true true 2008-06-13T03:26:57-07:00 false 47686 47686 true 840 0 Protozoa ColNameProvider 0 48460 kingdom 70 889 1 4685 http://www.catalogueoflife.org/browse_taxa.php?selected_taxon=4685 Protozoa 2009-04-05T20:48:44-07:00 1 <b>Protozoa</b> or <b>Cornelius protozoans</b> (from Greek Ï€Ï*ῶτον <i>proton</i> "first" and ζῷα <i>zoa</i> "animals"; singular <b>protozoon</b>; (the word "protozoan" is originally an adjective, used as a noun) are microorganisms classified as unicellular eukaryotes. 2008-06-13T03:26:57-07:00 76400 true Scientific Names Protozoa ColNameProvider 1 4685 http://www.catalogueoflife.org/browse_taxa.php?selected_taxon=4685 47686 2008-06-13T03:26:57-07:00 true true 2008-04-03T08:25:25-07:00 false 47170 47170 true 970 -9 Fungi ColNameProvider 7 48460 kingdom 70 1829 1 5597 http://www.catalogueoflife.org/browse_taxa.php?selected_taxon=5597 Fungi 2009-04-05T20:50:27-07:00 A <b>fungus</b> (pronounced /ˈfʌŋɡəs/) is any member of a large group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms. The <b>Fungi</b> (pronounced /ˈfÊŒndÊ’aɪ/ or /ˈfʌŋɡaɪ/) are classified as a kingdom that is separate from plants, animals and bacteria. One major difference is that fungal cells have cell walls that contain chitin, unlike the cell walls of plants, which contain cellulose. These and other differences show that... <TaxonName 76094: Fungi in English> 2008-05-14T18:08:53-07:00 75907 true Scientific Names Fungi ColNameProvider 1 5597 http://www.catalogueoflife.org/browse_taxa.php?selected_taxon=5597 47170 2008-05-14T18:08:53-07:00 2008-05-16T14:22:17-07:00 76094 true English Fungi 47170 2008-05-16T14:22:17-07:00 2010-01-01T23:55:46-08:00 86968 false Scientific Names Fungus UBioNameProvider 2 242795 http://www.ubio.org/browser/details.php?namebankID=242795 47170 2010-01-01T23:55:46-08:00 true true 2008-04-01T18:59:35-07:00 false 47126 47126 true 1830 -7 Plantae ColNameProvider 4 48460 kingdom 70 7071 1 281 http://www.catalogueoflife.org/browse_taxa.php?selected_taxon=281 Plants 2009-04-05T21:00:52-07:00 <b>Plants</b> are living organisms belonging to the kingdom <b>Plantae</b>. They include familiar organisms such as trees, herbs, bushes, grasses, vines, ferns, mosses, and green algae. The scientific study of plants, known as botany, has identified about 350,000 extant species of plants, defined as seed plants, bryophytes, ferns and fern allies. As of 2004, some 287,655 species had been identified, of which 258,650 are flowering and 18,000 bryophytes (see table below). <b>Green plants</b>, sometimes called <b>Viridiplantae</b>, obtain... <TaxonName 76092: Plants in English> 2008-05-14T18:08:53-07:00 75878 true Scientific Names Plantae ColNameProvider 1 281 http://www.catalogueoflife.org/browse_taxa.php?selected_taxon=281 47126 2008-05-14T18:08:53-07:00 2008-05-16T14:22:17-07:00 76092 true English Plants 47126 2008-05-16T14:22:17-07:00 true true 2008-03-12T19:35:08-07:00 false 1 1 true 7072 -18 Animalia ColNameProvider 3 48460 kingdom 70 108909 1 1 http://www.catalogueoflife.org/annual-checklist/browse_taxa.php?selected_taxon=1 Animals 2009-04-07T03:00:43-07:00 <b>Animals</b> are a major group of mostly multicellular, eukaryotic organisms of the kingdom <b>Animalia</b> or <b>Metazoa</b>. Their body plan eventually becomes fixed as they develop, although some undergo a process of metamorphosis later on in their life. Most animals are motile, meaning they can move spontaneously and independently. All animals are also heterotrophs, meaning they must ingest other organisms for sustenance. <TaxonName 76085: Animals in English> 2008-03-12T19:35:08-07:00 1 true Scientific Names Animalia ColNameProvider 1 1 http://www.catalogueoflife.org/annual-checklist/browse_taxa.php?selected_taxon=1 1 2008-03-12T19:35:08-07:00 2008-05-16T14:22:17-07:00 76085 true English Animals 1 2008-05-16T14:22:17-07:00 true true 2008-04-01T18:54:52-07:00 false 47115 47115 true 7075 -1 Mollusca ColNameProvider 10 1 phylum 60 8826 1 2200 http://www.catalogueoflife.org/browse_taxa.php?selected_taxon=2200 Mollusks 2009-04-05T21:08:34-07:00 <b>Molluscs</b> are animals belonging to the phylum <b>Mollusca</b>. There are around 93,000 recognized extant species, making it the largest marine phylum with about 23% of all named marine organisms. Representatives of the phylum live in a huge range of habitats including marine, freshwater, and terrestrial environments. Molluscs are a highly diverse group, in size, in anatomical structure, in behaviour and in habitat. <TaxonName 76090: Mollusks in English> 2008-05-14T18:08:53-07:00 75869 true Scientific Names Mollusca ColNameProvider 1 2200 http://www.catalogueoflife.org/browse_taxa.php?selected_taxon=2200 47115 2008-05-14T18:08:53-07:00 2008-05-16T14:22:17-07:00 76090 true English Mollusks 47115 2008-05-16T14:22:17-07:00 true true 2008-03-12T19:35:09-07:00 