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{{ark section|status=1}}
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Contribute to the Ark Project at http://www.bay12games.com/forum/index.php?topic=46472.0.
  
=Animalia (animals)=
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Asterisks denote animals that must be renamed for inclusion in Dwarf Fortress.
  
{{ark variation|status=2
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==Mammalia (mammals)==
|raws=
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:''Main article: [[User talk:Lancensis/Mammals|Mammals]]''
[NATURAL]
 
[MUNDANE]
 
[CREATURE_CLASS:GENERAL_POISON]
 
}}
 
  
==Chordata (chordates)==
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==Aves (birds)==
===Vertebrata (vertebrates)===
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:''Main article: [[User talk:Lancensis/Birds|Birds]]''
====Mammalia (mammals)====
 
:''Main article: [[/Mammals|Mammals]]''
 
  
====Aves (birds)====
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==Reptilia (reptiles)==
:''Main article: [[/Birds|Birds]]''
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:''Main article: [[User talk:Lancensis/Reptiles|Reptiles]]''
  
====Reptilia (reptiles)====
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==Amphibia (amphibians)==
:''Main article: [[/Reptiles|Reptiles]]''
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Common frog http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Frog
  
====Amphibia (amphibians)====
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Moor frog http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moor_Frog
:''Main article: [[/Amphibians|Amphibians]]''
 
  
====Osteichthyes (bony fish)====
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Marsh frog http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marsh_Frog
:''Main article: [[/Bony_fish|Bony fish]]''
 
  
====Chondrichthyes (cartilaginous fish)====
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Pool frog http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pool_Frog
:''Main article: [[/Cartilaginous_fish|Cartilaginous fish]]''
 
  
====Agnatha (jawless fish)====
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Edible frog http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edible_Frog
  
=====Myxinidae (hagfish)=====
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Bullfrog http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bullfrog
  
[[Fish|Hagfish]] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hagfish '''(already included)'''
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Leopard frog http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leopard_frog
  
=====Petromyzontidae (lampreys)=====
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Bicoloured frog http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bicolored_Frog
Pouched lamprey http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pouched_lamprey
 
  
Silver lamprey http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silver_lamprey
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Tailed frog http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tailed_frog
  
[[Fish|Brook lamprey]] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_brook_lamprey '''(already included)'''
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Firebellied toad http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fire-bellied_toad
  
[[Sea lamprey]] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_lamprey '''(already included)'''
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Midwife toad http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midwife_toad
  
===Cephalochordata (lancelets)===
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New Zealand primitive frog* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leiopelmatidae
Lancelet http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lancelet (edible, but doesn't do much)
 
  
===Urochordata (tunicates)===
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Long-nosed horned frog http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long-nosed_Horned_Frog
  
====Ascidiacea====
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Garlic toad http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Spadefoot
Sea squirt http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ascidiacea (They look like sponges.)
 
  
Sea pineapple http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_pineapple (cultivated and used as food)
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Parsley frog http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parsley_Frogs
  
Predatory tunicate http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Predatory_tunicate
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Clawed frog http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xenopus
  
====Thaliacea====
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Star-fingered toad http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surinam_toad
Pyrosome http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyrosome
 
  
Salp http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salp
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Burrowing toad http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican_Burrowing_Toad
  
====Appendicularia====
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Spadefoot toad http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spadefoot_Toad
Larvacean http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larvacea (Largest is ~2 cm, creates mucus nets that filter food)
 
  
==Ambulacraria==
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Marsupial frog http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amphignathodontidae
===Hemichordata (hemichordates)===
 
Acorn worm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acorn_worm (can grow over 1 m long)
 
