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Australian Faunal Directory: Groups

Groups available - click on the figure to access the database

The following taxa have been compiled and published as part of the Zoological Catalogue of Australia database or compiled as an enhanced checklist. They are an integral part of the Australian Faunal Directory.

 

Other Invertebrates

Click here to access Porifera
Click here to access Cestoda
Click here to access Nemertea
Click here to access Chaetognatha

Chaetognaths, Arrow worms
Chaetognatha
Checklist
Statistics


Click here to access Nematoda

Nematodes, Aphelenchids
Nematoda (part)
Checklist



Click here to access Brachiopoda
Click here to access Polychaeta

Sand Worms,
Tube Worms

Annelida:
Polychaeta

Checklist
Statistics

Click here to access Oligochaeta

Earthworms, Enchytraeids, Microdriles
Annelida:
Oligochaeta (part)

Checklist

Click here to access Hirundea
Click here to access Sipuncula
Click here to access Echiura
Click here to access Kamptozoa
Group available soon.

Water Bears
Tardigrada





Click here to access Onychophora
Click here to access Pycnogonida
Click here to access Echinodermata

Sea Urchins, Starfish
Echinodermata
Checklist
Statistics



 
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Molluscs

Click here to access Aplacophorans
Click here to access Polyplacophora
Click here to access Non Marine Mollusca

Non Marine Mollusca (excl. pulmonates)
Mollusca: Non Marine Mollusca
Checklist
Statistics
Click here to access Bivalvia
Click here to access Scaphopoda

Tusk Shells, Tooth Shells
Mollusca:
Scaphopoda

Checklist
Statistics

Click here to access Cephalopoda

Octopus, Squid, Nautiloids
Mollusca:
Cephalopoda

Checklist
Statistics

Click here to access Gastropoda
Click here to access Pulmonata

Non Marine Mollusca: Snails
Mollusca: Pulmonata
Checklist
Statistics

 
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Crustacea

Click here to access Branchiopoda

Fairy, Clam & Shield shrimps
Branchiopoda (part)
Checklist





Click here to access Ostracoda

Seed shrimps, Mussel shrimps
Ostracoda
Checklist





Click here to access Malacostraca
Click here to access Syncarida
Click here to access Peracarida
 
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Arachnids

Click here to access Scorpiones
Click here to access Araneae
Click here to access Amblypygi
Click here to access Schizomida
Click here to access Psuedoscorpiones
Click here to access Opiliones
Click here to access Acarina
Click here to access Palpigradi
 
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Myriapods

Click here to access Pauropoda
Click here to access Diplopoda
Click here to access Chilopoda
Click here to access Symphyla
 
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Entognathous Hexapods

Click here to access Protura
Click here to access Collembola
Click here to access Diplura
 
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Insects: Miscellaneous

Click here to access Archaeognatha
Click here to access Zygentoma
Click here to access Ephemeroptera
Click here to access Odonata

Dragonflies, Damselflies
Odonata
Checklist
Statistics

Click here to access Plecoptera
Click here to access Blattodea
Click here to access Isoptera
Click here to access Mantodea
Click here to access Dermaptera
Click here to access Orthoptera

Grasshoppers, Locusts
Orthoptera
Checklist
Statistics

Click here to access Phasmatodea
Click here to access Embioptera

Web-spinners, Embiids
Embioptera
Checklist
Statistics

Click here to access Zoraptera
Click here to access Psocoptera

Psocids, Booklice, Barklice
Psocoptera
Checklist
Statistics
Click here to access Phthiraptera
Click here to access Thysanoptera
Click here to access Megaloptera

Alderflies, Dobsonflies
Megaloptera
Checklist
Statistics

Click here to access Neuroptera

Lacewings, Antlions
Neuroptera
Checklist
Statistics

Click here to access Strepsiptera
Click here to access Mecoptera

Scorpion-flies
Mecoptera
Checklist
Statistics


Click here to access Siphonaptera
Click here to access Trichoptera
 
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Insects: Hemiptera

Click here to access Psylloidea

Jumping Plant Lice, Lerps
Hemiptera:
Psylloidea

Checklist
Statistics


Click here to access Aleyrodoidea
Click here to access Aphidoidea
Click here to access Coccoidea

