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SUMMARY OF DESCRIBED EXTANT SPECIES
Number
of Species
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All species described 1355846
Viroids 33
Genetic code-based
life 1355813
Caudovirales 348
Mononegavirales 218
Other
Viruses 2440
Prokaryotes
7421
Eubacteria 7166
Archaea 217
Other Prokaryotes 38
Eukaryotes 1345386
Green algae and plants 291207
Euglenida 650
Rhodophyta 4100
Chromista 13331
Opalinata 100
Prymnesiophyta 500
Alveolata 11911
Fungi 70199
Choanoflagellates 120
Porifera 7000
Cnidaria 10000
Ctenophora 182
Triploblasts 929205
Microspora 800
Myxospora 1228
Polycystina 615
Acantharia 186
Diplomonads 54
Kinetoplastids 344
Myxomycota 792
Foraminifera 1211
Other Eukaryotes 1651
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All species* (06/05/08)
Viroids*
(01/29/02)
Genetic code-based life* (06/05/08)
Caudovirales* (07/07/03)
Mononegavirales* (01/29/02)
Prokaryotes*
(08/30/06)
Eubacteria* (08/30/06)
Firmicutes* (08/29/06)
Actinobacteria* (08/29/06)
Proteobacteria* (08/30/06)
Cyanobacteria* (08/30/06)
Archaea*
(01/29/02)
Eukaryotes*
(06/05/08)
Green
algae and plants (01/13/08)
Marchantiophyta (02/22/05)
Anthocerotophyta (11/22/02)
Bryophyta (06/14/05)
Vascular
plants (01/13/08)
Seed
plants* (01/13/08)
Pinopsida (01/29/02)
Flowering plants (01/22/08)
Monocotyledons (04/30/07)
Arales (07/01/04)
Cyperaceae (09/01/04)
Gramineae (02/25/05)
Orchidaceae (10/18/05)
Myristicaceae (08/06/03)
Annonaceae (03/23/04)
Magnoliaceae (05/09/03)
Siparuna (04/23/03)
Lauraceae (04/02/04)
Piperaceae (02/17/04)
Aristolochiaceae (07/31/03)
Tricolpates (10/11/09)
Menispermaceae (08/26/03)
Berberidaceae (09/02/03)
Ranunculaceae (01/28/04)
Papaverales (09/18/03)
Fagaceae (12/16/03)
Betulaceae (04/18/03)
Ulmaceae (04/18/03)
Urticales (06/12/04)
Caryophyllales (03/01/05)
Polygonaceae (12/29/03)
Plumbaginaceae (08/06/03)
Dilleniaceae (06/27/03)
Marcgraviaceae (04/02/03)
Actinidiaceae (07/09/03)
Dipterocarpoideae (08/13/03)
Elaeocarpaceae (10/01/04)
Malvaceae (10/01/04)
Lecythidaceae (06/26/03)
Loasaceae (06/20/03)
Begoniaceae (12/01/03)
Cucurbitaceae (10/10/03)
Cistaceae (05/02/03)
Cruciferae (07/22/04)
Ericaceae (08/04/04)
Epacridaceae (07/24/03)
Primulales (03/26/04)
Ebenales (02/12/04)
Crassulaceae (01/21/04)
Rosaceae (07/24/04)
Hydrangeaceae (05/02/03)
Pittosporaceae (06/11/03)
Connaraceae(07/11/03)
Haloragales (04/29/03)
Proteaceae (01/14/04)
Leguminosae (02/14/06)
Myrtales (06/15/04)
Combretaceae (08/21/03)
Clidemia (05/02/03)
