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Table 5 Terms used to distinguish species

From: Close ecological relationship among species facilitated horizontal transfer of retrotransposons

 

NCBI taxonomy terms

shrimp

Penaeidae

amphibians

Amphibia, Testudines, Annelida, Crocodylia

aquatic animals

Mollusca, Actinopterygii, Echinodermata, Brachiopoda, Enteropneusta, Tunicata, Porifera, Rotifera, Choanoflagellida, Placozoa, Rhizaria, Cyclostomata, Coelacanthiformes, Cnidaria, Euglenozoa, Priapulida, Apusozoa, Heterolobosea, Dipnoi, Chondrichthyes, Cephalochordata

aquatic plants

Viridiplantae (exclude Embryophyta), Haptophyceae, Stramenopiles

arthropods

Arthropoda (exclude Penaeidae)

land animals

Squamata, Mammalia, Aves

land plants

Embryophyta

microorganisms

Bacteria, Fungi, Viruses

parasites

Nematoda, Platyhelminthes, Amoebozoa, Jakobida, Alveolata