Predicted: 7.7 Million Species in Kingdom Animalia (IMAGE)

Census of Marine Life

Predicted: 7.7 Million Species in Kingdom Animalia

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The innovative analytical model plots data from higher taxonomic levels on an exponential graph to predict 7.7 million species in Kingdom Animalia.

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