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The taxonomy here displays all parent and child nodes of the taxonomy that are tagged as accepted or synonymised. Only species tagged as marine are shown (so you may find some parent nodes with no species within them).

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Animalia
  Mollusca
  Porifera
  Platyhelminthes
  Nematoda
  Annelida
  Nemertina
  Arthropoda
    Crustacea
      Remipedia
      Branchiopoda
      Maxillopoda
        Mystacocarida
        Copepoda
          Progymnoplea
          Neocopepoda
            Gymnoplea
            Podoplea
              Cyclopoida
              Harpacticoida
              Poecilostomatoida
              Siphonostomatoida
                Artotrogidae
                Asterocheridae
                Brychiopontiidae
                Caligidae
                  Caligodes
                  Caligopsis
                  Caligus
                      Caligus affinis
                      Caligus alalongae
                      Caligus angustatus
                      Caligus belones
                      Caligus biaculeatus
                      Caligus bonito
                      Caligus brevicaudatus
                      Caligus centrodonti
                      Caligus coryphaenae
                      Caligus curtus
                      Caligus deformis
                      Caligus diaphanus
                      Caligus dicentrarchi
                      Caligus dieuzeidei
                      Caligus elongatus
                      Caligus guerini
                      Caligus hyalinus
                      Caligus labracis
                      Caligus leptochilus
                      Caligus lichiae
                      Caligus ligusticus
                      Caligus mauritanicus
                      Caligus minimus
                        Caligus minimus mugilis
                      Caligus pagelli
                      Caligus pageti
                      Caligus pelamydis
                      Caligus productus
                      Caligus robustus
                      Caligus vexator
                      Caligus zei
                      Caligus rufimaculatus
                      Caligus schistonyx
                      Caligus rapax
                      Caligus apodus
                      Caligus mugilis
                      Caligus dactylus
                      Caligus lutjani
                      Caligus acanthopagri
                      Caligus acutus
                      Caligus aduncus
                      Caligus aesopus
                      Caligus afurcatus
                      Caligus alaihi
                      Caligus alatus
                      Caligus aliuncus
                      Caligus alveolaris
                      Caligus amblygenitalis
                      Caligus amplifurcus
                      Caligus annularis
                      Caligus antennatus
                      Caligus arcticus
                      Caligus argilasi
                      Caligus arii
                      Caligus ariicolus
                      Caligus asperimanus
                      Caligus atromaculatus
                      Caligus auxisi
                      Caligus balistae
                      Caligus benedeni
                      Caligus bengoensis
                      Caligus bennetti
                      Caligus berychis
                      Caligus bicycletus
                      Caligus bifurcatus
                      Caligus bifurcus
                      Caligus biseriodentatus
                      Caligus bocki
                      Caligus bombayensis
                      Caligus brevicaudus
                      Caligus brevipedis
                      Caligus brevis
                      Caligus brevisoris
                      Caligus buechlerae
                      Caligus callaoensis
                      Caligus callyodoni
                      Caligus calotomi
                      Caligus canthidermis
                      Caligus chanos
                      Caligus cheilodactyli
                      Caligus chelifer
                      Caligus chrysophrysi
                      Caligus clavatus
                      Caligus clemensi
                      Caligus communis
                      Caligus constrictus
                      Caligus cordiventris
                      Caligus cordyla
                      Caligus cornutus
                      Caligus costatus
                      Caligus cresseyorum
                      Caligus cristatus
                      Caligus crusmae
                      Caligus cunicephalus
                      Caligus dakari
                      Caligus dampieri
                      Caligus dasyaticus
                      Caligus debueni
                      Caligus distortus
                      Caligus djedabae
                      Caligus dubius
                      Caligus dussumieri
                      Caligus eleutheronemi
                      Caligus elevatus
                      Caligus engraulidis
                      Caligus enormis
                      Caligus epidemicus
                      Caligus epinepheli
                      Caligus euthynus
                      Caligus eventilis
                      Caligus fissus
                      Caligus fistulariae
                      Caligus flexispina
                      Caligus formicoides
                      Caligus fortis
                      Caligus fugu
                      Caligus fulvipurpureus
                      Caligus furcisetifer
                      Caligus gayi
                      Caligus germoi
                      Caligus glacialis
                      Caligus glandifer
                      Caligus grandiabdominalis
                      Caligus hamatus
                      Caligus hamruri
                      Caligus hemiconiati
                      Caligus hilsae
                      Caligus hirsutus
                      Caligus holocentri
                      Caligus hoplognathi
                      Caligus hottentotus
                      Caligus hyalinae
                      Caligus indicus
                      Caligus infestans
                      Caligus inopinatus
                      Caligus jawahari
                      Caligus kabatae
                      Caligus kahawai
                      Caligus kala
                      Caligus kalumai
                      Caligus kanagurta
