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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 baltica 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 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