Animalia 
AphiaID: 2

Classification: Biota > Animalia

Status		accepted
Record status		Checked by Taxonomic Editor: included in ERMS 1.1
Rank		Kingdom
Parent		Biota
Source		basis of record: Margulis, L.; Schwartz, K.V. (1998). Five Kingdoms: an illustrated guide to the Phyla of life on earth. 3rd edition. Freeman: New York, NY (USA). ISBN 0-7167-3027-8. xx, 520 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
Vernacular Names		Language    Name   Dutch dieren  [details] English animals  [details] French animaux  [details] German Tiere  [details]
Direct child taxa		Phylum Porifera
Environment		marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Links		To NeMys To NeMys To ITIS
Note		Source: Unless otherwise indicated, the main source for phyla is Margulis & Schwartz (1982), class to family is Hayward & Ryland (1990). [details]
LSID		urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:2
Taxonomic Edit history		Date    action    by 2004-12-21 15:54:05Z   created   db_admin
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		Citation: Porifera (2013). Animalia. Accessed through: Van Soest, R.W.M; Boury-Esnault, N.; Hooper, J.N.A.; Rützler, K.; de Voogd, N.J.; Alvarez de Glasby, B.; Hajdu, E.; Pisera, A.B.; Manconi, R.; Schoenberg, C.; Janussen, D.; Tabachnick, K.R., Klautau, M.; Picton, B.; Kelly, M.; Vacelet, J.; Dohrmann, M.; Cristina Díaz, M. (2013) World Porifera database at http://www.marinespecies.org/porifera/porifera.php?p=taxdetails&id=2 on 2013-05-22