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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
    Polyplacophora
      Neoloricata
        Lepidopleurida
        Chitonida
          Ischnochitonina
          Acanthochitonina
          Chitonina
            Chitonoidea
              Chitonidae
                Chitoninae
                  Chiton
                      Chiton olivaceus
                      Chiton phaseolinus
                      Chiton hanleyi
                      Chiton onyx
                      Chiton scoticus
                      Chiton tuberculatus
                      Chiton aselloides
                      Chiton sagrinatus
                      Chiton marginatus
                      Chiton fuscatus
                      Chiton quinquivalvis
                      Chiton variegatus
                      Chiton cinereus
                      Chiton minimus
                      Chiton incarnatus
                      Chiton latus
                      Chiton discrepans
                      Chiton caprearum
                      Chiton marmoreus
                      Chiton textilis
                      Chiton tuberculatus
                      Chiton asellus
                      Chiton cinereus
                      Chiton cajetanus
                      Chiton gracilis
                      Chiton crinitus
                      Chiton fascicularis
                      Chiton cinereus
                      Chiton septemvalvis
                      Chiton ruber
                      Chiton alveolus
                      Chiton scabridus
                      Chiton pachylasmae
                      Chiton angulatus
                      Chiton cancellatus
                      Chiton albus
                      Chiton rissoi
                      Chiton oryza
                      Chiton mauritianus
                      Chiton ashbyi
                      Chiton canariensis
                      Chiton nigrovirescens
                      Chiton (Tegulaplax)
                      Chiton (Rhyssoplax)
                      Chiton (Mucrosquama)
                      Chiton (Ischnoradsia)
                      Chiton (Chiton)
                      Chiton (Chaetopleura)
                      Chiton (Craspedochiton)
                      Chiton (Cryptochiton)
                      Chiton (Cryptoplax)
                      Chiton (Eudoxochiton)
                      Chiton (Tonicia)
                      Chiton (Sclerochiton)
                      Chiton (Platysemus)
                      Chiton (Molpalia)
                      Chiton (Lophyrus)
                      Chiton (Leptochiton)
                      Chiton (Ischnochiton)
                      Chiton (Hanleya)
                      Chiton (Chitonellus)
                      Chiton (Callistochiton)
                      Chiton (Acanthopleura)
                      Chiton (Acanthochaetes)
                      Chiton elenensis
                      Chiton pulchellus
                      Chiton retusus
                      Chiton janeirensis
                      Chiton penicillatus
                      Chiton rubrolineatus
                      Chiton scutiger
                      Chiton sueurii
                      Chiton zelandicus
                      Chiton laqueatus
                      Chiton petasus
                      Chiton porosus
                      Chiton coarctatus
                      Chiton acutirostratus
                      Chiton squalidus
                      Chiton pectinatus
                      Chiton apiculatus
                      Chiton asperrimus
                      Chiton hennahi
                      Chiton isabellei
                      Chiton luridus
                      Chiton papilio
                      Chiton pertusus
                      Chiton peruvianus
                      Chiton pustulatus
                      Chiton sowerbianus
                      Chiton gigas
                      Chiton volvox
                      Chiton albolineatus
                      Chiton aorangi
                      Chiton articulatus
                      Chiton bowenii
                      Chiton ceylanicus
                      Chiton connectens
                      Chiton cumingsii
                      Chiton glaucus
                      Chiton granoradiatus
                      Chiton granosus
                      Chiton lyratus
                      Chiton magnificus
                      Chiton marmoratus
                      Chiton marquesanus
                      Chiton pelliserpentis
                      Chiton squamosum
                      Chiton stokesii
                      Chiton torri
                      Chiton virgulatus
                      Chiton viridis
                      Chiton carnosus
                      Chiton verconis
                      Chiton aereus
                        Chiton aereus var. calliozona
                      Chiton affinis
                      Chiton barnardi
                      Chiton bednalli
                      Chiton burmanus
                      Chiton canaliculatus
                      Chiton corypheus
                      Chiton coxi
                      Chiton crawfordi
                      Chiton densiliratus
                      Chiton discolor
                      Chiton exoptandus
                      Chiton fosteri
                      Chiton funereus
                      Chiton jugosus
                      Chiton komaianus
                      Chiton kurodai
                      Chiton oruktus
                      Chiton politus
                      Chiton pulcherrimus
