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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
                Adenopleurellidae
                Aegisthidae
                Ambunguipedidae
                Ameiridae
                Ancorabolidae
                Arenopontiidae
                Argestidae
                Balaenophilidae
                Canthocamptidae
                Canuellidae
                Cerviniidae
                Cletodidae
                Cletopsyllidae
                Clytemnestridae
                Cristacoxidae
                Cylindropsyllidae
                Danielsseniidae
                Darcythompsoniidae
                Diosaccidae
                Ectinosomatidae
                Euterpinidae
                Harpacticidae
                Huntemanniidae
                Laophontidae
                  Afrolaophonte
                  Applanola
                  Archesola
                  Asellopsis
                  Bathylaophonte
                  Corbulaseta
                  Coullia
                  Echinolaophonte
                  Esola
                  Harrietella
                  Hemilaophonte
                  Heterolaophonte
                  Klieonychocamptoides
                  Klieonychocamptus
                  Laophonte
                      Laophonte adamsiae
                      Laophonte aldonae
                      Laophonte baltica
                      Laophonte borceai
                      Laophonte brevifurca
                      Laophonte commensalis
                      Laophonte cornuta
                      Laophonte danversae
                      Laophonte denticornis
                      Laophonte depressa
                      Laophonte dinocerata
                      Laophonte dominicalis
                      Laophonte drachi
                      Laophonte elongata
                      Laophonte farrani
                      Laophonte foxi
                      Laophonte inopinata
                      Laophonte inornata
                      Laophonte longicaudata
                      Laophonte nordgaardi
                      Laophonte parvula
                      Laophonte parvuloides
                      Laophonte serrata
                      Laophonte setosa
                      Laophonte sima
                      Laophonte thoracica
                      Laophonte trilobata
                      Laophonte gracilis
                      Laophonte barbata
                      Laophonte arenicola
                      Laophonte sporadiensis
                      Laophonte lamellipes
                      Laophonte adduensis
                      Laophonte glacialis
                      Laophonte gracilipes
                      Laophonte hirsutus
                      Laophonte varians
                      Laophonte abbreviata
                      Laophonte acutirostris
                      Laophonte adriatica
                      Laophonte affinis
                      Laophonte applanata
                      Laophonte armiger
                      Laophonte australasica
                      Laophonte australis
                      Laophonte bengalensis
                      Laophonte brevicornis
                      Laophonte brevirostris
                      Laophonte brevispinosa
                      Laophonte bulbifera
                      Laophonte bulligera
                      Laophonte calamorum
                      Laophonte campbelliensis
                      Laophonte capillata
                      Laophonte cesareae
                      Laophonte chathamensis
                      Laophonte ciliata
                      Laophonte confusa
                      Laophonte congenera
                      Laophonte corbula
                      Laophonte curticaudata
                      Laophonte curvata
                      Laophonte dieuzeidei
                      Laophonte discophora
                      Laophonte echinata
                      Laophonte exigua
                      Laophonte expansa
                      Laophonte faroensis
                      Laophonte galapagoensis
                      Laophonte hecate
                      Laophonte herdmani
                      Laophonte hirsuta
                      Laophonte hystrix
                      Laophonte Hodgii
                      Laophonte horrida
                        Laophonte horrida trispinosa
                      Laophonte humilis
                      Laophonte huntsmani
                      Laophonte hyperborea
                      Laophonte ifalukensis
                      Laophonte insignis
                      Laophonte intermedia
                      Laophonte kliei
                      Laophonte koreni
                      Laophonte laurentica
                      Laophonte lignosa
                      Laophonte litophila
                      Laophonte littoralis
                      Laophonte longipes
                      Laophonte longiremis
                      Laophonte longiseta
                      Laophonte longistylata
                      Laophonte lunata
                      Laophonte macani
                      Laophonte macclintocki
                      Laophonte manifera
                      Laophonte meinerti
                      Laophonte mendax
                      Laophonte minuta
                      Laophonte mirabilis
                      Laophonte mississippiensis
                      Laophonte mohammed
                      Laophonte nana
                      Laophonte noodti
                      Laophonte norlandica
                      Laophonte octavia
                      Laophonte oculata
