diversity of life

What kind of living beings are there, where do these beings live, how are the living beings related to one another?

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• places 17776
• habitats 17703
• starfishes 434
• brittle stars 60
• sea urchins 68
• sea cucumbers 31
• sea squirts 181
• sharks 33
• bony fishes 1412
• lissamphibians 63
• birds 11505
• Crocodylus 1
• geckos 8
• lizards 66
• iguanians 1
• snakes 109
• turtles 60
• monkeys 98
• rabbits and hares 63
• Castor (beavers) 14
• Ondatrini 3
• murids 7
• squirrels 48
• mustelids 154
• pinnipeds 114
• bears 8
• canids 19
• horse family 8
• whales 233
• bovids 61
• deer 167
• mites 10
• scorpions 3
• spiders 67
• harvestmen 5
• sea spiders 2
• springtails 2
• insects 241
• malacostracans 309
• Thecostraca 46
• segmented worms 366
• moss animals 88
• chitons 50
• bivalves 109
• slugs and snails 220
• sea anemones 202
• tube-dwelling anemones 18
• octocorals 142
• hydrozoans 167
• jellyfish 149
• comb jellies 31
• sponges 155
• mushrooms 6
• red algae 56
• green algae 21
• plants 139
• ciliates 133
• brown algae 264
• systematics 29953
  • systematics 1
  • living beings 1
  • earthly living beings 1
  • Cytota (cellular organisms) 1
  • Eukaryota (eukaryotes) 1
  • Amorphea 1
  • Opisthokonta 1
  • Holozoa 1
  • Metazoa (animals ) 1
  • Eumetazoa (eumetazoans) 1
  • Bilateria (bilaterians) 1
  • Nephrozoa 1
  • Deuterostomia (deuterostomes) 1
  • Ambulacraria 1
  • Echinodermata (echinoderms) 1
  • Eleutherozoa 1
  • Asterozoa 1
  • Asteroidea (starfishes) 482
  • Ophiuroidea (brittle stars) 85
  • Echinozoa 1
  • Echinoidea (sea urchins) 87
  • Holothuroidea (sea cucumbers) 37
  • Pelmatozoa 1
  • Crinozoa 1
  • Crinoidea (crinoids) 1
  • Articulata 1
  • Comatulida (feather stars) 1
  • Hemichordata (hemichordates) 1
  • Enteropneusta (acorn worms) 1
  • Chordata (chordates) 1
  • Tunicata (tunicates) 1
  • Ascidiacea (sea squirts) 198
  • Thaliacea (thaliaceans) 1
  • Pyrosomatida (pyrosomes) 1
  • Salpida (salps) 1
  • Vertebrata (vertebrates) 1
  • Cyclostomata (cyclostomes) 1
  • Myxini (slime eels) 1
  • Petromyzontida (lampreys) 1
  • Gnathostomata (jawed vertebrates) 1
  • Chondrichthyes (cartilaginous fishes) 1
  • Euselachii 1
  • Elasmobranchii (elasmobranchs) 1
  • Batoidea (rays) 1
  • Selachii (sharks) 38
  • Holocephali 1
  • Holocephalimorpha 1
  • Chimaeriformes (rat fishes) 1
  • Euteleostomi (bony vertebrates) 1
  • Osteichthyes (bony fishes) 1
  • Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) 1489
  • Sarcopterygii (lobe-finned fishes) 1
  • † SarcopterygiiFleischflosser 4
  • Actinistia 1
  • Coelacanthiformes (coelacanths) 1
  • Rhipidistia 1
  • Dipnomorpha 1
  • Dipnoi (lungfishes) 1
  • Tetrapodomorpha (tetrapodomorphs) 1
  • † Tetrapodomorpha 25
  • Eotetrapodiformes 1
  • † Eotetrapodiformes 15
  • Elpistostegalia 1
  • † Elpistostegalia 6
  • Tetrapoda (land vertebrates) 1
  • Evolution from fishes to amphibians 195
  • Amphibia (amphibians) 1
  • Stegocephalia 1
  • † Stegocephalia 76
  • crown tetrapods 1
  • † Kronengruppentetrapoda 48
  • Batrachomorpha (batrachomorphs) 1
  • Temnospondyli (temnospondyls) 1
  • † Temnospondyli (temnospondyls) 13
  • Eutemnospondyli 1
  • † Eutemnospondyli 4
  • Rhachitomi 1
  • † Rhachitomi 108
  • Dissorophoidea 1
  • † Dissorophoidea 3
  • Xerodromes 1
  • † Xerodromes 19
  • Amphibamiformes 1