  
===Echinodermata (echinoderms)===
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Hairy frog http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthroleptidae
====Crinoidea (sea lilies)====
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Sea lily http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crinoid
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Gold frog http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazilian_Gold_Frog
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Natterjack toad http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natterjack_Toad
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Cane toad http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cane_toad
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==Actinopterygii (ray-finned bony fish)==
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===Marine fish===
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Kingfish http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingfish
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Wahoo http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wahoo
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Ballyhoo http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballyhoo
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Tarpon http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarpon
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Mullet http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mullet_%28fish%29
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Mahi-mahi http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahi-mahi
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Pompano http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pompano
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Parrotfish http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parrotfish
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Humphead wrasse http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humphead_wrasse
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Grunion http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grunion
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Triggerfish http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triggerfish
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Stonefish http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synanceia
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Grouper http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grouper
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===Freshwater fish===
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Silverside http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atheriniformes
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Redtail catfish http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redtail_catfish
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Blue catfish http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_catfish
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Walking catfish http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walking_catfish
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Channel catfish http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Channel_catfish
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Pacu http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacu
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Piranha http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piranha
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Crappie http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crappie
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Largemouth bass http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Largemouth_bass
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Smallmouth bass http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smallmouth_bass
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Peacock bass http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peacock_bass
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Bluegill http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bluegill
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Guppy http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guppy
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Minnow http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minnow
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==Chondrichthyes (cartilaginous fish)==
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:''Main article: [[User talk:Lancensis/Cartilaginous_fish|Cartilaginous fish]]''
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==Arthropoda (arthropods)==
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===Crustacea (crustaceans)===
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====Stomatopoda (mantis shrimp)====
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Mantis shrimp http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mantis_shrimp (Giant mantis shrimp should be ''deadly''.)
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====Dromiidae (sponge crabs)====
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Sponge crab http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dromiidae
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====Belliidae====
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Hand crab http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belliidae
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====Calappidae====
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Box crab http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calappa_%28crab%29
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====Atelecyclidae====
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Face crab http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atelecyclidae
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====Cancridae====
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Edible crab / Pie crab http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cancer_pagurus
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Master crab http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dungeness_crab
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Fan crab http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romaleon_antennarium
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====Cheiragonidae (helmet crabs)====
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Horsehair crab http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horsehair_crab
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====Goneplacidae====
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Square crab http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goneplax_rhomboides
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====Majidae (spider crabs)====
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Spiny crab http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maja_squinado
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Snow crab http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chionoecetes
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Spider crab http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_spider_crab
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Queen crab http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tasmanian_giant_crab
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Arrow crab http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stenorhynchus_seticornis
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====Portunidae (swimming crabs)====
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Blue crab http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Callinectes
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Green crab http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carcinus_maenas
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Swimming crab http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liocarcinus
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Witch crab http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Velvet_crab
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Flower crab http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portunus_pelagicus
  
Feather star http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crinoid (unstalked version of sea lilies)
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====Potamidae====
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Coin crab http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potamon_fluviatile
  
====Ophiuroidea (brittle stars)====
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====Xanthidae====
Brittle star http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ophiurida
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Boxer crab http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boxer_crab
  
Basket star http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euryalida
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====Varunidae====
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Mitten crab http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_mitten_crab
  
====Asteroidea (sea stars)====
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====Ocypodidae====
Bat star http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bat_star
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Ghost crab http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocypode
  
Blue sea star http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linckia_laevigata
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Fiddler crab http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiddler_crab
  
Common starfish http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_starfish
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Soldier crab http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mictyris
  
Crown-of-thorns starfish http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crown-of-thorns_starfish
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====Gecarcinidae (land crabs)====
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Hermit crab http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coenobita (needs a way to handle shells)
  
Pincushion sea star http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pincushion_sea_star
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Coconut crab / Robber crab http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coconut_crab (damn huge. Needs CURIOUSBEAST EATER and ITEM.)
  
Pink sea star http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pink_sea_star
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Moon crab http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halloween_crab
  
Purple sea star http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ochre_Sea_Star
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====Hexapodidae (six-legged crabs)====
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Red king crab http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paralithodes_camtschaticus
  
Sunflower sea star http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunflower_starfish
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Southern king crab* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lithodes_santolla
  
====Echinoidea (sea urchins)====
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''Paralomis hystrix''* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paralomis_hystrix
Slate pencil urchin http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slate_pencil_urchin_%28Atlantic%29
 
  
Red pencil urchin http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heterocentrotus_mammillatus
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Porcelain crab http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porcelain_crab (will also need anemones)
  
Heart urchin http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spatangoida
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===Chelicerata (arthropods with clawed mouth parts)===
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====Merostomata (horseshoe crabs)====
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Atlantic horseshoe crab http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horseshoe_crab
  
