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Numbers of Living Species in Australia and the World

2nd edition

A.D.Chapman
Australian Biodiversity Information Services, Toowoomba, Australia
A Report for the Australian Biological Resources Study September 2009
ISBN (printed) 978 0 642 56860 1 OUT OF PRINT
ISBN (online) 978 0 642 56861 8

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  • Copyright Information
  • Foreword
  • Introduction
  • Executive Summary
    • Chordates
    • Invertebrates
    • Plants
    • Fungi
    • Others
    • All Species
  • Detailed discussion by Group
    • Chordates
      • Mammalia (mammals)
      • Aves (birds)
      • Reptilia (reptiles)
      • Amphibia (frogs etc)
      • Pisces (fishes including Chondrichthyes and Osteichthyes)
      • Agnatha (hagfish, lampreys, slime eels)
      • Cephalochordata (lancelets)
      • Tunicata or Urochordata (sea squirts, doliodids, salps)
    • Invertebrates
      • Hemichordata (hemichordates)
      • Echinodermata (starfish, sea cucumbers, etc)
      • Insecta (insects)
      • Arachnida (spiders, scorpions, etc)
      • Pycnogonida (sea spiders)
      • Myriapoda (millipedes, centipedes)
      • Crustacea (crabs, lobsters, etc)
      • Onychophora (velvet worms)
      • Hexapoda (proturans, springtails)
      • Mollusca (molluscs, shellfish)
      • Annelida (segmented worms)
      • Nematoda (nematodes, roundworms)
      • Acanthocephala (thorny-headed worms)
      • Platyhelminthes (flat worms)
      • Cnidaria (jellyfish, sea anenomes, corals)
      • Porifera (sponges)
      • Other Invertebrates
    • Plants
      • Magnoliophyta (flowering plants)
      • Gymnosperms (Coniferophyta, Cycadophyta, Gnetophyta and Gingkophyta)
      • Ferns and Allies
      • Bryophyta (mosses, liverworts, hornworts)
      • Plant Algae (including green algae, red algae, glauophytes)
    • Fungi
      • Fungi (excluding taxa treated under Chromista and Protoctista)
      • Lichen-forming fungi
    • Others
      • Prokaryota (Bacteria [Monera] of previous report)
      • Cyanophyta (Cyanobacteria)
      • Chromista (including some species previously included under either algae or fungi)
      • Viruses
      • Protoctista (mainly Protoza—others included under fungi, algae, Chromista, etc)
    • Acknowledgements
    • References
    • Footnotes

Copyright Information

© Commonwealth of Australia 2009

This work is copyright. Apart from any use as permitted under the Copyright Act 1968, no part may be reproduced by any process without prior written permission from the Commonwealth. Requests and inquiries concerning reproduction and rights should be addressed to the Director, Australian Biological Resources Study (ABRS), GPO Box 787, Canberra ACT 2601, Australia.

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Disclaimer

The views and opinions expressed in this publication are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of the Australian Government or the Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities.

While reasonable efforts have been made to ensure that the contents of this publication are factually correct, the Commonwealth does not accept responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of the contents, and shall not be liable for any loss or damage that may be occasioned directly or indirectly through the use of, or reliance on, the contents of this publication.

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