  • † Amphibamiformes 12
  • Evolution from amphibians to lissamphibians 287
  • Lissamphibia (lissamphibians) 78
  • Reptiliomorpha (reptiliomorphs) 1
  • † Reptiliomorpha (reptiliomorphs) 42
  • Amniota (amniotes) 1
  • Evolution from amphibians to the first reptiles 169
  • Reptilia (reptiles) 1
  • Sauropsida (sauropsids) 1
  • † Sauropsida (sauropsids) 57
  • Eureptilia 1
  • † Eureptilia 7
  • Romeriida 1
  • † Romeriida 9
  • Diapsida (diapsids) 1
  • † Diapsida (diapsids) 6
  • Neodiapsida 1
  • † Neodiapsida 363
  • Evolution from the first reptiles to the saurians 465
  • Sauria (saurians) 1
  • † Sauria (saurians) 21
  • Archosauromorpha 1
  • † Archosauromorpha 24
  • Crocopoda 1
  • † Crocopoda 22
  • Archosauriformes 1
  • † Archosauriformes 23
  • Eucrocopoda 1
  • † Eucrocopoda 13
  • Crurotarsi 1
  • † Crurotarsi 29
  • Evolution from the saurians to the archosaurs 137
  • Archosauria 1
  • † Archosauria 5
  • Avemetatarsalia 1
  • † Avemetatarsalia 4
  • Ornithodira 1
  • † Ornithodira 256
  • Dinosauromorpha 1
  • Dinosauriformes 1
  • † Dinosauriformes 9
  • Dracohors 1
  • † Dracohors 15
  • Dinosauria (dinosaurs) 1
  • † Dinosauria (dinosaurs) 710
  • Saurischia (saurischians) 1
  • † Saurischia (saurischians) 546
  • Theropoda 1
  • † Theropoda 4
  • Neotheropoda 1
  • † Neotheropoda 61
  • Averostra 1
  • † Averostra 86
  • Tetanurae 1
  • † Tetanurae 22
  • Orionides 1
  • † Orionides 75
  • Avetheropoda 1
  • † Avetheropoda 114
  • Coelurosauria 1
  • † Coelurosauria 14
  • Tyrannoraptora 1
  • † Tyrannoraptora 134
  • Maniraptoromorpha 1
  • † Maniraptoromorpha 11
  • Neocoelurosauria 1
  • † Neocoelurosauria 26
  • Maniraptoriformes 1
  • † Maniraptoriformes 65
  • Maniraptora 1
  • † Maniraptora 85
  • Pennaraptora 1
  • † Pennaraptora 81
  • Paraves 1
  • † Paraves 37
  • Eumaniraptora 1
  • † Eumaniraptora 182
  • Averaptora 1
  • Aves (birds) 1
  • Avialae (avialans) 1
  • † Avialae (avialans) 25
  • Euavialae 1
  • Avebrevicauda 1
  • † Avebrevicauda 6
  • Pygostylia 1
  • † Pygostylia 14
  • Ornithothoraces 1
  • † Ornithothoraces 36
  • Euornithes 1
  • † Euornithes 5
  • Ornithuromorpha 1
  • † Ornithuromorpha 21
  • Ornithurae 1
  • † Ornithurae 15
  • Evolution from archosaurs to modern birds 2670
  • Neornithes (modern birds) 11863
  • Pseudosuchia 1
  • † Pseudosuchia 6
  • Suchia 1
  • † Suchia 14
  • Paracrocodylomorpha 1
  • † Paracrocodylomorpha 12
  • Loricata 1
  • † Loricata 11
  • Crocodylomorpha 1
  • † Crocodylomorpha 30
  • Crocodyliformes 1
  • † Crocodyliformes 5
  • Mesoeucrocodylia 1
  • † Mesoeucrocodylia 4
  • Metasuchia 1
  • † Metasuchia 14
  • Neosuchia 1
  • † Neosuchia 9
  • Eusuchia 1
  • † Eusuchia 3
  • Evolution from archosaurs to crocodilians 90
  • Crocodylia (crocodilians) 4
  • Lepidosauromorpha 1
  • † Lepidosauromorpha 4
  • Evolution from the saurians to the lepidosaurs 141
  • Lepidosauria (lepidosaurs) 335
  • Pantestudines 1
  • † Pantestudines 14
  • Testudinata (turtles) 1
  • † Testudinata (turtles) 11
  • Evolution from the saurians to the modern turtles 382
  • Testudines (modern turtles) 71
  • Synapsida (synapsids) 1
  • † Synapsida (synapsids) 8
  • Eupelycosauria 1
  • † Eupelycosauria 10
  • Metopophora 1
  • † Metopophora 5
  • Haptodontiformes 1
  • † Haptodontiformes 3
  • Sphenacomorpha 1
  • † Sphenacomorpha 12
  • Sphenacodontia 1
  • † Sphenacodontia 6
  • Pantherapsida 1
