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Aug 13, 2023 · We are not talking about all species that exist on earth – but simply the total number of species that have already been recorded in scientific publications. Nobody knows how many there are. Expert 'A' might think that there are 17 000 annelids known, but expert 'B' believes to know about 20 000.
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Feb 10, 2020 · Wikispecies is a free site of species. It covers Animalia, Plantae, Fungi, Bacteria, Archaea, Protista and all other kinds of life. So far we have 870,782 articles. Wikispecies is free, because life is public domain! If you have any questions about Wikispecies, please sign up at the Wikispecies mailing list: mailinglist.
Oct 6, 2023 · Wikispecies is intended to be a free taxonomic reference and directory, for both the scientist and the average reader. It exists as a database aggregating the classifications and genetic family tree of all species of life, from all six kingdoms.
Wikispecies is a sister project of Wikipedia, and so it is a wiki supported by the Wikimedia Foundation. It is a free directory of species that wants to make a full catalog of all living things. It tells of how species are classified into groups ( taxonomy ), and how those groups are similar to one another.
Aug 21, 2023 · Wikispecies is not a fork of Wikipedia. It is quite the opposite. Wikispecies aims to feed into the Wikipedias. Features such as cross-wiki transclusion are being worked on to make this easier. Integrating Wikispecies into Wikimedia, rather than it being a separate project, prevents a fork.