SYNOPSIS OF THE DESCRIBED TAXA OF THE WORLD
3/3/2003
PHYLA
World In
DataBase
CLASS
Recent: Gen. Spec. Gen. Spec.
ORDER
*Fossil: Gen. Spec. Gen. Spec.
VIRAE
[VIRUSES]
163 3001 163 2021
BACTERIA
494 3001 492 2124
Methanococcae
1 10 1
10
Methanobactereae
3 18 3
18
Methanogens
22 44 22
44
Methanogens
1 1 22
44
Methanogens
1
1 1
0
Methanomicrobiales
15 27 21
44
Halobacteria
7 29 7
29
Thermococcae
2 10 2
10
Crenarchaeota
16 32 16
32
Alpha
4 5 2
4
Beta
8 10 12
25
Archaeoglobales
1
2 1
2
Thermoproteales
7
9 5
11
Sulfolobales
4
7 6
12
Thermoplasmaceae
1
2 2
3
Proteobacteria
153 572 153 572
Alphagroup
43 126 43 126
Betagroup
21 96 21
96
Gamma
66 290 66 289
A
11 28 11
28
B
1
6 1
6
C
54 256 54 255
Delta
20 57 23
61
D1
1
3 1
3
SulfurSulphateReducers
9 22 9
22
Myxococcales
10 32 13
36
Firmicutes
116 961 116 961
LowGCgroup
32 348 42 418
LowGCgroup
14 125 24 195
Mycoplasmatales
18 223 18 223
Actinomycetes
68 540 68 540
A
1 24 1
24
B
1
8 1
8
C
11 52 11
52
D
18 263 18 263
E
16 124 16 124
F
8 44 8
44
G
13 25 13
25
Photosynthetic
3 3 3
2
GramNegativeWalls
3
3 3
1
Cyanobacteria
48 54 48
54
Cyanophyceae
45 53 48
54
*
12
12
Chroococcales
7
7 8
7
*
0 0 1
0
Pleurocapsales
6
6 6
6
*
0
0 5
6
Oscillatoriales
8 12 8 12
Nostocales
20 24 21
24
*
0
0 4
4
Stigonematales
4
5 5
5
* 0 0 2
2
Prochlorophyta
2
2 2
2
Spirochetes
6 48 6
48
Spirochete 4 44 4
44
Leptospirae
2
4 2
4
GreenSulfurBacteria
10 15 8
14
Bacteroides-Flavobacteria
24 111 24 111
Bacteroideae
15 64 15
64
Flavobacteriae
9 47 9
47
PlanctomycesRelatives
9 28 9
27
GroupA
7 26 7
26
GroupB
2
2 2
1
Chlamydiae
1 2 1
2
Chloroflexia
7 12 7
12
Chloroflexa
2
6 5
8
Chloroflexida
1 1 4
7
Thermomicrobida
1
1 1
1
DeinococciRelatives
1
1 2
4
Thermotogae
2
2 2 2
UnplacedBacteria
65 175 65 176
*
1
1 1
1
PROTOZOA
4427 70443
* 2136+fossil
plant genera
Rhizopoda
169 1242 169 754
*
1
1 0
0
Heterolobosea
N10Heterolobo 12
52
Acrasida
1
1 6
17
Schizopyrenida
5
1 6
35
Lobosea
100 1010 95 539
Amoebida
50
1 50 211
Arcelinida
44
1 44 325
Trichosida
1 3 1
3
Filosea
56 205 56 156
Aconchulinida
12
1 12
19
Gromiida
44
1 44 137
Acarpomyxea
5
7 5
6
Stereomyxida
2
1 2
3
Leptomyxida
2
1 2 2
Incertaesedis
1
1 1
1
Karyoblastea
1
1 1
1
Haplosporida
6 37 6
37
* 1 1 0
0
Paramyxea
3
6 3
6
*
1
1 0
0
Paramyxidea 1 1 1
1
Marteiliidea
2
5 2
5
Myxozoa
58 1137 59 273
*
1 1 0
0
Myxosporea
45 1100 46 259
Bivalvulida
39
1 40 256
Multivalvulida
6 1 6
3
Actinosporea
13 37 13
14
Microspora
93 1000 93 612
*
1000 1000 0
0
Incertaesedis
1
1 9
1
Cylindrosporida
1
1 2
1
Incertaesedis
1
1 7 0
Haplophasea
1
1 9 137
Chytridiopsida
1
1 3
11
Glugeida
1
1 6 126
Dihaplophasea
1
1 25 257
Meiodihaplophasida
1
1 19 119
Dissociodihaplophasida
1
1 6 138
Rudimicrosporea
3 26 3
26
Microsporea
71 974 47 191
Minisporida
6
1 3
4
Microsporida
65 1 44 187
Rhodophyta
675 4100 609
18
*
0 750 70
1
Rhodophyceae
1 1 609
18
*
750 70
1
Porphyridiales
1
1 19
0
*
1
1 6
0
Bangiales
1
1 9
0
*
1
1 1
0
Compsopogonales
1
1 1
0
Rhodochaetales
1
1 1
1
Acrochaetiales
1
1 7
0
Batrachospermales
1
1 8
0
Bonnemaisoniales 1 1 9
0
*
1
1 1
0
Gelidiales
1
1 12
0
Nemaliales
1 1 19
1
*
1
1 7
0
Cryptonemiales
1
1 40
0
*
1 1 1
0
Hildenbrandiales
1
1 12
0
Corallinales
1
1 47
16
*
1
1 27
1
Gigartinales
1
1 109
0
*
1
1 18
0
Rhodymeniales
1
1 38
0
* 1 1 3
0
Palmariales
1
1 2
0
Ceramiales
1
1 276
0
*
1 1 6
0
*Acritarcha
0 7000 7
1
*Acritarcha
1
1 7
1
*Acritarcha
1 1 5
1
*Muellerisphaerida
0
0 2
0
Conjugaphyta
56 10700 56 113
*
100 100 0
0
Conjugaphida
1
1 56 113
Zygnematales
18
1 18
0
Desmidiales
38 1 38 113
Xenophyophora
17 42 17
42
*
1
1 0
0
Xenophyophorea
1
1 17 42
Psamminida
11 21 11
21
Stannomida
61 21 6
21
Cryptophyta
30 200 31 102
* 100 100 2
0
Cryptophyceae
30 200 31 102
*
1
1 2
0
Cryptomonadales 28 1 29 100
*
1
1 2
0
Tetragonidiales
2
1 2
2
Glaucocystophyta
10 15 10
15
*
1
1 0
0
Glaucocystophyceae &nb