OBIS Taxonomic Categories

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Total Records in cache : 22076037
Number of Data Sources : 725

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	182137 list names	108391 list taxa	17745652	3.5 million? [200000+ marine]	clickable map
Vertebrates	28997 list names	22197 list taxa	10118494	40000 [14170 marine]	new clickable map
Mammals	199 list names	165 list taxa	578371	4500 [115 marine]	new clickable map
Cetaceans	141 list names	121 list taxa	227604	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	71 list names	58 list taxa	55492	37 [32 marine]	new clickable map
Seals, sea lions, walruses	49 list names	38 list taxa	341822	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	943 list names	797 list taxa	2409105	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	27706 list names	21180 list taxa	7026493	27000 [13713 marine]	new clickable map
Ray-finned fishes	25868 list names	19682 list taxa	6575717	?? [?? 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	443604	?? [?? marine]	new clickable map
Lampreys, hagfishes	122 list names	96 list taxa	7109	?? [?? marine]	new clickable map
Invertebrates (any)	112743 list names	76511 list taxa	5756243	?? [?? marine]	new clickable map
Lancelets	22 list names	18 list taxa	5530	20 [?? marine]	new clickable map
Tunicates	1458 list names	1287 list taxa	110110	1286 [1286 marine]	new clickable map
Larvaceans	0	0	0	?? [?? marine]
Salps	81 list names	76 list taxa	8120	30 [30 marine]	new clickable map
Sea squirts (ascidians)	1324 list names	1164 list taxa	66593	1200 [1200 marine]	new clickable map
Appendicularians	53 list names	47 list taxa	35397	?? [?? marine]	new clickable map
Acorn worms (hemichordates)	120 list names	46 list taxa	614	89 [89 marine]	new clickable map
Echinoderms	4369 list names	3991 list taxa	231886	6199 [6199 marine]	new clickable map
Ophiuroids (brittle, basket stars)	1325 list names	1223 list taxa	77755	2230 [2230 marine]	new clickable map
Sea stars	1264 list names	1179 list taxa	68284	1300 [1300 marine]	new clickable map
Crinoids	175 list names	169 list taxa	13651	618 [618 marine]	new clickable map
Echinoids	538 list names	500 list taxa	44674	903 [903 marine]	new clickable map
Sea cucumbers	1067 list names	920 list taxa	27522	1147 [1147 marine]	new clickable map
Arrow worms (chaetognaths)	221 list names	134 list taxa	94059	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	2311 list names	1863 list taxa	72965	6000 [6000 marine]	new clickable map
Phoronids	21 list names	17 list taxa	5631	10 [10 marine]	new clickable map
Pentastomids	0	0	0	90 [3 marine]
Arthropods	37714 list names	23172 list taxa	2563781	800000 [33961 marine]	new clickable map
Crustaceans	36260 list names	22397 list taxa	2553713	39000 [30465 marine]	new clickable map
Malacostracan crustaceans	27112 list names	16700 list taxa	894506	23000 [18931 marine]	new clickable map
Decapods (shrimp, lobsters, crabs)	8036 list names	6460 list taxa	418577	10000 [8227 marine]	new clickable map
Euphausiids (krill)	153 list names	145 list taxa	123275	85 [85 marine]	new clickable map
Amphipods	4698 list names	3567 list taxa	201467	60000 [4172 marine]	new clickable map
Isopods	11160 list names	4449 list taxa	66981	4200 [4200 marine]	new clickable map
Tanaidacean crustaceans	866 list names	587 list taxa	12237	?? [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	37916	?? [800 marine]	new clickable map
Mysids	1010 list names	495 list taxa	29917	709 [709 marine]	new clickable map
Mantis shrimps	254 list names	212 list taxa	3430	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	812 list names	654 list taxa	31354	1025 [?? marine]	new clickable map
Branchyuran crustaceans	38 list names	24 list taxa	74	?? [?? marine]	new clickable map
Copepods	6156 list names	3910 list taxa	1558224	8400 [7353 marine]	new clickable map
Ostracods	1537 list names	861 list taxa	33762	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	7 list names	5 list taxa	112	9 [9 marine]	new clickable map
Chelicerates	1454 list names	775 list taxa	10068	30000 [976 marine]	new clickable map
Sea spiders	1449 list names	771 list taxa	7829	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	9760 list names	7307 list taxa	783336	11500 [8192 marine]	new clickable map
Leeches	220 list names	110 list taxa	552	500 [?? marine]	new clickable map
