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Cybertaxonomy
Applying computers  the Web
to the study of biodiversity




Vincent S. Smith
Proportion of all 1.8 million
    described species




        Insects


                         56.3%




            Arachnids
                         4.5%
    Crustaceans 2.4%
Other Arthropods 1.2%
             Molluscs    4.2%
     Nematodes 0.9%
   Other Invertebrates   4.0%
           Vertebrates   2.7%


               Plants    14.3%


                Fungi    4.2%
                Algae    2.4%
           Protozoans    2.4%
         Bacteria and
         Viruses 0.5%
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2008.Voyages Of Discovery

  • 1. Cybertaxonomy Applying computers the Web to the study of biodiversity Vincent S. Smith
  • 2. Proportion of all 1.8 million described species Insects 56.3% Arachnids 4.5% Crustaceans 2.4% Other Arthropods 1.2% Molluscs 4.2% Nematodes 0.9% Other Invertebrates 4.0% Vertebrates 2.7% Plants 14.3% Fungi 4.2% Algae 2.4% Protozoans 2.4% Bacteria and Viruses 0.5%