                      Laophonte pauciseta
                      Laophonte perplexa
                      Laophonte phycobates
                      Laophonte pilosa
                      Laophonte plana
                      Laophonte platychelipusioides
                      Laophonte propinqua
                      Laophonte proxima
                      Laophonte pseudoculata
                      Laophonte pygmaea
                      Laophonte quaterspinata
                      Laophonte quinquespinosa
                      Laophonte recticaudata
                      Laophonte rhodiaca
                      Laophonte rosei
                      Laophonte rottenburgi
                      Laophonte royi
                      Laophonte sagenarum
                      Laophonte sigmoides
                      Laophonte spelaea
                      Laophonte spinifer
                      Laophonte spinosa
                      Laophonte spongiosus
                      Laophonte steueri
                      Laophonte stroemii
                      Laophonte subsalsa
                      Laophonte talipes
                      Laophonte taurina
                      Laophonte tenera
                      Laophonte tenuispina
                      Laophonte trispinosa
                      Laophonte typhlops
                      Laophonte vitiospinulosa
                      Laophonte wiltoni
                      Laophonte euxiniphila
                      Laophonte bafanus
                      Laophonte catharinensis
                      Laophonte dubia
                      Laophonte forcipata
                      Laophonte gurneyi
                      Laophonte hispida
                      Laophonte karmensis
                      Laophonte lamellifera
                      Laophonte macera
                      Laophonte minuticornis
                      Laophonte noncapillata
                      Laophonte paranaensis
                      Laophonte similis
                      Laophonte simulans
                      Laophonte spinicauda
                      Laophonte uncinata
                      Laophonte vietsi
                      Laophonte zimmeri
                      Laophonte leuke
                      Laophonte similicornuta
                      Laophonte hamata
                  Laophontina
                  Lipomelum
                  Loureirophonte
                  Onychocamptus
                  Paralaophonte
                  Paronychocamptus
                  Pilifera
                  Platychelipus
                  Platylaophonte
                  Pontophonte
                  Pseudolaophonte
                  Pseudonychocamptus
                  Quinquelaophonte
                  Mourephonte
                  Mictyricola
                  Microlaophonte
                  Arenolaophonte
                  Stygolaophonte
                  Psammolaophonte
                  Tapholeon
                  Hoplolaophonte
                  Mexicolaophonte
                  Namakosiramia
                  Galapalaophonte
                  Novolaophonte
                  Chilaophonte
                  Maiquilaophonte
                  Indolaophonte
                  Langia
                  Raptolaophonte
                  Xanthilaophonte
                  Wellsiphontina
                  Amerolaophontina
                  Robustunguis
                  Elapholaophonte
                  Archilaophonte
                  Cornylaophonte
                  Weddellaophonte
                  Phycolaophonte
                  Propephonte
                  Peltidiphonte
                  Mielkiella
                  Apolaophonte
                  Apsteinia
                  Bathyesola
                  Carcinocaris
                  Carrarpemoa
                  Heteronychocamptus
                  Lobitella
                  Microchelonia
                  Paranychocamptus
                  Psammoplatypus
                  Spiniferaponte
                  Aequinoctiella
                  Marbefia
                  Inermiphonte
                  Eolaophonte
                  Heterolaophonte
                  Paralaophonte
                  Chilaophonte
                  Fiersiphontina
                Laophontopsidae
                Latiremidae
                Leptastacidae
                Leptopontiidae
                Longipediidae
                Louriniidae
                Metidae
                Miraciidae
                Neobradyidae
                Normanellidae
                Novocriniidae
                Orthopsyllidae
                Paramesochridae
                Parastenheliidae
                Parastenocarididae
                Peltidiidae
                Phyllognathopodidae
                Porcellidiidae
                Psammopsyllidae
                Rhizothricidae
                Rotundiclipeidae
                Superornatiremidae
                Tachidiidae
                Tegastidae
                Tetragonicepsidae
                Thalestridae
                Thompsonulidae
                Tisbidae
                Zosimeidae
                Paranannopidae
                Ectinosomidae
                Pseudopeltidiidae
                Pteropsyllidae
                Rhynchothalestridae
                Pseudotachidiidae
                Idyanthidae
                Dactylopusiidae
                Ismardiidae
                Metahuntemanniidae
                Heteropsyllidae
                Parameiropsidae
                Nannopodidae
                Idyaeidae
              Poecilostomatoida
              Siphonostomatoida
              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
Plantae
Fungi
Protozoa
Bacteria
Chromista
Archaea
Viruses
Monera