Dissotis* (08/02/02)
Gravesia* (04/09/03)
Leandra (06/05/03)
Medinilla (04/25/03)
Memecylon (04/23/03)
Miconia (12/05/03)
Microlicia* (07/31/02)
Sonerila* (06/10/03)
Tibouchina (07/08/03)
Onagraceae (09/12/03)
Myrtaceae (09/07/04)
Lythraceae (09/05/03)
Viscaceae (08/07/03)
Loranthaceae (12/02/03)
Ilex (07/23/03)
Maytenus (06/10/03)
Vitaceae (10/16/03)
Rhamnaceae (11/21/03)
Malpighiales (01/24/08)
Guttiferae (01/22/08)
Ouratea (01/22/08)
Passifloraceae (01/22/08)
Turneraceae (01/22/08)
Violaceae (01/22/08)
Salicaceae (01/22/08)
Chrysobalanaceae (01/22/08)
Podostemaceae (01/22/08)
Dichapetalaceae (01/22/08)
Linum (01/22/08)
Erythroxylaceae (01/22/08)
Acalypha (01/22/08)
Croton (01/22/08)
Euphorbia (01/22/08)
Macaranga (01/22/08)
Phyllanthus (01/22/08)
Sebastiania* (01/22/08)
Malpighiaceae (01/22/08)
Polygalaceae* (01/24/03)
Sapindaceae (01/13/04)
Aceraceae (04/15/03)
Burseraceae (08/29/03)
Anacardiaceae (11/19/03)
Meliaceae (09/04/03)
Zanthoxylum (06/12/03)
Oxalidaceae and Geraniaceae (01/12/04)
Balsaminaceae (11/14/03)
Apiales (09/14/04)
Strychnos (05/07/03)
Gentianaceae (01/06/04)
Apocynaceae (03/24/04)
Asclepiadaceae (06/25/04)
Solanaceae (06/19/04)
Convolvulus (06/19/03)
Cuscuta (04/18/03)
Ipomoea (08/21/03)
Polemoniaceae (06/24/03)
Boraginaceae (02/05/04)
Hydrophyllaceae (06/26/03)
Cordia (06/19/03)
Heliotropium (06/19/03)
Onosma (04/23/03)
Lantana (04/25/03)
Lippia (06/03/03)
Premna (05/08/03)
Verbena (06/17/03)
Vitex (06/13/03)
Labiatae (06/28/11)
Plantaginaceae (06/19/03)
Chionanthus (04/16/03)
Jasminum (08/12/03)
Calceolaria (07/02/03)
Mimulus (04/23/03)
Pedicularis (07/09/03)
Penstemon (06/17/03)
Verbascum (07/10/03)
Veronica (05/07/03)
Selago (04/23/03)
Eremophila (05/06/03)
Orobanche (04/23/03)
Gesneriaceae (05/11/04)
Acanthaceae (11/21/02)
Lentibulariaceae (06/11/03)
Campanulales (06/17/04)
Rubiaceae (12/07/04)
Borreria (04/25/03)
Coussarea* (08/07/02)
Faramea (04/17/03)
Galium (07/23/03)
Gardenia (06/06/03)
Hedyotis (04/25/03)
Hoffmannia (04/17/03)
Ixora (06/26/03)
Lasianthus (04/25/03)
Mapouria (05/02/03)
Mussaenda* (07/17/02)
Ophiorrhiza (04/23/03)
Psychotria (01/16/04)
Timonius (04/21/03)
Urophyllum (04/21/03)
Caprifoliaceae (08/06/03)
Dipsacaceae, Valerianaceae, Morinaceae (09/23/03)
Compositae (02/01/06)
Asteroideae (02/01/06)
Euglenida (09/18/03)
Rhodophyta (01/19/07)
Chromista
(01/03/07)
Opalinata (07/15/02)
Prymnesiophyta (08/16/03)
Alveolata* (12/07/06)
Ciliophora (01/14/05)
Dinoflagellata (03/09/04)
Apicomplexa (06/04/04)
Fungi
(08/09/11)
Ascomycota and Basidiomycota (01/11/05)
