Table 2.

Shuffling moves performed on each master list.

Group	Size	Level	Splits	Merges	Transfers
Bivalves	3404	Family	15	10	40
Carnivores	271	subfamily	2	1	2
Coleoids	220	Family	2	1	2
Termites	2760	species	0	0	15

Each set of splits, merges, and transfers was repeated independently 1,000 times on the relative master list. Moves were applied to the specified taxonomic level. Master list's size is reported to inform about the entity of the "reviewing" shuffle. Size in Operational Taxonomic Units (OTUs) of the global taxonomic tree.