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. 2016 Oct 7;16:201. doi: 10.1186/s12862-016-0767-0

Table 5.

Terms used to distinguish species

NCBI taxonomy terms
shrimp Penaeidae
amphibians Amphibia, Testudines, Annelida, Crocodylia
aquatic animals Mollusca, Actinopterygii, Echinodermata, Brachiopoda, Enteropneusta, Tunicata, Porifera, Rotifera, Choanoflagellida, Placozoa, Rhizaria, Cyclostomata, Coelacanthiformes, Cnidaria, Euglenozoa, Priapulida, Apusozoa, Heterolobosea, Dipnoi, Chondrichthyes, Cephalochordata
aquatic plants Viridiplantae (exclude Embryophyta), Haptophyceae, Stramenopiles
arthropods Arthropoda (exclude Penaeidae)
land animals Squamata, Mammalia, Aves
land plants Embryophyta
microorganisms Bacteria, Fungi, Viruses
parasites Nematoda, Platyhelminthes, Amoebozoa, Jakobida, Alveolata