Coccoids, Mealy Bugs, Scale Insects
Hemiptera: Coccoidea
Checklist
Statistics

Click here to access Cicadoidea
Click here to access Cercopoidea

Froghoppers,
Spittle Bugs

Hemiptera:
Cercopoidea

Checklist
Statistics


Click here to access Membracoidea

Leafhoppers,
Treehoppers

Hemiptera:
Membracoidea

Checklist
Statistics


Click here to access Fulgoroidea
Click here to access Coleorrhyncha to Cimicomorpha
Click here to access Pentatomomorpha
 
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Insects: Coleoptera

Click here to access Archostemata
Click here to access Myxophaga
Click here to access Adephaga

Ground Beetles, Water Beetles
Coleoptera:
Adephaga

Checklist
Statistics



Click here to access Hydrophiloidea
Click here to access Ptiliidae
Click here to access Silphidae
Click here to access Staphylinidae: Pselaphinae
Click here to access Scirtoidea
Click here to access Scarabaeoidea

Dung Beetles, Christmas Beetles
Coleoptera:
Scarabaeoidea

Checklist
Statistics


Click here to access Dascilloidea
Click here to access Buprestoidea
Click here to access Byrrhoidea
Click here to access Elateroidea
Click here to access Bostrichoidea
Click here to access Lymexyloidea
Group available soon.

Nitidulids and Flat Bark Beetles
Coleoptera:
Cucujoidea





Click here to access Tenebrionoidea
Click here to access Chrysomeloidea (part)
 
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Insects: Diptera

Click here to access Nematocera
Click here to access Orthorrhapha

March, Horse, Long-legged, Bee Flies
Diptera:
Lower Brachycera ('Orthorrhapha': Part)

Checklist

Click here to access Acalyptrata

Fruit Flies, Signal Flies, Vinegar Flies
Diptera:
Cyclorrhapha (Acalyptrata: Part)
Checklist
Statistics
 
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Lepidoptera

Click here to access Lepidoptera Bibliography
Click here to access Castnioidea
Click here to access Zygaenidae

Burnets & Foresters, (Dalcerid moths)
Lepidoptera:
Zygaenidae (part)

Checklist

Click here to access Oecophoridae

Oecophorids: Litter Moths
Lepidoptera:
Gelechioidea (part)

Checklist

Click here to access Hesperioidea, Papilionoidea
Click here to access Noctuoidea: Noctuidae (part)
 
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Insects: Hymenoptera

Click here to access Xiphydrioidea, Siricoidea
Click here to access Stephanoidea
Click here to access Trigonaloidea
Click here to access Megalyroidea
Click here to access Evanioidea
Click here to access Proctotrupoidea
Click here to access Platygastroidea
Click here to access Braconidae
Click here to access Mymarommatidae
Click here to access Chalcidoidea
Click here to access Chrysidoidea
Click here to access Vespoidea
Click here to access Formicidae
Click here to access Sphecoidea

Mud-daubers, Sand Wasps
Hymenoptera:
Sphecoidea

Checklist
Statistics


Click here to access Apoidea
 
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Chordates

Click here to access Hemichordata
Click here to access Tunicata

Sea Squirts, Doliolids, Salps
Tunicata
Checklist
Statistics



Click here to access Cephalochordata
Click here to access Agnatha

Lampreys, Hagfishes (Names)
Agnatha
Checklist
Statistics


Click here to access Pisces: Chondrichthyes, Sarcopterygii

Sharks, Rays, Lungfish (Names)
Chondrichthyes, Sarcopterygii
Checklist
Statistics

Click here to access Pisces (not Acanthopterygii)
Click here to access Pisces: Acanthopterygii
Click here to access Amphibia

Newts, Frogs, Toads
Amphibia
Checklist
Statistics



Click here to access Reptilia

Snakes, Lizards, Turtles, Crocodiles
Reptilia
Checklist
Statistics


Click here to access Aves
Click here to access Prototheria
Click here to access Marsupialia
Click here to access Eutheria
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