Oligochaetes	747 list names	394 list taxa	11846	3000 [611 marine]	new clickable map
Polychaetes	8783 list names	6793 list taxa	770878	8000 [7365 marine]	new clickable map
Echiurans	224 list names	113 list taxa	589	137 [137 marine]	new clickable map
Mollusks	28757 list names	21443 list taxa	1234752	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	365 list taxa	10533	500 [?? marine]	new clickable map
Gastropods	19837 list names	14362 list taxa	443574	75000 [25000 marine]	new clickable map
Bivalves	6420 list names	5075 list taxa	322207	20000 [5824 marine]	new clickable map
Scaphopods	486 list names	393 list taxa	7839	350 [350 marine]	new clickable map
Cephalopods	1395 list names	1156 list taxa	447326	786 [786 marine]	new clickable map
Nautiluses	10 list names	8 list taxa	120	?? [?? marine]	new clickable map
Squids	736 list names	630 list taxa	424995	?? [?? marine]	new clickable map
Octopuses	489 list names	392 list taxa	10125	?? [?? marine]	new clickable map
Cuttlefishes	155 list names	123 list taxa	12078	?? [?? marine]	new clickable map
Sipunculans	337 list names	264 list taxa	16512	898 [898 marine]	new clickable map
Priapulids	26 list names	16 list taxa	1739	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	5519 list names	3170 list taxa	96460	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	8334	787 [787 marine]	new clickable map
Flatworms	0	0	0	5600 [6795 marine]
Comb jellies	201 list names	57 list taxa	8818	80 [80 marine]	new clickable map
Cnidarians (sea anemones, corals, hydrozoans, jellyfishes)	12017 list names	10069 list taxa	444514	9400 [7598 marine]	new clickable map
Anthozoans (sea anemones, corals, soft corals, etc.)	8455 list names	7610 list taxa	283215	6500 [?? marine]	new clickable map
Hexacorals (sea anemones, stony corals, black corals)	7130 list names	6469 list taxa	241525	2187 [2187 marine]	new clickable map
Sea anemones	3040 list names	2797 list taxa	68473	1000 [1000 marine]	new clickable map
Stony corals	3759 list names	3442 list taxa	170339	?? [?? 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	41687	?? [?? marine]	new clickable map
Soft corals	164 list names	151 list taxa	13530	?? [?? 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	8322	?? [?? marine]	new clickable map
Scyphozoan jellyfishes	258 list names	174 list taxa	6558	250 [250 marine]	new clickable map
Box jellies	18 list names	15 list taxa	140	?? [?? marine]	new clickable map
Hydrozoans	3286 list names	2270 list taxa	154601	3000 [?? marine]	new clickable map
Placozoans	1 list names	0	0	1 [1 marine]
Sponges	3138 list names	2050 list taxa	66773	5000 [5000 marine]	new clickable map
Angiosperms	67 list names	32 list taxa	1793	230000 [50 marine]	new clickable map
Seagrasses	67 list names	32 list taxa	1793	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)	13409 list names	4027 list taxa	371451	?? [?? marine]	new clickable map
Green algae (green seaweeds)	2916 list names	823 list taxa	49242	6000 [1104 marine]	new clickable map
Brown algae (brown seaweeds)	2702 list names	873 list taxa	110910	1000 [?? marine]	new clickable map
Red algae (red seaweeds)	7791 list names	2331 list taxa	211299	2500 [?? marine]	new clickable map
Microalgae (pigmented protists)	23029 list names	3464 list taxa	1211305	?? [?? marine]	new clickable map
Dinoflagellates	1899 list names	1020 list taxa	382171	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	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	6204	?? [?? marine]	new clickable map
Microalgae - unassigned	4066 list names	350 list taxa	15374	?? [?? marine]	new clickable map
Protozoans (colourless protists)	2990 list names	1329 list taxa	76780	32000 [?? marine]	new clickable map
Choanoflagellates	63 list names	34 list taxa	369	?? [?? marine]	new clickable map
Amoeboid protozoa	2040 list names	846 list taxa	59880	?? [?? marine]	new clickable map
Amoebae	100 list names	29 list taxa	895	?? [19 marine]	new clickable map
Foraminifera	1939 list names	816 list taxa	58963	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	15489	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)	901 list names	830 list taxa	209585	?? [?? 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	129 list names	102 list taxa	9047	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]