  • † Pantherapsida 10
  • Sphenacodontoidea 1
  • † Sphenacodontoidea 20
  • Therapsida (therapsids) 1
  • † Therapsida (therapsids) 131
  • Eutheriodontia 1
  • † Eutheriodontia 29
  • Cynodontia 1
  • † Cynodontia 11
  • Epicynodontia 1
  • † Epicynodontia 6
  • Eucynodontia 1
  • † Eucynodontia 11
  • Probainognathia 1
  • † Probainognathia 12
  • Prozostrodontia 1
  • † Prozostrodontia 3
  • Mammaliamorpha 1
  • † Mammaliamorpha 13
  • Mammaliaformes 1
  • † Mammaliaformes 14
  • Evolution from the first reptiles to the mammals 323
  • Mammalia (mammals) 2158
  • Protostomia (protostomes) 1
  • Ecdysozoa (ecdysozoans) 1
  • Panarthropoda 1
  • Tactopoda 1
  • Arthropoda (arthropods) 1
  • Chelicerata (chelicerates) 1
  • Euchelicerata 1
  • Cephalosomata 1
  • Poecilophysidea 1
  • Acariformes (mites) 23
  • Dekatriata 1
  • Sclerophorata 1
  • Arachnopulmonata 1
  • Panscorpiones 1
  • Scorpiones (scorpions) 7
  • Pantetrapulmonata 1
  • Tetrapulmonata 1
  • Serikodiastida 1
  • Araneae (spiders) 110
  • Opiliones (harvestmen) 16
  • Pycnogonida (sea spiders) 8
  • Mandibulata (mandibulates) 1
  • Pancrustacea 1
  • Crustacea (crustaceans) 1
  • Altocrustacea 1
  • Allotriocarida 1
  • Labiocarida 1
  • Hexapoda (hexapods) 1
  • Collembola (springtails) 8
  • Insecta (insects) 381
  • Multicrustacea 1
  • Malacostraca (malacostracans) 376
  • Thecostraca 65
  • Spiralia 1
  • Platytrochozoa 1
  • Lophotrochozoa 1
  • Annelida (segmented worms) 423
    • Annelida (segmented worms) 1
    • Clitellata (clitellates) 1
    • Hirudinea (leeches) 1
    • Euhirudinea (true leeches) 1
    • Arhynchobdellida (proboscisless leeches) 1
    • Hirudiniformes 1
    • Haemopidae 31
    • Polychaeta (bristle worms) 1
    • Echiura (spoonworms) 1
    • Echiuroidea 1
    • Bonelliida 1
    • Bonelliidae 18
    • Errantia 1
    • Amphinomida 1
    • Amphinomidae (fireworms) 29
    • Phyllodocida 1
    • Nereidiformia 1
    • Hesionidae 8
    • Nereididae (ragworms) 12
    • Sedentaria 1
    • Canalipalpata 1
    • Sabellida 1
    • Sabellidae (feather duster worms) 89
    • Serpulidae (serpulids) 171
    • Spionida 1
    • Spioniformia 1
    • Spionidae 12
    • Terebellida 1
    • Cirratuliformia 1
    • Cirratulidae (cirratulids) 4
    • Terebelliformia 1
    • Terebellidae (terebellids) 20
    • Scolecida 1
    • Arenicolidae (lugworms) 6
  • Kryptotrochozoa 1
  • Lophophorata 1
  • Bryozoa (moss animals) 110
  • Mollusca (molluscs) 1
  • Aculifera 1
  • Polyplacophora (chitons) 66
  • Conchifera 1
  • Bivalvia (bivalves) 145
  • Gastropoda (slugs and snails) 293
  • Cnidaria (cnidarians) 1
  • Anthozoa (anthozoans) 1
  • Hexacorallia 1
  • Actiniaria (sea anemones) 211
  • Ceriantharia (tube-dwelling anemones) 21
  • Octocorallia (octocorals) 152
  • Medusozoa (medusozoans) 1
  • Hydrozoa (hydrozoans) 184
  • Scyphozoa (jellyfish) 161
  • Ctenophora (comb jellies) 39
  • Porifera (sponges) 187
  • Nucletmycea 1
  • Fungi (mushrooms) 25
  • Diaphoretickes 1
  • Archaeplastida 1
  • Rhodophyta (red algae) 82
  • Viridiplantae (green plants) 1
  • Chlorophyta (green algae) 34
  • Streptophyta 1
  • Phragmoplastophyta 1
  • Embryophyta (land plants) 367
  • Sar 1
  • Halvaria 1
  • Alveolata (alveolates) 1
  • Ciliophora (ciliates) 142
  • Stramenopiles (stramenopiles) 1
  • Phaeophyceae (brown algae) 292

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