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Entrez PubMed Nucleotide Protein Genome Structure PMC Taxonomy BioCollections
   
   Entrez records   
Database name Direct links Subtree links Links from type
BioProject 7 391,762 -
BioSample 153 20,680,029 -
Conserved Domains 827 11,470 -
dbVar - 8,669,169 -
GEO DataSets - 8,047,041 -
Gene - 40,034,105 -
GTR - 64,342 -
Identical Protein Groups - 77,248,374 -
Nucleotide 1 329,778,974 25,220
PubChem BioAssay - 1,398,052 -
PMC 10,793 4,207,847 -
Protein - 98,426,405 -
SRA 208 13,413,156 -
Structure - 110,832 -
Taxonomy 1,261,518 1,261,518 -

Metazoa

Taxonomy ID: 33208 (for references in articles please use ncbitaxon:33208)
current name
Metazoa
Genbank common name: animals
NCBI BLAST name: animals
Rank: kingdom
Genetic code: Translation table 1 (Standard)
Mitochondrial genetic code: Translation table 1 (Standard)
Other names:
heterotypic synonym Animalia
blast name animals
common name(s) multicellular animals, metazoans

Lineage(full)
cellular organisms; Eukaryota; Opisthokonta

External Information Resources (NCBI LinkOut)

LinkOut Subject LinkOut Provider
Metazoa taxonomy taxonomy/phylogenetic Arctos Specimen Database
Animalia taxonomy taxonomy/phylogenetic Arctos Specimen Database
Animalia taxonomy/phylogenetic Encyclopedia of life
Show Biotic Interactions taxonomy/phylogenetic Global Biotic Interactions
Animalia taxonomy/phylogenetic Integrated Taxonomic Information System
Metazoa taxonomy/phylogenetic Lifemap
Animalia images MorphBank
Animal Diversity Web taxonomy/phylogenetic NCBI taxonomy bookmarks
Fauna Iberica taxonomy/phylogenetic NCBI taxonomy bookmarks
Zoological Botanical Database taxonomy/phylogenetic NCBI taxonomy bookmarks
ZooBank taxonomy/phylogenetic NCBI taxonomy bookmarks
ZR - resource guide taxonomy/phylogenetic NCBI taxonomy bookmarks
OMA taxonomy/phylogenetic OMA Browser: Orthologous MAtrix
Animalia taxonomy/phylogenetic Ocean Biogeographic Information System
Animals taxonomy/phylogenetic Tree of Life
Metazoa taxonomy/phylogenetic TreeBase
Animalia taxonomy/phylogenetic TreeBase
UCMP taxonomy/phylogenetic UCMP phylogeny exhibit
Animalia taxonomy/phylogenetic World Register of Marine Species
Wikipedia taxonomy/phylogenetic iPhylo
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Disclaimer: The NCBI taxonomy database is not an authoritative source for nomenclature or classification - please consult the relevant scientific literature for the most reliable information.

Reference: How to cite this resource - Schoch CL, et al. NCBI Taxonomy: a comprehensive update on curation, resources and tools. Database (Oxford). 2020: baaa062. PubMed: 32761142 PMC: PMC7408187.


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