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Animalia  
Taxonomic Serial No.: 202423

 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Kingdom  
  Synonym(s):    
  Common Name(s): Animal [Portuguese]
  
    animals [English]
  
    animaux [French]
  
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: valid  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: unknown    
  Latest Record Review: unknown   
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomAnimalia  -- Animal, animals, animaux  
    Direct Children:  
    Phylum Acanthocephala  -- acantocéfalo, spiny-headed worms 
    Phylum Annelida  -- Anelídeo, annélides, annelids, minhoca, sanguessuga 
    Phylum Arthropoda  -- arthropodes, arthropods, Artrópode 
    Phylum Brachiopoda  -- bivalve coelomates, brachiopodes, braquiópode, lamp shells 
    Phylum Chaetognatha  -- arrow worms, chaetognaths, chatognato, chétognates, quetognato, vers sagittaires 
    Phylum Chordata  -- chordates, cordado, cordés 
    Phylum Cnidaria Hatschek, 1888 -- água viva, anêmona, caravela, cnidaires, cnidarians, cnidario, coelenterates, coelentérés, coral, hidra 
    Phylum Ctenophora Eschscholtz, 1829 -- castanha do mar, comb jellies, ctenóforo, sea walnuts 
    Phylum Cycliophora Funch and Kristensen, 1995 -- ciclióforo, cycliophorans 
    Phylum Echinodermata Klein, 1734 -- bolacha da praia, échinodermes, echinoderms, equinoderma, equinodermata, estrela do mar, ouriço do mar 
    Phylum Echiura Newby, 1940 -- bonellies, burrow worms, echiuran worms, echiurans, échiuriens 
    Phylum Ectoprocta  -- briozoário, bryozoa, bryozoaires, bryozoans, ectoproctes, ectoprocts, moss animals 
    Phylum Entoprocta Nitsche, 1870 -- entoprocto, entoprocts 
    Phylum Gastrotricha Metschnikoff, 1865 -- gastrotriches, gastrotrichs, gastrótrico 
    Phylum Gnathostomulida Sterrer, 1972 -- gnathostomulids, gnatostomulídeo 
    Phylum Hemichordata  -- hemichordates, hemicordado 
    Phylum Kinorhyncha Reinhard, 1881 -- kinorhynchs, quinorrinco 
    Phylum Loricifera Kristensen, 1983 -- loriciferans, loricifero 
    Phylum Mollusca  -- molluscs, mollusks, mollusques, molusco 
    Phylum Myxozoa  -- ciliated protozoans 
    Phylum Nemata  -- nemas, nematodes, nématodes, roundworms, threadworms, vers ronds 
    Phylum Nematomorpha Vejdovsky, 1886 -- gordian worms, hair worms, horsehair worms 
    Phylum Nemertea  -- nemertea, némertes, némertiens, nemertíneo, proboscis worms, rhynchoela, ribbon worms 
    Phylum Onychophora  -- onychophorans, velvet worms 
    Phylum Orthonectida Giard, 1877 -- orthonectids 
    Phylum Phoronida  -- foronidas, foronidei, foronídeos, horseshoe worms, hufeisenwürmer, phoronidiens, phoronids 
    Phylum Placozoa Grell, 1971  
    Phylum Platyhelminthes  -- flatworms, platelminte, plathelminthes, platodes 
    Phylum Porifera Grant, 1836 -- éponges, esponja, porifero, sponges 
    Phylum Priapula  -- priapulans, priápulo 
    Phylum Rhombozoa van Beneden, 1876 -- rhombozoans 
    Phylum Rotifera Cuvier, 1817 -- rotifères, rotífero, rotifers, wheel animalcules 
    Phylum Sipuncula  -- peanut worms, shore worms, shore worms, sipunculan worms, sipunculiens, sipúnculo 
    Phylum Tardigrada  -- tardigrades, tardigrades, tardígrado, water bears 
       

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  Source: ITIS*ca, website (version 2002)  
  Acquired: 2003   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: animaux [French]   
       
  Source: CRIA-Brazil, website (version 2002)  
  Acquired: 2003   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Animal [Portuguese]   
       
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Animalia   
       
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Date Generated:  
Thu Jan 15 2009 09:39:23 MST