                      Caligus kapuhili
                      Caligus katuwo
                      Caligus kirti
                      Caligus klawei
                      Caligus kurochkini
                      Caligus kuroshio
                      Caligus kuwaitensis
                      Caligus lagocephali
                      Caligus lalandei
                      Caligus laticaudus
                      Caligus laticorpus
                      Caligus latifrons
                      Caligus latigenitalis
                      Caligus lepeophtheiropsis
                      Caligus lepidopi
                      Caligus ligatus
                      Caligus lobatus
                      Caligus lolligunculae
                      Caligus longiabdominis
                      Caligus longicaudatus
                      Caligus longicaudus
                      Caligus longicervicis
                      Caligus longipedis
                      Caligus lucidus
                      Caligus macarovi
                      Caligus maculatus
                      Caligus malabaricus
                      Caligus mercatoris
                      Caligus microdontus
                      Caligus multispinosus
                      Caligus minutus
                      Caligus mirabilis
                      Caligus mordax
                      Caligus mortis
                      Caligus murrayanus
                      Caligus mutabilis
                      Caligus nengai
                      Caligus nibeae
                      Caligus ocyurus
                      Caligus oligoplitisi
                      Caligus olsoni
                      Caligus omissus
                      Caligus orientalis
                      Caligus oviceps
                      Caligus pacificus
                      Caligus pagri
                      Caligus pagrosomi
                      Caligus parapetalopsis
                      Caligus parvus
                      Caligus patulus
                      Caligus paxillifer
                      Caligus pectinatus
                      Caligus pelagicus
                      Caligus penrithi
                      Caligus petersi
                      Caligus phipsoni
                      Caligus platurus
                      Caligus platytarsis
                      Caligus polycanthi
                      Caligus pomacentrus
                      Caligus pomadasi
                      Caligus praetextus
                      Caligus priacanthi
                      Caligus proboscidatus
                      Caligus pseudokalumai
                      Caligus pterois
                      Caligus punctatus
                      Caligus quadratus
                      Caligus quinqueabdominalis
                      Caligus rabidus
                      Caligus randalli
                      Caligus raniceps
                      Caligus rectus
                      Caligus regalis
                      Caligus remorae
                      Caligus reniformis
                      Caligus rotundigenitalis
                      Caligus rufus
                      Caligus rugosus
                      Caligus russellii
                      Caligus saucius
                      Caligus savala
                      Caligus scabiei
                      Caligus sciaenops
                      Caligus sciaenae
                      Caligus sclerotinosus
                      Caligus scomberi
                      Caligus scribae
                      Caligus sensilis
                      Caligus sensorius
                      Caligus seriolae
                      Caligus serrani
                      Caligus serratus
                      Caligus sibogae
                      Caligus sicarius
                      Caligus smaris
                      Caligus sphyraenae
                      Caligus spinosurculus
                      Caligus spinosus
                      Caligus stokesi
                      Caligus suffuscus
                      Caligus tanago
                      Caligus tenuicaudatus
                      Caligus tenuifurcatus
                      Caligus teres
                      Caligus tesserifer
                      Caligus tetrodontis
                      Caligus thyrsitae
                      Caligus trachuri
                      Caligus triabdominalis
                      Caligus triangularis
                      Caligus tripedalis
                      Caligus truncatogenitalis
                      Caligus tylosuri
                      Caligus undulatus
                      Caligus unguidentatus
                      Caligus uranoscopi
                      Caligus uruguayensis
                      Caligus validus
                      Caligus ventrosetosus
                      Caligus willungae
                      Caligus xystercus
                      Caligus zylanica
                      Caligus sarda
                      Caligus sepetibensis
                      Caligus gracilis
                      Caligus chorinemi
                      Caligus irritans
                      Caligus tenax
                      Caligus trachynoti
                      Caligus isonyx
                      Caligus haemulonis
                      Caligus asymmetricus
                      Caligus abbreviatus
                      Caligus aeglefinae
                      Caligus americanus
                      Caligus bagri
                      Caligus bicolor
                      Caligus bicuspidatus
                      Caligus branchialis
                      Caligus carangis
                      Caligus caudatus
                      Caligus chaenichthyis
                      Caligus chiloscyllii
                      Caligus confusus
                      Caligus cossacki
                      Caligus crassus
                      Caligus cybii
                      Caligus elegans
                      Caligus fallax
                      Caligus gurnardi
                      Caligus setosus
                      Caligus heckelii
                      Caligus heptapus
                      Caligus hippoglossi
                      Caligus hobsoni
                      Caligus imbricatus
                      Caligus krishnai
                      Caligus kroyeri
                      Caligus laciniatus
                      Caligus lessonius
                      Caligus longipennatus
                      Caligus longirostris
