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You can search for a marine species or other entities that have been tagged in the message content by using the search box on the right hand side of the page.

Browse the WoRMS taxonomy


You can also find a marine species by browsing through the WoRMS taxonomy on the right hand side.

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
  Ctenophora
  Cnidaria
  Sipuncula
  Echiura
  Pogonophora
  Entoprocta
  Tardigrada
  Phoronida
  Brachiopoda
  Echinodermata
  Hemichordata
  Chordata
    Urochordata
    Cephalochordata
    Vertebrata
      Gnathostomata
        Tetrapoda
        Pisces
          Elasmobranchii
          Actinopterygii
            Acipenseriformes
            Elopiformes
            Notacanthiformes
            Anguilliformes
            Saccopharyngiformes
            Clupeiformes
            Osmeriformes
            Salmoniformes
            Stomiiformes
            Ateleopodiformes
            Aulopiformes
            Myctophiformes
            Lampriformes
            Polymixiiformes
            Gadiformes
            Ophidiiformes
            Batrachoidiformes
            Lophiiformes
            Gobiesociformes
            Atheriniformes
            Cyprinodontiformes
            Beloniformes
            Stephanoberyciformes
            Beryciformes
            Cetomimiformes
            Gasterosteiformes
            Syngnathiformes
            Scorpaeniformes
              Agonidae
              Cottidae
                Artediellus
                Cottus
                Gymnocanthus
                Icelus
                Micrenophrys
                Myoxocephalus
                Taurulus
                Triglops
                Triglopsis
                Hemilepidotus
                Leptocottus
                Trichocottus
                Trichostomma
                Porocottus
                Microcottus
                Megalocottus
                Artediellius
                Alcichthys
                Andriashevicottus
                Antipodocottus
                Archistes
                Argyrocottus
                Artediellichthys
                Artediellina
                Artedielloides
                Artedius
                Ascelichthys
                Astrocottus
                Atopocottus
                Bero
                Chitonotus
                Clinocottus
                Cottiusculus
                Daruma
                Furcina
                Icelinus
                Leiocottus
                Lepidobero
                Mesocottus
                Ocynectes
                Oligocottus
                Orthonopias
                Paricelinus
                Phallocottus
                Phasmatocottus
                Pseudoblennius
                Radulinopsis
                Radulinus
                Rastrinus
                Ricuzenius
                Ruscarius
                Scorpaenichthys
                Sigmistes
                Stelgistrum
                Stlegicottus
                Stlengis
                Synchirus
                Taurocottus
                Thyriscus
                Trachidermus
                Vellitor
                Zesticelus
                Acanthocottus
                Agonocottus
                Allartedius
                Archaulus
                Asemichthys
                Aspicottus
                Astrolytes
                Axyrias
                Blennicottus
                Boreocottus
                Centridermichthys
                    Centridermichthys uncinatus
                Ceratocottus
                Cottopsis
                Crossias
                Elanura
                Eximia
                Gymnacanthus
                Melletes
                Ochotskia
                Onchocottus
                Oxycottus
                Podabrus
                Prionistius
                Pterygiocottus
                Ruscariops
                Rusciculus
                Schmidtia
                Stelgidonotus
                Sternias
                Tarandichthys
                Uranidea
                Hemitripteras
                Jordania
                Bolinia
                Crossius
                Oncocottus
                Onocottus
                Stelgidinotus
                Trachydermus
              Cyclopteridae
              Dactylopteridae
              Peristediidae
              Platycephalidae
              Psychrolutidae
              Scorpaenidae
              Sebastidae
              Setarchidae
              Triglidae
              Liparidae
            Pleuronectiformes
            Tetraodontiformes
            Zeiformes
            Perciformes
            Mugiliformes
          Holocephali
      Agnatha
    Tunicata
  Gastrotricha
  Chaetognatha
  Ectoprocta
  Mesozoa
  Rotifera
  Gnathostomulida
  Acanthocephala
  Cycliophora
  Cephalorhyncha
  Placozoa
  Bryozoa
  Myxozoa
  Sipunculida
  Pentastomida
  Nemertini
Plantae
Fungi
Protozoa
Bacteria
Chromista
Archaea
Viruses
Monera