Number of species catalogued in a central database as of 2011
| Range | ~1.2e6 species |
|---|---|
| Organism | Biosphere |
| Reference | Mora C, Tittensor DP, Adl S, Simpson AG, Worm B. How many species are there on Earth and in the ocean? PLoS Biol. 2011 Aug9(8):e1001127. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.1001127 p.1 right column bottom paragraphPubMed ID21886479 |
| Method | "[Researchers] compiled the full taxonomic classifications of ~1.2 million currently valid species from several publicly accessible sources" |
| Comments | According to link there are 1.35e6 species as of 2013 |
| Entered by | Uri M |
| ID | 109316 |