Purple sea urchin http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strongylocentrotus_purpuratus
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Mangrove horseshoe crab http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carcinoscorpius_rotundicauda
  
Red sea urchin http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_sea_urchin
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Costal horseshoe crab http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tachypleus_gigas
  
Sand dollar http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sand_dollar
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Japanese horseshoe crab* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tachypleus_tridentatus
  
====Holothuroidea (sea cucumbers)====
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====Arachnida (arachnids)====
Sea apple http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_apple
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=====Aranae (spiders)=====
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Funnel-web spider http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sydney_funnel-web_spider (Very poisonous, and rather aggressive.)
  
Warty sea cucumber http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parastichopus_parvimensis
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Mouse spider http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missulena (Similar level of toxicity to the funnel-web, but shyer and less aggressive)
  
Orange sea cucumber http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orange_sea_cucumber
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Rose tarantula http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chilean_rose_tarantula (Popular pet species.)
  
Sea pig http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scotoplanes
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Cobalt blue tarantula http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cobalt_blue_tarantula (Less popular species, due to aggression. Lovely color though. Maybe kobolds could ride giant versions ;)
  
Black-spotted sea cucumber http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isostichopus_badionotus
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Bird-eating spider http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goliath_birdeater (Or Goliath bird-eating spider. I erred on the side of brevity. Largest spider, in our world...)
  
Pelagic sea cucumber* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pelagothuria_natatrix (only true pelagic echinoderm known)
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Red-kneed tarantula http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican_redknee_tarantula (A pretty classic tarantula with an attractive color scheme.)
  
Pink swimming sea cucumber http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enypniastes (a more exotic name is "pink see-through fantasia")
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King baboon spider http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_baboon_spider (Included because of funny name. I am not proud.)
  
==Xenacoelomorpha==
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Pinktoe Tarantula http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinktoe_tarantula (Again, a popular pet.)
  
Xenoturbellid* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xenoturbella (very few organs at all; possibly too small)
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Earth tiger / Bird spider http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_bird_spider (Aggressive and apparently rather poisonous, although unlikely to be serious, let alone fatal.)
  
Acoel http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acoela
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Atypical tarantula / Purse web spider http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atypical_tarantula (Not like all those other tarantulas, no sirree. Demonstrates interesting hunting behavior, and its webs were used by locals as bandages.)
  
Mint sauce worm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symsagittifera_roscoffensis (acoel species)
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Ravine trapdoor spider http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyclocosmia (''Cyclocosmia truncata''. An unusual type of trapdoor spider with a flattened, armored rear end which it defends itself with, if predators attempt to gain access.)
  
==Vetulicolia==
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Brown trapdoor spider http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sydney_brown_trapdoor_spider (A more standard breed of trapdoor spider)
Vetulicolian* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vetulicolia (disputed taxonomic placement)
 
  
==Lophotrochozoa==
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Mountain jumping spider http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euophrys_omnisuperstes (The Himalayan jumping spider lives at the highest altitude of any creature (except presumably its prey). Though very rare, might add a touch of variety to dull mountains.)
===Mollusca (molluscs)===
 
:''Main article: [[/Molluscs|Molluscs]]''
 
  
===Annelida (segmented worms)===
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Ant-mimicking spider http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ant_mimicry#Spiders (A jumping spider camouflaged as a driver ant that preys on that which it mimics.)
====Polychaeta (bristle worms)====
 
Lugworm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lugworm
 
  
Tube worm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giant_tube_worm
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Zebra spider http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zebra_spider (A small, but feisty spider found in temperate zones.)
  
Cold seep tube worm* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lamellibrachia (dwells in cold seeps instead of hydrothermal vents)
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Peacock spider http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maratus_volans (Colorful tropical species with a bizarre courtship dance.)
  
Feather duster worm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sabellidae
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Herbivorous jumping spider http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bagheera_kiplingi (Only herbivorous spider.)
  
Tree worm* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spirobranchus_giganteus
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Long-fanged jumping spider http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fsBcIW-leyM/Sqcy7eaa6nI/AAAAAAAADSo/naVv9f8NC3k/s400/zzzzaaaavolcanoa.jpg (Newly discovered tropical species.)
  