Ascomycota (07/21/06)
Arthoniales (02/07/03)
Sordariomycetes (01/05/05)
Erysiphaceae (08/29/03)
Leotiales (02/14/03)
Laboulbeniales (02/03/04)
Parmeliaceae (04/23/04)
Physciaceae (11/21/03)
Ostropales (01/31/04)
Mycosphaerellaceae (06/21/04)
Basidiomycota (02/18/05)
Basidiomycetes (07/27/05)
Choanoflagellates (04/16/03)
Porifera (06/29/05)
Cnidaria (03/12/05)
Ctenophora* (12/31/02)
Triploblasts
(06/05/08)
Nematodes (09/22/05)
Annelida (02/23/05)
Mollusca (03/08/05)
Gastropoda (01/26/05)
Caenogastropoda (03/24/06)
Stylommatophora (08/31/05)
Arthropods
(06/05/08)
Chelicerata*
(08/23/03)
Arachnida (02/07/06)
Araneae (06/15/06)
Theridiidae (04/09/04)
Linyphiidae (09/28/04)
Araneidae (06/24/04)
Lycosidae (04/13/04)
Thomisidae (03/19/04)
Salticidae (10/05/04)
Crustacea (03/30/06)
Malacostraca (04/12/06)
Winged insects (06/05/08)
Odonata (10/12/04)
Orthoptera (03/22/06)
Dictyoptera and Isoptera (01/17/05)
Hemiptera (11/02/05)
Cicadoidea (09/16/04)
Cicadelloidea (04/02/05)
Psyllidae (01/10/04)
Aleyrodidae (12/26/03)
Aphidoidea (09/03/04)
Coccoidea (01/13/05)
Reduviidae (11/02/05)
Miridae (12/08/04)
Lygaeidae (03/02/04)
Thysanoptera (10/06/04)
Neuroptera (10/02/04)
Diptera (03/30/05)
Nematocera (01/02/04)
Tipulidae (08/01/05)
Culicidae (01/23/04)
Chironomidae (03/18/04)
Mycetophilidae (02/27/04)
Cecidomyiidae (04/08/04)
Stratiomyidae (01/16/04)
Rhagionidae (07/22/03)
Tabanidae (02/20/04)
Bombyliidae (03/18/04)
Therevidae (08/11/03)
Asilidae (09/21/04)
Empididae (07/15/04)
Dolichopodidae (03/06/04)
Cyclorrhapha (03/14/06)
Phoridae (01/19/04)
Syrphidae (09/15/04)
Muscidae (09/16/04)
Tephritidae (01/17/04)
Lauxaniidae (01/02/04)
Sciomyzidae (08/12/03)
Agromyzidae (07/26/04)
Chloropidae (01/07/03)
Drosophila (12/10/03)
Ephydridae (12/10/03)
Lepidoptera (06/23/06)
Nepticuloidea (12/18/02)
Tineidae (04/29/04)
Psychidae (10/18/03)
Gracillariidae (12/08/03)
Oecophoridae (07/06/04)
Gelechiidae (09/16/04)
Coleophora (07/30/03)
Cosmopterigidae (01/06/04)
Glyphipterigidae (11/28/03)
Yponomeutidae (10/14/03)
Heliodinidae (07/23/03)
Pyraloidea (02/21/06)
Pterophoridae (11/26/03)
Tortricidae (09/14/04)
Geometridae (04/04/05)
Hesperiidae (09/03/04)
Papilionidae (09/10/03)
Riodinidae (12/05/03)
Nymphalidae (10/13/04)
Lasiocampidae (12/06/03)
Sphingidae (12/04/03)
Arctiidae (08/31/04)
Ctenuchidae (03/10/04)
Noctuidae (11/26/04)
Trichoptera (10/05/04)
Hymenoptera* (06/05/08)
Tenthredinidae* (06/05/08)
Apocrita (07/25/08)
Platygasteroidea (07/25/08)
Chalcidoidea (05/20/08)
Encyrtidae (07/31/04)
