Biodiversity
This interactive listing includes all Antarctic and Subantarctic marine invertebrate animals that are represented in the NMNH collections. As new specimens are acquired and identified, the database will be updated regularly. If the taxon you're looking for is not represented in our collections, you may be able to find it at one of the sites listed on our Additional Resources page.
To navigate the interactive tree, click the inactive node icon to expand the classification tree or the active node to contract it. You may also move your mouse over a taxon to get its description, or click it to view its description page.
The names used herein are updated as often as possible to reflect currently accepted taxonomy; if you cannot find the taxon name that you're searching for within the interactive tree, please try a keyword search. If your search term is a historic taxon name you will be directed to the taxon page where it appears in the synonymy. If you find a taxon in need of revision or updating, please contact us.
Legend
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Annelida
Phylum
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Arthropoda
Phylum
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Bryozoa
Phylum
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Chaetognatha
Phylum
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Chordata
Phylum
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Ciliophora
Phylum
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Cnidaria
Phylum
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Ctenophora
Phylum
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Dicyemida
Phylum
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Echinodermata
Phylum
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Echiura
Phylum
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Hemichordata
Phylum
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Kinorhyncha
Phylum
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Mollusca
Phylum
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Aplacophora
Class
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Bivalvia
Class
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Anomiidae
Family
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Arcidae
Family
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Astartidae
Family
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Cardiidae
Family
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Carditidae
Family
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Cardita
Genus
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Carditella
Genus
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Cyclocardia
Genus
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Pleuromeris
Genus
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Venericardia
Genus
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Condylocardiidae
Family
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Corbulidae
Family
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Cuspidariidae
Family
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Cyamiidae
Family
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Dimyidae
Family
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Donacidae
Family
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Etheriidae
Family
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Gaimardiidae
Family
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Glycymerididae
Family
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Hiatellidae
Family
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Hyriidae
Family
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Kelliidae
Family
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Lasaeidae
Family
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Laternulidae
Family
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Leptonidae
Family
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Limidae
Family
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Limopsidae
Family
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Lucinidae
Family
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Lyonsiidae
Family
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Mactridae
Family
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Malleidae
Family
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Malletiidae
Family
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Mesodesmatidae
Family
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Montacutidae
Family
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Mytilidae
Family
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Neoleptonidae
Family
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Nucinellidae
Family
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Nuculanidae
Family
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Nuculidae
Family
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Ostreidae
Family
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Pandoridae
Family
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Pectinidae
Family
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Pharidae
Family
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Phaseolidae
Family
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Philobryidae
Family
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Pholadomyidae
Family
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Pinnidae
Family
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Poromyidae
Family
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Propeamussiidae
Family
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Psammobiidae
Family
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Solemyidae
Family
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Solenidae
Family
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Tellinidae
Family
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Thraciidae
Family
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Thyasiridae
Family
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Tindariidae
Family
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Tridacnidae
Family
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Ungulinidae
Family
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Unionidae
Family
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Veneridae
Family
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Verticordiidae
Family
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Cephalopoda
Class
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Gastropoda
Class
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Polyplacophora
Class
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Scaphopoda
Class
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Myxozoa
Phylum
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Nematoda
Phylum
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Nemertea
Phylum
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Phoronida
Phylum
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Platyhelminthes
Phylum
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Pogonophora
Phylum
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Porifera
Phylum
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Priapulida
Phylum
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Rotifera
Phylum
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Sarcomastigophora
Phylum
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Sipuncula
Phylum
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Tardigrada
Phylum