Ragworm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nereididae
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Green jumping spider http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mopsus_(genus) Tropical. (A personal favorite.)
  
Fireworm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amphinomidae
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Portia spider http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portia_(genus) (A spider with a staggering array of tricks for getting prey.)
  
Eunicid worm* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eunice_aphroditois (nasty jaw)
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Brown recluse spider http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown_recluse_spider (Infamous for its necrotic venom, which must be far more problematic without modern medical care. Often mistaken for other species, but can be identified by the number of eyes: six.)
  
Squidworm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teuthidodrilus
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Six-eyed sand spider http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Six-eyed_sand_spider (Related to the above, rumored to be even more dangerous, although its desert habitat means it is less likely to come into contact with humans.)
  
Cut-winged worm* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomopteris (given name is based on Tomopteris)
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Spitting spider http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spitting_spider (One of the fastest attackers in the animal kingdom. Sprays prey with sticky venom from afar.)
  
Boneworm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osedax
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Ladybird spider http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eresus (An attractive species that's sadly endangered in Britain, although common as muck in Europe.)
  
Hydrothermal worm* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alvinella_pompejana
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Assassin spider / Pelican spider http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archaeidae (Tiny, buy staggeringly bizarre appearance. Tropical.)
  
Methane worm* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hesiocaeca_methanicola (lives in solid methane deposits)
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Ogre-faced spider http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deinopis (A generic representative of ''Deinopis''. Found in forests worldwide.)
  
Parchment worm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaetopterus
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Smiley faced spider http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gasteracantha_cancriformis (An orb weaver with interesting back patterns. Presumably the opposite of above.)
  
Sandcastle worm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandcastle_worm
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Garden spider http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_garden_spider (Essentially a stand-in for any common orb weavers.)
  
Sand mason worm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lanice_conchilega
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Star-bellied orb weaver http://www.uky.edu/Ag/CritterFiles/casefile/spiders/orbweavers/orb.htm#star (Interesting back plates. From Florida.)
  
Cone worm* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pectinariidae (more commonly known as trumpet worms, however DF musical instruments are procedurally generated)
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Money spider http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linyphiidae (Tiny, but incredibly numerous.)
  
Green bomber worm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swima_bombiviridis
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Golden orb-web spider http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nephila_clavipes (Not technically an orb weaver, but a large distinctive species none the less.)
  
Pigbutt worm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pigbutt_worm
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Black widow spider http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latrodectus_hesperus http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latrodectus_mactans (There are a bunch of widow spiders so I picked the two most famous, which are, not coincidentally likely the most dangerous.)
  
====Echiura (spoon worms)====
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Redback spider http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redback_spider (Similar to American widow spiders. Considered medically significant, although deaths are rare, even without antivenin)
Spoon worm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Echiura
 
  
====Clitellata (collared segmented worms)====
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Wandering spider http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazilian_wandering_spider (Almost certainly the most dangerous spider. Aggressive, fearless and very poisonous. "Laboratory mice subjected to ''P. nigriventer'' venom experienced intense penile erections before succumbing to the toxin." - Wikipedia)
=====Oligochaeta (earthworms)=====
 
[[Worm|Earthworm]] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earthworm '''(already included)'''
 
  
Blackworm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lumbriculus_variegatus (Possibly too specific)
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Wolf Spider http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolf_spider
  
Potworm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enchytraeidae (best representative is the Grindal worm: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enchytraeus_buchholzi)
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No-eyed big-eyed wolf spider http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kauai_cave_wolf_spider
  
Ice worm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_worm (can die when temperature is above freezing for too long)
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Lynx spider http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lynx_spider
  
Sludge worm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tubifex_tubifex (capable of living in heavily polluted waters, such as [[sewer]]s)
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Fishing spider http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dolomedes
  
=====Hirudinea (leeches)=====
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Huntsman spider http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huntsman_spider (Large, fast moving and occasionally aggressive tropical species, that presents no real danger, besides car crashes when they drop into people's laps, while driving. Large specimens are found in caves.)
[[Leech]] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leech '''(already included)''' (likely based on Hirudo spp., the blood-sucking medicinal leeches)
 
  
Jawless leech http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossiphoniidae
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White lady http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leucorchestris_arenicola (Unusual desert relative of the huntsman spider which cartwheels down sand dunes to escape predatory wasps)
  
Fish leech http://www.eol.org/pages/68
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House spider http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tegenaria_domestica
  
Land leech http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haemadipsidae
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Water spider http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diving_bell_spider
  
Worm-leech http://www.eol.org/pages/42
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=====Scorpiones (scorpions)=====
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Emperor scorpion http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_scorpion (Tropical. Largest species, but not dangerous.)
  