                      Chiton pulvinatus
                      Chiton salihafui
                      Chiton stangeri
                      Chiton subassimilis
                      Chiton torrianus
                      Chiton translucens
                      Chiton vauclusensis
                      Chiton barnesii
                      Chiton goodallii
                      Chiton sulcatus
                      Chiton brevispinosus
                      Chiton echinatus
                      Chiton gemmatus
                      Chiton granulatus
                      Chiton loochooanus
                      Chiton spinosus
                      Chiton niger
                      Chiton gaimardi
                      Chiton hirtosus
                      Chiton japonicus
                      Chiton floccatus
                      Chiton fortiliratus
                      Chiton lamellosus
                      Chiton sueziensis
                      Chiton truncatus
                      Chiton literatus
                      Chiton lyellii
                      Chiton maillardi
                      Chiton quercinus
                      Chiton wahlbergi
                      Chiton atratus
                      Chiton chilensis
                      Chiton disjunctus
                      Chiton swainsoni
                      Chiton incisus
                      Chiton stelleri
                      Chiton tunicatus
                      Chiton amiculatus
                      Chiton vestitus
                      Chiton acutus
                      Chiton ciliatus
                      Chiton hindsii
                      Chiton lignosus
                      Chiton middendorffii
                      Chiton muscosus
                      Chiton vespertinus
                      Chiton blainvillii
                      Chiton albidus
                      Chiton auratus
                      Chiton biramosus
                      Chiton caelatus
                      Chiton obscurellus
                      Chiton brandtii
                      Chiton dentiens
                      Chiton hartwegii
                      Chiton furtivus
                      Chiton californicus
                      Chiton insignis
                      Chiton lineatus
                      Chiton larvaeformis
                      Chiton oculatus
                      Chiton astriger
                      Chiton circellatus
                      Chiton garnoti
                      Chiton hirudiniformis
                      Chiton formosus
                      Chiton violaceus
                      Chiton nagelfar
                      Chiton exiguus
                      Chiton cimicoides
                      Chiton fuliginatus
                      Chiton inquinatus
                      Chiton rarinota
                      Chiton crocinus
                      Chiton empleurus
                      Chiton euplaeae
                      Chiton puniceus
                      Chiton dentatus
                      Chiton inornatus
                      Chiton adelaidensis
                      Chiton arbutum
                      Chiton caliginosus
                      Chiton lentiginosus
                      Chiton pusio
                      Chiton fruticosus
                      Chiton australis
                      Chiton bergoti
                      Chiton carinulatus
                      Chiton circumvallatus
                      Chiton colubrifer
                      Chiton contractus
                      Chiton dispar
                      Chiton elongatus
                      Chiton crispus
                      Chiton erythronotus
                      Chiton lineolatus
                      Chiton muscarius
                      Chiton oniscus
                      Chiton papillosus
                      Chiton punctulatissimus
                      Chiton pusillus
                      Chiton stramineus
                      Chiton striolatus
                      Chiton versicolor
                      Chiton virgatus
                      Chiton viridulus
                      Chiton clathratus
                      Chiton coreanicus
                      Chiton interstinctus
                      Chiton luzonicus
                      Chiton mertensii
                      Chiton scrobiculatus
                      Chiton longicymba
                      Chiton alatus
                      Chiton limaciformis
                      Chiton petaloides
                      Chiton purpurascens
                      Chiton rugulatus
                      Chiton lindholmii
                      Chiton magdalenensis
                      Chiton zschaui
                      Chiton albrechtii
                      Chiton regularis
                      Chiton antiquus
                      Chiton rapaitiensis
                      Chiton latricus
                  Mucrosquama
                  Rhyssoplax
                  Tegulaplax
                  Sypharochiton
                  Gymnoplax
                Acanthopleurinae
                Rapanuiinae
                Toniciinae
              Ischnochitonidae
              Callochitonidae
              Callistoplacidae
              Chaetopleuridae
              Loricidae
              Acanthopleuridae
            Schizochitonoidea
    Gastropoda
    Scaphopoda
    Bivalvia
    Monoplacophora
    Solenogastres
    Cephalopoda
    Placophora
    Aculifera
    Conchifera
    Pelecypoda
    Caudofoveata
    Lamellibranchiata
    Conchifera
  Porifera
  Platyhelminthes
  Nematoda
  Annelida
  Nemertina
  Arthropoda
  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