MarLIN Taxonomic Groups picklist as at 8.4.98

(note: these groups are a copy of the picklist available in the national "Blue Pages" metadata directory).
Invertebrates Fishes
. . Protozoa . . Anchovies
. . . .Foraminifera . . Australian Salmons
. . . .Radiolaria . . Breams
. . . .Ciliates . . Cods
. . Sponges . . Dories
. . Corals . . Eels
. . Jellyfishes . . Flatfishes
. . Anemones . . Garfishes
. . Hydroids . . Herrings
. . Comb Jellies . . Leatherjackets
. . Marine Worms . . Mackerels
. . . .Flatworms . . Mullets
. . . .Trematodes . . Perches
. . . .Nematodes . . Pilchards & Sardines
. . . .Annelids . . Rays
. . . . . .Polychaetes . . Redfishes
. . . . . .Leeches . . Roughies
. . . .Oligochaetes . . Salmons
. . Rotifers . . Sharks
. . Molluscs . . Snappers
. . . .Chitons . . Skates
. . . .Gastropods . . Trevallys
. . . . . .Snails . . Trouts
. . . . . .Slugs . . Tunas
. . . . . .Abalones . . Whitings
. . . .Bivalves Amphibians
. . . . . .Clams Reptiles
. . . . . .Mussels . . Turtles
. . . . . .Scallops . . Sea Snakes
. . . . . .Oysters . . Snakes
. . . .Cephalopods . . Crocodiles
. . . . . .Squids Birds
. . . . . .Octopuses . . Penguins
. . Crustaceans Mammals
. . . .Prawns & Shrimps . . Whales
. . . .Copepods . . Seals & Walruses
. . . .Lobsters (marine) . . Dolphins & Porpoises
. . . .Crayfishes & Yabbies (freshwater) . . Dugongs & Manatees
. . . .Amphipods Viruses
. . . .Isopods Bacteria
. . . .Barnacles Fungi
. . . .Krill Phytoplankton
. . . .Ostracods . . Blue-Green Algae
. . . .Mysids . . Diatoms
. . . .Brine Shrimps . . Dinoflagellates
. . Chelicerates . . Coccolithophorids
. . Insects Seaweeds
. . Bryozoans . . Brown Algae
. . Brachiopods . . Green Algae
. . Echinoderms . . Red Algae
. . . .Sea Urchins Bryophytes
. . . .Starfishes & Sea Stars Ferns
. . . .Sea Cucumbers Gymnosperms
. . Ascidians Angiosperms
. . Grasses
. . Seagrasses
. . Mangroves
. . Samphires
Fossils
. . Microfossils
. . . .Calcareous Nannoplankton

Here is a guide to the CAAB family codes for the above groups (for finfish only, at this stage):

Families 37 005 - 37 024: Sharks
Families 37 025 - 37 030: Rays (part)
Families 37 031 - 37 034: Skates
Families 37 035 - 37 041: Rays (part)
Families 37 056 - 37 077: Eels
Family 37 085 (part): Herrings
Family 37 085 (part): Pilchards & Sardines
Family 37 086: Anchovies
Family 37 094 (part): Salmons
Family 37 094 (part): Trouts
Families 37 223 - 37 232: Cods
Family 37 234: Garfishes
Family 37 255: Roughies
Family 37 258: Redfishes
Family 37 264: Dories
Families 37 310 - 37 311: Perches
Family 37 330: Whitings
Family 37 344: Australian Salmons
Family 37 346: Snappers
Family 37 353: Breams
Family 37 381: Mullets
Family 37 441 (part): Mackerels
Family 37 441 (part): Tunas
Families 37 457 - 37 463: Flatfishes
Family 37 465: Leatherjackets


for further details contact Tony Rees, CSIRO Marine Research, (03) 6232 5318