===Bryozoa (moss animals)===
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Fat-tailed scorpion http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fattail_scorpion (Lives in Deserts. Dangerously venomous with a very powerfully muscled stinger. There are many varieties - this is a generalised species)
Bryozoan* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bryozoa (also called "moss animal"; colonies (zooids) can reach 10 cm long)
 
  
===Nemertea (ribbon worms)===
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Deathstalker scorpion http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deathstalker (Deserts. Aptly named)
Ribbon worm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nemertea
 
  
===Kamptozoa (entoprocts)===
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Spitting scorpion http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parabuthus_transvaalicus (Sprays venom from its tail, like an honest-to-god Transformer. Quite dangerous, even without this ability. Video here http://s146.photobucket.com/albums/r264/galapoheros/?action=view&current=DSCN9794.flv )
Entoproct http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Entoprocta
 
  
===Sipuncula (peanut worms)===
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Desert hairy scorpion http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giant_desert_hairy_scorpion (Large, but unthreatening species from the Americas)
Peanut worm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sipuncula
 
  
===Brachiopoda (lamp shells)===
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Dark cave scorpion http://bugguide.net/node/view/34626 (Cave-dweller often communal. Venom was not mentioned, so I'm going to assume it isn't deadly. Don't do this at home, kids!)
Lamp shell http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brachiopod
 
  
===Phoronida (horseshoe worms)===
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Yellow-tailed scorpion http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euscorpius_flavicaudis (Can be found in temperate zones. Not dangerous at all.)
Horseshoe worm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoronid
 
  
==Platyzoa (flatworms and spiny-headed worms)==
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=====Solifugae (camel spiders)=====
Marine flatworm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turbellaria
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Solifuge http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solifugae (Generalised all-purpose solifugid or wind scorpion, or camel spider or whatever you want to call it)
  
Land flatworm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geoplanidae
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=====Amblypygi (tailless whip scorpions)=====
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Tailess whip scorpion http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amblypygi (Not to be confused with below. Not venomous/dangerous to anything larger than itself. Can be found in tropical caves. Likes to snuggle, apparantly: http://www.livescience.com/animals/070319_sweet_spiders.html)
  
Planarian http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planarian (has remarkable regeneration)
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=====Thelyphonida (whip scorpions)=====
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Whip scorpion / Vinegarroon http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thelyphonida (Can spray an unpleasant acidic solution at interlopers)
  
Tapeworm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cestoda
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===Insecta (insects)===
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Bombardier beetle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombardier_beetle (material breath very hot liquid!)
  
Fluke http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trematoda
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===Myriapoda (centipedes and millipedes)===
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Stone centipede http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lithobius (Common representative species. Represents ''Lithobius foricatus''. Found under rocks in damp areas.)
  
Spiny-headed worm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acanthocephala
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Tiger centipede http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scolopendra_polymorpha (Large striped species, found in desert areas.)
  
==Scalidophora==
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Soil centipede http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centipede#Geophilomorpha (Long, threadlike centipede. Represents various geophilomorphs. Found in soil, but you probably guessed that.)
Penis worm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Priapulida (That really is their common name.)
 
  
==Nematoida (nematodes and horsehair worms)==
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Cave centipede http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centipede#Scutigeromorpha (Generalised giant tropical scutigeramorph. Very long legs, evolved to locate prey in the dark, and terrify humanoids. Possibly painful (but not deadly) bite.)
Nematode http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nematode (also called roundworm)
 
  
Horsehair worm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nematomorpha
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House centipede http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scutigeridae (Similar to above, but lives in your house. Name is arguably problematic. Suggest "fortress centipede".)
  
