OBIS Taxonomic Categories

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Total Records in cache : 27678415
Number of Data Sources : 849

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	186292 list names	114418 list taxa	23333894	3.5 million? [200000+ marine]	clickable map
Vertebrates	29147 list names	22540 list taxa	15388737	40000 [14170 marine]	new clickable map
Mammals	204 list names	170 list taxa	618831	4500 [115 marine]	new clickable map
Cetaceans	146 list names	126 list taxa	225713	115 [110 marine]	new clickable map
Whales	63 list names	57 list taxa	140258	72 [72 marine]	new clickable map
Porpoises	10 list names	9 list taxa	31387	6 [6 marine]	new clickable map
Dolphins, small toothed whales	73 list names	60 list taxa	54068	37 [32 marine]	new clickable map
Seals, sea lions, walruses	49 list names	38 list taxa	384199	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	2450747	9000 [292 marine]	new clickable map
Reptiles	65 list names	56 list taxa	144015	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	19 list taxa	143958	200 [7 marine]	new clickable map
Amphibians	85 list names	1 list taxa	1	2500 [?? marine]	new clickable map
Fishes	27821 list names	21482 list taxa	12175143	27000 [13713 marine]	new clickable map
Ray-finned fishes	25978 list names	19980 list taxa	11536346	?? [?? 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	626406	?? [?? marine]	new clickable map
Lampreys, hagfishes	122 list names	95 list taxa	12328	?? [?? marine]	new clickable map
Invertebrates (any)	115881 list names	80868 list taxa	6149996	?? [?? marine]	new clickable map
Lancelets	24 list names	20 list taxa	5628	20 [?? marine]	new clickable map
Tunicates	1484 list names	1317 list taxa	111671	1286 [1286 marine]	new clickable map
Larvaceans	0	0	0	?? [?? marine]
Salps	89 list names	83 list taxa	7093	30 [30 marine]	new clickable map
Sea squirts (ascidians)	1336 list names	1181 list taxa	68539	1200 [1200 marine]	new clickable map
Appendicularians	59 list names	53 list taxa	36039	?? [?? marine]	new clickable map
Acorn worms (hemichordates)	125 list names	53 list taxa	831	89 [89 marine]	new clickable map
Echinoderms	4470 list names	4102 list taxa	249886	6199 [6199 marine]	new clickable map
Ophiuroids (brittle, basket stars)	1365 list names	1273 list taxa	80650	2230 [2230 marine]	new clickable map
Sea stars	1294 list names	1215 list taxa	71224	1300 [1300 marine]	new clickable map
Crinoids	187 list names	180 list taxa	13758	618 [618 marine]	new clickable map
Echinoids	546 list names	507 list taxa	49848	903 [903 marine]	new clickable map
Sea cucumbers	1078 list names	927 list taxa	34406	1147 [1147 marine]	new clickable map
Arrow worms (chaetognaths)	222 list names	137 list taxa	99272	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	6206	239 [239 marine]	new clickable map
Bryozoans	2489 list names	2057 list taxa	77363	6000 [6000 marine]	new clickable map
Phoronids	21 list names	17 list taxa	5782	10 [10 marine]	new clickable map
Pentastomids	0	0	0	90 [3 marine]
Arthropods	38473 list names	24272 list taxa	2727398	800000 [33961 marine]	new clickable map
Crustaceans	37000 list names	23434 list taxa	2716141	39000 [30465 marine]	new clickable map
Malacostracan crustaceans	27647 list names	17504 list taxa	971155	23000 [18931 marine]	new clickable map
Decapods (shrimp, lobsters, crabs)	8296 list names	6838 list taxa	480652	10000 [8227 marine]	new clickable map
Euphausiids (krill)	155 list names	147 list taxa	124403	85 [85 marine]	new clickable map
Amphipods	4790 list names	3682 list taxa	208526	60000 [4172 marine]	new clickable map
Isopods	11273 list names	4648 list taxa	69218	4200 [4200 marine]	new clickable map
Tanaidacean crustaceans	881 list names	604 list taxa	12786	?? [372 marine]	new clickable map
Thermosbaenacean crustaceans	0	0	0	9 [4 marine]
Spelaeogriphacean crustaceans	0	0	0	?? [?? marine]
Cumaceans	929 list names	784 list taxa	39585	?? [800 marine]	new clickable map
Mysids	1027 list names	550 list taxa	31558	709 [709 marine]	new clickable map
Mantis shrimps	261 list names	219 list taxa	3703	344 [344 marine]	new clickable map
Leptostracan crustaceans	34 list names	32 list taxa	724	12 [12 marine]	new clickable map
Amphionid crustaceans	0	0	0	1 [1 marine]
Barnacles	834 list names	673 list taxa	33552	1025 [?? marine]	new clickable map
Branchyuran crustaceans	39 list names	26 list taxa	130	?? [?? marine]	new clickable map
Copepods	6217 list names	3978 list taxa	1633344	8400 [7353 marine]	new clickable map
Ostracods	1649 list names	993 list taxa	37044	5650 [3150 marine]	new clickable map
Branchiopods (fairy shrimps etc.)	585 list names	234 list taxa	40639	820 [6 marine]	new clickable map
Remipedian crustaceans	0	0	0	1 [1 marine]