                      Caligus longispinosus
                      Caligus lumpi
                      Caligus lunatus
                      Caligus macrurus
                      Caligus molvae
                      Caligus monacanthi
                      Caligus muelleri
                      Caligus nanus
                      Caligus nautili
                      Caligus nordmannii
                      Caligus novocaledonicus
                      Caligus oblongus
                      Caligus obovatus
                      Caligus obscurus
                      Caligus ornatus
                      Caligus paradoxus
                      Caligus pauliani
                      Caligus pectoralis
                      Caligus pharaonis
                      Caligus piscinus
                      Caligus placidus
                      Caligus platessae
                      Caligus pseudoproductus
                      Caligus rissoanus
                      Caligus salmoneus
                      Caligus salmonis
                      Caligus scutatus
                      Caligus smithii
                      Caligus stromatei
                      Caligus stroemii
                      Caligus sturionis
                      Caligus tenuis
                      Caligus torpedinis
                      Caligus trachypteri
                      Caligus trichiuri
                      Caligus truttae
                      Caligus vespa
                      Caligus vicarius
                      Caligus wilsoni
                      Caligus yamaguti
                      Caligus latus
                      Caligus thymni
                      Caligus nolani
                      Caligus parvilatus
                      Caligus absens
                      Caligus littoralis
                      Caligus itacurussensis
                      Caligus rogercresseyi
                      Caligus nanhaiensis
                      Caligus antennatus
                      Caligus equulae
                      Caligus cresseyi
                      Caligus pampi
                      Caligus oculicola
                      Caligus chiastos
                      Caligus digitatus
                      Caligus similis
                      Caligus inanis
                      Caligus lobodes
                      Caligus nuenonnae
                      Caligus lethrinicola
                      Caligus productus
                      Caligus schelegeli
                      Caligus dentatus
                      Caligus ignotus
                      Caligus musaicus
                      Caligus thynni
                      Caligus affinis
                      Caligus elongatus
                      Caligus latus
                      Caligus pumpi
                      Caligus cookeoli
                      Caligus temnodontis
                      Caligus dactylopteni
                      Caligus minutus
                      Caligus longicaudatus
                      Caligus latus
                      Caligus kirtiodes
                      Caligus longiramus
                      Caligus evelynae
                  Diphyllogaster
                  Lepeophtheirus
                  Pseudocaligus
                  Scienophilus
                  Alebion
                  Euryphorus
                  Abasia
                  Cresseyella
                  Alicaligus
                  Anchicaligus
                  Anuretes
                  Apogonia
                  Arnaeus
                  Arrama
                  Avitocaligus
                  Belizia
                  Caligera
                  Caligeria
                  Caligulina
                  Caligulus
                  Calina
                  Calistes
                  Caritus
                  Chalimus
                  Dartevellia
                  Dentigryps
                  Dysgamus
                  Echetus
                  Eirgos
                  Elytrophora
                  Gloiopotes
                  Heniochophilus
                  Hermilius
                  Homoiotes
                  Kabataella
                  Lamarckina
                  Laxe
                  Mappates
                  Metacaligus
                  Midias
                  Paralebion
                  Parapetalus
                  Parechetus
                  Platyporinus
                  Pseudanuretes
                  Pseudechetus
                  Pseudolepeophtheirus
                  Pseudopetalus
                  Pupulina
                  Risculus
                  Sciaenophilus
                  Sinocaligus
                  Synestius
                  Tuxophoropsis
                  Tuxophorus
                  Indocaligus
                  Alanlewisia
                  Tripartia
                Calverocheridae
                Cancerillidae
                Cecropidae
                Dichelesthiidae
                Dinopontiidae
                Dirivultidae
                Entomolepidae
                Eudactylinidae
                Euryphoridae
                Hatschekiidae
                Kroyeriidae
                Lernaeopodidae
                Lernanthropidae
                Megapontiidae
                Micropontiidae
                Nanaspididae
                Nicothoidae
                Pandaridae
                Pennellidae
                Pontoeciellidae
                Pseudocycnidae
                Rataniidae
                Sphyriidae
                Sponginticolidae
                Spongiocnizontidae
                Trebiidae
                Ascomyzontidae
                Calvocheridae
                Dissonidae
                Naobranchiidae
                Pennillidae
                Pontopsyllidae
                Amaterasidae
                Choniostomatidae
                Pseudohatschekiidae
              Monstrilloida
              Misophrioida
              Mormonilloida
          Thaumatopsylloida
        Branchiura
        Tantulocarida
        Thecostraca
        Pentastomida
      Malacostraca
      Ostracoda
      Pentastomata
    Chelicerata
    Myriapoda
    Hexapoda
  Ctenophora
  Cnidaria
  Sipuncula
  Echiura
  Pogonophora
  Entoprocta
  Tardigrada
  Phoronida
  Brachiopoda
  Echinodermata
  Hemichordata
  Chordata
  Gastrotricha
  Chaetognatha
  Ectoprocta
  Mesozoa
  Rotifera
  Gnathostomulida
  Acanthocephala
  Cycliophora
  Cephalorhyncha
  Placozoa
  Bryozoa
  Myxozoa
  Sipunculida
  Pentastomida
  Nemertini
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