false 3 3 true 8838 -1 Aves ColNameProvider 10 2 class 50 50933 1 1854 http://www.catalogueoflife.org/annual-checklist/browse_taxa.php?selected_taxon=1854 Birds 2009-04-07T02:19:19-07:00 <b>Birds</b> (class <b>Aves</b>) are winged, bipedal, endothermic (warm-blooded), vertebrate animals that lay eggs. There are around 10,000 living species, making them the most numerous tetrapod vertebrates. They inhabit ecosystems across the globe, from the Arctic to the Antarctic. Birds range in size from the 5 cm (2 in) Bee Hummingbird to the 3 m (10 ft) Ostrich. The fossil record indicates that birds evolved from theropod dinosaurs during the Jurassic period, around 150–200 Ma (million years ago), and the earliest... <TaxonName 76086: Birds in English> 2008-03-12T19:35:09-07:00 3 true Scientific Names Aves ColNameProvider 1 1854 http://www.catalogueoflife.org/annual-checklist/browse_taxa.php?selected_taxon=1854 3 2008-03-12T19:35:09-07:00 2008-05-16T14:22:17-07:00 76086 true English Birds 3 2008-05-16T14:22:17-07:00 2010-02-08T17:42:55-08:00 88213 true English birds UBioNameProvider 2 965554 http://www.ubio.org/browser/details.php?namebankID=965554 3 2010-02-08T17:42:55-08:00 true false 2008-03-17T17:23:42-07:00 false 20978 20978 true 50934 0 Amphibia ColNameProvider 0 2 class 50 63573 1 1801 http://www.catalogueoflife.org/annual-checklist/browse_taxa.php?selected_taxon=1801 Amphibians 2009-04-07T02:30:04-07:00 <b>Amphibians</b> (class Amphibia), such as frogs, toads, salamanders, newts, and caecilians, are ectothermic (or cold-blooded) animals that metamorphose from a juvenile water-breathing form, to an adult air-breathing form. Though amphibians typically have four limbs, the Caecilians are notable for being limbless. Unlike other land vertebrates (amniotes), amphibians lay eggs in water. Amphibians are superficially similar to reptiles. <TaxonName 76087: Amphibians in English> 2008-03-17T17:23:42-07:00 25038 true Scientific Names Amphibia ColNameProvider 1 1801 http://www.catalogueoflife.org/annual-checklist/browse_taxa.php?selected_taxon=1801 20978 2008-03-17T17:23:42-07:00 2008-05-16T14:22:17-07:00 76087 true English Amphibians 20978 2008-05-16T14:22:17-07:00 true true 2008-03-17T17:53:05-07:00 false 26036 26036 true 63574 1 Reptilia ColNameProvider 1 2 class 50 88659 1 1991 http://www.catalogueoflife.org/annual-checklist/browse_taxa.php?selected_taxon=1991 Reptiles 2009-04-07T02:51:39-07:00 <b>Reptiles</b>, or members of the class Reptilia, are air-breathing, generally "cold-blooded" (<i>poikilothermic</i>) amniotes that generally have skin covered in scales or scutes. They are tetrapods (having or having descended from vertebrates with four limbs) and lay amniote eggs, whose embryos are surrounded by the amnion membrane. Modern reptiles inhabit every continent with the exception of Antarctica, and four living orders are currently recognized: <TaxonName 76088: Reptiles in English> 2008-03-17T17:53:05-07:00 30859 true Scientific Names Reptilia ColNameProvider 1 1991 http://www.catalogueoflife.org/annual-checklist/browse_taxa.php?selected_taxon=1991 26036 2008-03-17T17:53:05-07:00 2008-05-16T14:22:17-07:00 76088 true English Reptiles 26036 2008-05-16T14:22:17-07:00 true true 2008-03-18T17:17:12-07:00 true 40151 40151 true 88660 0 Mammalia ColNameProvider 0 2 class 50 102641 1 1930 http://www.catalogueoflife.org/annual-checklist/browse_taxa.php?selected_taxon=1930 Mammals 2010-02-05T11:37:08-08:00 <b>Mammals</b> (formally <b>Mammalia</b>) are a class of vertebrate animals whose females are characterized by the possession of mammary glands while both males and females are characterized by sweat glands, hair, three middle ear bones used in hearing, and a neocortex region in the brain. <TaxonName 76089: Mammals in English> 2008-03-18T17:17:12-07:00 64312 true Scientific Names Mammalia ColNameProvider 1 1930 http://www.catalogueoflife.org/annual-checklist/browse_taxa.php?selected_taxon=1930 40151 2008-03-18T17:17:12-07:00 2008-05-16T14:22:17-07:00 76089 true English Mammals 40151 2008-05-16T14:22:17-07:00 true true 2008-04-03T16:06:50-07:00 true 47178 47178 true 102918 1 Actinopterygii ColNameProvider 1 2 class 50 104473 1 1909 http://www.catalogueoflife.org/browse_taxa.php?selected_taxon=1909 ray-finned fishes 2010-01-03T21:37:55-08:00 1 1 The <b>Actinopterygii</b> (the plural form of <i>Actinopterygius</i>) constitute the class of the <b>ray-finned fishes</b>. <TaxonName 78497: ray-finned fishes in English> 2008-05-14T18:08:54-07:00 75913 true Scientific Names Actinopterygii ColNameProvider 1 1909 http://www.catalogueoflife.org/browse_taxa.php?selected_taxon=1909 47178 2008-05-14T18:08:54-07:00 2009-01-16T17:42:16-08:00 78497 true English ray-finned fishes UBioNameProvider 2 829773 http://www.ubio.org/browser/details.php?namebankID=829773 47178 2009-01-16T17:42:16-08:00