==Chaetognatha (arrow worms)==
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Greater centipede http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scolopendra_gigantea (Renamed giant centipede. A tropical/cave-dwelling species (although there is presently no way to confine a creature to caves in tropical biomes). Preys on small mammals, such as bats, and has a bite that can cause medical complications in the bite area, although there are no recorded fatalities.)
Arrow worm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaetognatha
 
  
==Arthropoda (arthropods)==
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Pill millipede http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pill_millipede (Primitive millipede that can roll into a ball, similar to that of a woodlouse.)
:''Main article: [[/Arthropods|Arthropods]]''
 
  
===Crustacea (crustaceans)===
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Shocking pink dragon millipede http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desmoxytes_purpurosea (Loudly colored tropical species. Produces cyanide that can poison those who handle it.)
:''Main article: [[/Arthropods/Crustaceans|Crustaceans]]''
 
  
===Arachnida (arachnids)===
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Yellow-spotted millipede http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harpaphe_haydeniana (Similar to above, but tasteless in a different way.)
:''Main article: [[/Arthropods/Arachnids|Arachnids]]''
 
  
===Insects (insects)===
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Chongololo http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archispirostreptus_gigas (a.k.a the giant African millipede. Tropical forests are its habitat.)
:''Main article: [[/Arthropods/Insects|Insects]]''
 
  
==Onychophora (velvet worms)==
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Black millipede http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tachypodoiulus_niger
Velvet worm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onychophora (These are awesome! Also, they spit glue as a weapon! If Toady made the name (just name, not behavior) of the GCS web attack customizable it'd work perfectly!)
 
  
 
==Tardigrada (tardigrades)==
 
==Tardigrada (tardigrades)==
Tardigrade http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tardigrade (size is too small, but this is the tardigrade. exceptions must be made)
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Tardigrade / Water bear http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tardigrade (Even the vermin kind might be "huge tardigrade".)
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==Onychophora (velvet worms)==
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Velvet worm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onychophora (These are awesome! Also, they spit glue as a weapon! If Toady made the name (just name, not behavior) of the GCS web attack customizable it'd work perfectly!)  
  
 
==Cnidaria (cnidarians)==
 
==Cnidaria (cnidarians)==
===Anthozoa (corals and sea anemones)===
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Man o' war http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portuguese_Man_o%27_War
Stony coral http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scleractinia (or hard coral)
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Box jellyfish http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Box_jellyfish
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Lion's mane jellyfish http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lion%27s_mane_jellyfish
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Crown jellyfish http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crown_jellyfish (technically a classification, but a small one)
  
Soft coral http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcyonacea
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Coral http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coral
  
Black coral http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_coral
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==Lophotrochozoa (mollusks and ribbon worms)==
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Greater blue-ringed octopus http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greater_Blue-ringed_Octopus
  
Blue coral http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_coral
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Mimic octopus http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mimic_Octopus (perhaps different castes for its different mimics?)
  
Sea fan http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gorgonian
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North Pacific giant octopus* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Pacific_Giant_Octopus (but I guess the "North Pacific" part can be left out)
  
Sea pen http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_pen
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Nudibranch http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nudibranch (sea slugs)
  
Sea anemone http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_anemone
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Ribbon worm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nemertea
  
Tube anemone http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tube-dwelling_anemone
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==Echinodermata (echinoderms)==
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Sea lily http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crinoid
  
Zoanthid http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zoantharia
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Crown-of-thorns starfish http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crown-of-thorns_starfish
  
===Medusozoa===
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==Porifera (sponges)==
====Scyphozoa (jellyfishes)====
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Sponge http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sponge
Lion's mane jellyfish http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lion's_mane_jellyfish
 
  
Crown jellyfish http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crown_jellyfish (technically a classification, but a small one)
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==Extinct animals==
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===Mammalia (mammals)===
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====Eutheria (placental mammals)====
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Glyptodont http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glyptodontidae (DF will NOT be complete until it has these; think stegosaurus, but 10 times the awesome and probably lived alongside humans.)
  