Cephalocarid crustaceans	8 list names	6 list taxa	119	9 [9 marine]	new clickable map
Chelicerates	1473 list names	838 list taxa	11257	30000 [976 marine]	new clickable map
Sea spiders	1468 list names	834 list taxa	9018	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	226 list names	69 list taxa	171	400 [98 marine]	new clickable map
Pogonophorans	166 list names	87 list taxa	1688	150 [110 marine]	new clickable map
Annelids	10099 list names	7675 list taxa	806963	11500 [8192 marine]	new clickable map
Leeches	221 list names	112 list taxa	674	500 [?? marine]	new clickable map
Oligochaetes	749 list names	397 list taxa	11885	3000 [611 marine]	new clickable map
Polychaetes	9118 list names	7155 list taxa	794343	8000 [7365 marine]	new clickable map
Echiurans	227 list names	118 list taxa	619	137 [137 marine]	new clickable map
Mollusks	29610 list names	22795 list taxa	1295140	100000 [32909 marine]	new clickable map
Monoplacophora	6 list names	5 list taxa	5	11 [11 marine]	new clickable map
Aplacophora	136 list names	94 list taxa	3362	264 [264 marine]	new clickable map
Chitons	496 list names	393 list taxa	11387	500 [?? marine]	new clickable map
Gastropods	20381 list names	15303 list taxa	461194	75000 [25000 marine]	new clickable map
Bivalves	6660 list names	5400 list taxa	337475	20000 [5824 marine]	new clickable map
Scaphopods	513 list names	432 list taxa	8066	350 [350 marine]	new clickable map
Cephalopods	1418 list names	1168 list taxa	473651	786 [786 marine]	new clickable map
Nautiluses	10 list names	8 list taxa	120	?? [?? marine]	new clickable map
Squids	754 list names	639 list taxa	450404	?? [?? marine]	new clickable map
Octopuses	494 list names	395 list taxa	10991	?? [?? marine]	new clickable map
Cuttlefishes	155 list names	123 list taxa	12128	?? [?? marine]	new clickable map
Sipunculans	399 list names	328 list taxa	18238	898 [898 marine]	new clickable map
Priapulids	27 list names	17 list taxa	1969	17 [17 marine]	new clickable map
Kinorhynchs	143 list names	59 list taxa	604	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	1926	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	5546 list names	3235 list taxa	102305	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	394 list names	238 list taxa	8604	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)	12282 list names	10377 list taxa	541531	9400 [7598 marine]	new clickable map
Anthozoans (sea anemones, corals, soft corals, etc.)	8654 list names	7811 list taxa	370626	6500 [?? marine]	new clickable map
Hexacorals (sea anemones, stony corals, black corals)	7265 list names	6613 list taxa	327312	2187 [2187 marine]	new clickable map
Sea anemones	3069 list names	2827 list taxa	71803	1000 [1000 marine]	new clickable map
Stony corals	3858 list names	3548 list taxa	252706	?? [?? marine]	new clickable map
Black corals	337 list names	237 list taxa	2802	?? [?? marine]	new clickable map
Octocorals (soft corals, sea pens and allies)	1387 list names	1196 list taxa	43310	?? [?? marine]	new clickable map
Soft corals	169 list names	157 list taxa	13731	?? [?? marine]	new clickable map
Sea fans, sea whips	864 list names	795 list taxa	20118	?? [?? marine]	new clickable map
Blue corals	11 list names	10 list taxa	505	?? [?? marine]	new clickable map
Organ-pipe corals	5 list names	4 list taxa	471	?? [?? marine]	new clickable map
Sea pens	338 list names	230 list taxa	8485	?? [?? marine]	new clickable map
Scyphozoan jellyfishes	260 list names	177 list taxa	7457	250 [250 marine]	new clickable map
Box jellies	22 list names	18 list taxa	171	?? [?? marine]	new clickable map
Hydrozoans	3346 list names	2371 list taxa	163277	3000 [?? marine]	new clickable map
Placozoans	1 list names	0	0	1 [1 marine]
Sponges	3315 list names	2222 list taxa	69806	5000 [5000 marine]	new clickable map
Angiosperms	70 list names	37 list taxa	2001	230000 [50 marine]	new clickable map
Seagrasses	70 list names	37 list taxa	2001	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)	13638 list names	4512 list taxa	424412	?? [?? marine]	new clickable map
Green algae (green seaweeds)	2979 list names	945 list taxa	72991	6000 [1104 marine]	new clickable map
Brown algae (brown seaweeds)	2735 list names	933 list taxa	123324	1000 [?? marine]	new clickable map
Red algae (red seaweeds)	7924 list names	2634 list taxa	228097	2500 [?? marine]	new clickable map
Microalgae (pigmented protists)	23137 list names	3505 list taxa	1145589	?? [?? marine]	new clickable map
Dinoflagellates	1915 list names	1032 list taxa	424665	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	22944	?? [?? 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)	936 list names	838 list taxa	127393	?? [?? 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	141 list names	115 list taxa	10387	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]