Percebes (Goose Barnacle · Overview)
Pollicipes pollicipes (commonly meant)
Percebes commonly refers to the goose barnacle, and in European gastronomy most often toPollicipes pollicipes. Goose bar···
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Animals
Animals are classified from largest to smallest in the order: kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, and species. The animal kingdom contains all animals, and the phylum is further divided into phylums such as Chordata (vertebrates) and Arthropoda (insects, crabs). The class includes mammals, birds, etc., and the order is Primates and Carnivora.
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Animals by Scientific Class Names
The scientific names of animals are named and classified using the binomial nomenclature system of biology. This system is based on a series of hierarchical structures, from the broadest to the most specific, including kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, and species. The following is the general structure of the scientific names of animals:
| Class | name | Example |
| Kingdom | Animalia | Homo sapiens、Canis lupus familiaris |
| Phylum | Chordata | Balaenoptera musculus、Aves |
| Class | Mammalia | Panthera tigris、whale |
| Order | Primates | Gorilla gorilla、Macaca mulatta |
| Family | Hominidae | Homo sapiens、Gorilla |
| Genus | Homo | Homo sapiens、Homo neanderthalensis |
| Species | Homo sapiens | Modern humans only |
This classification method helps biologists clearly understand and study the relationship between species, and promotes various biological studies.
Animals Profiles
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Vir philippinensis (Philippine Anemone Shrimp)
Vir philippinensis
Vir philippinensis—often called the Philippine anemone shrimp—is a commensal palaemonid shrimpassociated mainly with s···
Choriaster granulatus (Granulated Sea Star)
Choriaster granulatus
Choriaster granulatus—the doughboy / granulated sea star—belongs to family Oreasteridae.It features short, blunt arms,···
Jorunna funebris (Dotted Nudibranch)
Jorunna funebris
Jorunna funebris, often called the dotted (Dalmatian) nudibranch, is a dorid sea slug in familyDiscodorididae. The mantl···
Scyphozoa (True Jellyfish · Overview)
Scyphozoa
Scyphozoa—the true jellyfish—are cnidarians whose life cycles are dominated by the free‑swimming medusa stage.Most sp···
Giant Australian Cuttlefish
Sepia apama
Sepia apama, the Giant Australian Cuttlefish, is among the largest cuttlefish (order Sepiida, family Sepiidae).It is fam···
Octopodidae (Overview)
Octopodidae
Octopodidae is the principal family of true octopuses (Cephalopoda: Octopoda), widespread from intertidal rocky shores t···
Christmas Tree Worm
Spirobranchus giganteus
Spirobranchus giganteus—the Christmas tree worm—is a tube‑dwelling serpulid polychaete withtwo vividly coloured, spir···
Southern Blue‑Ringed Octopus (Highly Venomous)
Hapalochlaena maculosa
Hapalochlaena maculosa—the southern blue‑ringed octopus—is a small, highly venomous octopus (family Octopodidae).When···
Crinoids (Overview)
Crinoidea (crinoids)
Crinoids (class Crinoidea) comprise stalked sea lilies and unstalked feather stars.They are suspension feeders that capt···
Sea Anemones
Actiniaria
Actiniaria (sea anemones) are anthozoan cnidarians that are typically solitary and lack a calcareous skeleton.The body c···
Spanish Dancer Nudibranch
Hexabranchus sanguineus
Hexabranchus sanguineus, the iconic Spanish dancer, is one of the largest and most conspicuousIndo‑Pacific nudibranchs.···
Lobed Flowerpot Coral
Goniopora lobata
Goniopora lobata is a classic “flowerpot coral” in family Poritidae (order Scleractinia).Its polyps bear long, flower‑···
Open Brain Coral
Trachyphyllia geoffroyi
Trachyphyllia geoffroyi, the open brain coral, is a classic large‑polyp stony coral (LPS).Adults are often free‑living···
Carnation Soft Coral
Dendronephthya sp.
Dendronephthya sp. (carnation/tree soft corals) are azooxanthellate octocorals that rely onsuspension feeding rather tha···
Yellow Sea Fan
Subergorgia suberosa
Subergorgia suberosa, commonly called the yellow sea fan, is a gorgonian‑type soft coral(Octocorallia: Alcyonacea) form···
Bubble Coral
Plerogyra sinuosa
Plerogyra sinuosa, commonly called the bubble coral, is a photosymbiotic reef‑building coral in the familyEuphylliidae.···
Elegant Honeycomb Coral
Favia speciosa (= Dipsastraea speciosa)
Favia speciosa (also cited as Dipsastraea speciosa) is a photosymbiotic, reef‑building stony coral.It harbours zooxanth···
Elegant Leather Coral
Sarcophyton elegans
Sarcophyton elegans is an Indo‑Pacific leather (toadstool) soft coral in family Alcyoniidae.Colonies have a stout stalk···
Tube-dwelling Anemone
Cerianthus membranaceus
Cerianthus membranaceus is a classic tube‑dwelling anemone (phylum Cnidaria; class Anthozoa;order Ceriantharia, family ···
Nurse Shark
Ginglymostoma cirratum
The nurse shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum) is a common coastal shark of the western Atlantic–Caribbean,in family Ginglymo···
Smooth Hammerhead
Sphyrna zygaena
The smooth hammerhead (Sphyrna zygaena) is a widely distributed temperate–tropical shark in familySphyrnidae. Its hamme···
Giant Oceanic Manta Ray
Mobula birostris (= Manta birostris)
The giant oceanic manta ray (Manta birostris, widely treated as Mobula birostris) is afilter‑feeding mobulid that frequ···
Ocean Sunfish
Mola mola Linnaeus, 1758
The ocean sunfish (Mola mola) is among the heaviest bony fishes (family Molidae).It has a huge disc‑shaped body, the ca···
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