[[Sea nettle jellyfish|Sea nettle]] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_nettle '''(already included)'''
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River dolphin http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/River_dolphin (possibly not extinct)
  
Mauve stinger http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pelagia_noctiluca
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Honshu wolf* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honshu_Wolf
  
Moon jelly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aurelia_aurita
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Warrah http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falkland_Islands_Wolf
  
Spotted jellyfish http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mastigiidae
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Atlas bear* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlas_Bear
  
Blubber jellyfish http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jelly_blubber
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Sea mink http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_Mink
  
Cannonball jellyfish http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannonball_jellyfish (edible)
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Irish elk* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_Elk (one of the largest deer with the largest set of antlers)
  
Upside-down jellyfish http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cassiopea
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Syrian wild ass* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_Wild_Ass
  
Egg yolk jellyfish http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phacellophora_camtschatica
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Quagga http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quagga (similar to a zebra)
  
Big red jellyfish* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiburonia (another similar species is http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stygiomedusa_gigantea)
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Tarpan http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarpan (Asian wild horse)
  
Deepstar jellyfish* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deepstaria
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Aurochs / Urus http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aurochs
  
====Cubozoa (box jellyfishes)====
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Bluebuck http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bluebuck
Box jellyfish http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Box_jellyfish
 
  
====Staurozoa (stalked jellyfishes)====
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Emperor Rat http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_Rat
Stalked jellyfish http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stauromedusae
 
  
====Hydrozoa (hydrozoans)====
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White-footed rabbit-rat http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White-footed_Rabbit-rat
Blue button http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porpita_porpita
 
  
By-the-wind sailor http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Velella
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Short-tailed hopping mouse http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Short-tailed_Hopping_Mouse
  
Fire coral http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fire_coral (not a true coral)
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Lava mouse http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lava_Mouse
  
Air fern http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_fern (corpse is sold as mock ferns)
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Montane hutia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montane_Hutia
  
Man o' war http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portuguese_Man_o'_War
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====Metatheria (marsupials)====
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''Propleopus oscillans''* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Propleopus
  
Giant siphonophore http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Praya_dubia
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Lesser bilby http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesser_Bilby
  
Pelagic siphonophore http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marrus_orthocanna
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Thylacine http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thylacine
  
String jellyfish http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apolemia_uvaria
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===Aves (birds)===
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Moa http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moa
  
Crystal jellyfish http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aequorea_victoria
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Passenger pigeon http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passenger_Pigeon
  
Flower hat jellyfish http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flower_hat_jelly
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Dodo http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dodo
  
Freshwater jellyfish http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Craspedacusta_sowerbii
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Elephant bird http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elephant_Bird
  
==Ctenophora (comb jellies)==
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Haast's eagle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haast%27s_Eagle
Comb jelly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ctenophora (looks like a jellyfish but is very different)
 
  
Bloodybelly comb jelly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lampocteis
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Dwarf emu http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kangaroo_Island_Emu
  
Comb jelly girdle* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venus_girdle
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Pink-headed duck http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pink-headed_Duck (possibly not extinct)
  
==Porifera (sponges)==
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Heath hen http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heath_Hen
[[Sponge]] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demosponge '''(already included)'''
 
  
Calcareous sponge http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calcareous_sponge (menaces with spicules of calcium)
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Great auk http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Auk
  
Glass sponge http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hexactinellid
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Pied raven http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pied_Raven (Not a new species, but a color morph of the raven. Like melanism in jaguars, DF can do this without a new species.)
  
Bath sponge http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spongia_officinalis (usable for cleaning)
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Huia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huia
  
Cloud sponge http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloud_sponge (major part of sponge reefs)
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Bushwren http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bushwren
  
Harp sponge http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chondrocladia_lyra
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Laughing owl http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laughing_Owl
  
Flower basket sponge* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venus%27_flower_basket
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===Reptilia (reptiles)===
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Liopleurodon http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liopleurodon (These are freaking hardcore.)
  
==Extinct animals==
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===Insecta (insects)===
===Extinct animals (Mesozoic)===
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Xerces blue* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xerces_Blue
:''Main article: [[/Extinct (Mesozoic)|Extinct (Mesozoic)]]''
 
  
===Extinct animals (Pre-Medieval Cenozoic)===
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Rocky Mountain locust* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocky_Mountain_locust
:''Main article: [[/Extinct (Pre-Medieval Cenozoic)|Extinct (Pre-Medieval Cenozoic)]]''
 

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