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accepted marine extant species
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Biota
(32 264)
Kingdom
Animalia
(26 741)
Phylum
Acanthocephala
(64)
Phylum
Annelida
(2 175)
Phylum
Arthropoda
(7 692)
Phylum
Brachiopoda
(39)
Phylum
Bryozoa
(788)
Phylum
Cephalorhyncha
Phylum
Chaetognatha
(41)
Phylum
Chordata
(2 246)
Phylum
Cnidaria
(1 470)
Subphylum
Anthozoa
(516)
Class
Hexacorallia
(375)
Order
Actiniaria
(201)
Suborder
Anenthemonae
(34)
Superfamily
Actinernoidea Stephenson, 1922
(2)
Superfamily
Edwardsioidea Andres, 1881
(32)
Family
Edwardsiidae Andres, 1881
(32)
Genus
Edwardsia
Quatrefages, 1842
(20)
Genus
Edwardsiella
Andres, 1883
(3)
Genus
Fagesia
Delphy, 1938
accepted as
Edwardsiella
Andres, 1883
Genus
Isoedwardsia
Carlgren, 1900
(1)
Genus
Nematostella
Stephenson, 1935
(3)
Genus
Paraedwardsia
Carlgren in Nordgaard, 1905
(3)
Genus
Scolanthus
Gosse, 1853
(2)
Suborder
Endocoelantheae
accepted as
Actinernoidea Stephenson, 1922
Suborder
Enthemonae
(166)
Suborder
Nynantheae
accepted as
Enthemonae
Suborder
Protantheae
accepted as
Gonactiniidae Carlgren, 1893
Suborder
Ptychodacteae
accepted as
Ptychodactinidae Appellöf, 1893
Superfamily
Actiniaria
incertae sedis
(1)
Order
Antipatharia
(30)
Order
Ceriantharia
(14)
Order
Ceriantipatharia
Order
Corallimorpharia
(6)
Order
Ptychodactiaria
accepted as
Actiniaria
Order
Scleractinia
(85)
Order
Zoantharia
(39)
Order
Zoanthidea
accepted as
Zoantharia
Class
Octocorallia
(141)
Class
Zoantharia
accepted as
Hexacorallia
Subphylum
Cnidaria
incertae sedis
Subphylum
Endocnidozoa
(208)
Subphylum
Medusozoa
(746)
Phylum
Coelenterata
Phylum
Ctenophora
(37)
Phylum
Cycliophora
(1)
Phylum
Dicyemida
(17)
Phylum
Echinodermata
(650)
Phylum
Ectoprocta
accepted as
Bryozoa
Phylum
Entoprocta
(59)
Phylum
Gastrotricha
(257)
Phylum
Gnathostomulida
(25)
Phylum
Hemichordata
(17)
Phylum
Kinorhyncha
(83)
Phylum
Loricifera
(2)
Phylum
Mesozoa
accepted as
Dicyemida
Phylum
Mollusca
(4 738)
Phylum
Nematoda
(1 849)
Phylum
Nematomorpha
(3)
Phylum
Nemertea
(372)
Phylum
Nemertina
represented as
Nemertea
Phylum
Orthonectida
(19)
Phylum
Pentastomida
accepted as
Pentastomida
Phylum
Phoronida
(9)
Phylum
Placozoa
(1)
Phylum
Platyhelminthes
(2 191)
Phylum
Pogonophora
accepted as
Siboglinidae Caullery, 1914
Phylum
Porifera
(1 515)
Phylum
Priapulida
(7)
Phylum
Rotifera
(102)
Phylum
Sipunculida
accepted as
Sipuncula
Phylum
Tardigrada
(83)
Phylum
Xenacoelomorpha
(189)
Kingdom
Bacteria
(157)
Kingdom
Chromista
(3 255)
Kingdom
Fungi
(374)
Kingdom
Monera
represented as
Bacteria
Kingdom
Plantae
(1 473)
Kingdom
Protozoa
(264)
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