Ichneumonidae (10/06/05)
Chrysis* (01/29/02)
Formicidae (10/01/04)
Mutillidae (07/09/04)
Vespidae (09/24/04)
Apoidea (01/17/05)
Apidae (08/05/05)
Colletidae (03/11/04)
Halictidae (03/04/04)
Megachilidae (03/02/04)
Coleoptera* (03/28/03)
Adephaga (11/23/04)
Dytiscidae (11/06/02)
Cicindelidae (03/11/04)
Harpalinae (06/07/06)
Polyphaga (08/19/05)
Curculionoidea (09/11/03)
Platypodidae (12/05/03)
Scolytidae (06/07/06)
Curculionidae (06/03/05)
Baridinae (09/29/04)
Ceutorhynchinae (12/11/03)
Conoderinae (06/24/04)
Cossoninae (08/17/04)
Cryptorhynchinae (12/28/04)
Cyclominae (05/28/04)
Entiminae (04/15/05)
Molytinae (01/07/05)
Apionidae (12/10/03)
Brentidae (01/12/04)
Anthribidae (06/10/04)
Chrysomelidae (06/02/06)
Chrysomelinae (03/16/04)
Bruchidae (01/08/03)
Cerambycidae (03/17/05)
Lamiinae (03/09/05)
Aderidae (10/08/03)
Oedemeridae (01/19/04)
Meloidae (03/02/04)
Mordellidae (09/16/03)
Alleculidae (12/26/03)
Tenebrionidae (06/07/06)
Endomychidae (09/11/03)
Coccinellidae (11/17/04)
Corylophidae (06/27/03)
Phalacridae (08/21/03)
Erotylidae (01/23/04)
Languriidae (07/23/03)
Cryptophagidae (10/21/03)
Flat bark beetles* (07/17/03)
Nitidulidae (03/31/04)
Cleridae (08/06/04)
Trogossitidae (09/10/03)
Bostrychidae (07/31/03)
Ptinidae (10/02/03)
Anobiidae (12/23/03)
Dermestidae (10/07/03)
Lycidae (07/12/04)
Cantharidae (08/24/04)
Lampyridae (01/27/04)
Eucnemidae (12/09/03)
Elateridae (01/08/05)
Buprestidae (04/02/05)
Scarabaeoidea (06/03/06)
Staphylinoidea (11/07/03)
Staphylinidae (10/06/05)
Aleocharinae (04/13/05)
Pselaphidae (10/07/04)
Scydmaenidae (01/02/04)
Histeridae (06/16/04)
Hydrophilidae (03/03/04)
Deuterostomia* (01/06/06)
Echinodermata (12/22/04)
Tunicata* (01/17/06)
Vertebrates*
(01/29/02)
Jawed
vertebrates (04/05/09)
Bony
vertebrates* (01/29/02)
Ray-finned fishes* (01/29/02)
Teleosts (02/09/05)
Neoteleosts
(03/15/09)
Lungfishes and tetrapods* (01/29/02)
Amphibia* (04/06/04) Christine Evelyn Sullivan
Anura* (03/14/04) Christine
Evelyn Sullivan
Amniotes*
(01/29/02)
Reptiles
and birds* (06/02/04)
Crocodylia
and birds* (06/02/04)
Birds*
(01/29/02)
Passeriformes* (01/29/02)
Squamata* (06/02/04) Christine Evelyn Sullivan
Sauria (06/02/04) Christine Evelyn Sullivan
Serpentes* (05/04/04) Christine Evelyn Sullivan
Mammals*
(01/29/02)
Placentals
(10/15/07)
Carnivora and Pinnipedia*
(02/16/04)
Microspora (08/10/07)
Myxospora* (07/25/07)
Polycystina* (05/15/07)
Acantharia* (04/30/07)
Diplomonads* (03/22/07)
Kinetoplastids* (03/13/07)
Myxomycota* (02/13/07)
Foraminifera* (12/26/02)