae	100 list names	29 list taxa	895	?? [19 marine]	new clickable map
Foraminifera	1878 list names	709 list taxa	56244	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	738 list names	395 list taxa	15430	7200 [1667 marine]	new clickable map
Apicomplexa (protozoans)	0	0	0	?? [866 marine]
Bicosoecids (protozoans)	2 list names	0	0	?? [?? marine]
Protozoa - unassigned	111 list names	33 list taxa	525	?? [?? marine]	new clickable map
Fungi	0	0	0	?? [?? marine]
Bacteria (including Cyanobacteria)	899 list names	828 list taxa	209580	?? [?? 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	127 list names	100 list taxa	9043	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]