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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 (Acanthochaetes) achates
                    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 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