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WoRMS download: taxon list

You can download the taxon list from the search query on the previous page.
Keep in mind to cite WoRMS or any subset if you want to re-use the data.

Select in what format you want to download the data:

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Excel (XLSX)
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Columns

AphiaID
ScientificName
Authority
Fossil
taxonRank
taxonomicStatus
Qualitystatus
DateLastModified
LSID
Parent AphiaID
Storedpath
Citation
Vernacular [Vernacular, Language] (DarwinCore Archive-Only)
Classification [Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Subgenus, Species, Subspecies]
Environment [Marine, Brackish, Fresh, Terrestrial]
Accepted taxon [ScientificName_accepted, Authority_accepted, AphiaID_accepted, Unacceptreason]

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