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Wikispecies is an open, free directory of species. It covers Animalia, Plantae, Fungi, Bacteria, Archaea, Protista and all other forms of life. So far we have 125,653 articles.

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Superregnum Archaea
Superregnum Bacteria
Superregnum Eukarya
- Regnum Protista
- Regnum Fungi
- Regnum Plantae
- Regnum Animalia
Virus (classification still unclear)

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