Country study Burkina Faso 
Biodiversity 

Appendix 2. Taxonomic inventory of principal phyla of biological diversity
according to the five KINGDOMs of Margulius, L. and K. Schwart (1988)

VIRUS (NOT A KINGDOM) 150 000
	Families	Genera	Species
	33	84
PROCARYOTAE KINGDOM (Bacteria and moners)
Taxons	Families	Genera	Species
BACTÉRIA (Bacteria)	83	413
CYANOBACTÉRIA (blue green Algae)	?	?	?
MYCOPLASMS	?	?	?
RICKESTTIES	?	?	?
PROTOCTISTA KINGDOM (Algae et protozoa)
Taxons	Families	Genera	Species
(Algae)	32	88	191
BACILLARIOPHYTA (Diatomes)	?	?	?
PROTOZOA (Protozoa)	?	?	?
KINGDOM : EUMYCOTA (Mushrooms et al.) (1 500 000 Estab. total non described species)
Taxons	Families	Genera	Species
ASCOMYCOTA (Morelles et al.)	8 ?	24 ?	28
BASIDIOMYCOTA (Bolets, russules, al.)	?	?	?
LICHENOPHYTA (Lichens)	?	?	?
KINGDOM : PLANTAE (Plants)
Taxons	Families	Genera	Species
BRYOPHYTA (Mousses et al.)	?	?	?
LYCOPODIOPHYTA (Lycopodes)	?	?	?
EQUISETOPHYTA (Preles)	?	?	?
PTERIDOPHYTA (Ferns)	?	?	?
CONIFEROPHYTA (Conifers et al.)	?	?	?
MAGNOLIOPHYTA (dico+mono)	349	838	1188
KINGDOM : ANIMALIA (Animals)
Taxons	Families	Genera	Species
CNIDARIA (Hydra et al.)	?	?	?
PLATELMELMENTHES (Flat worms)	?	?	?
NEMERTEA (Ribbon worms)	?	?	?
ROTIFERA (Rotifers)	?	?	?
NEMATA (Round worms)	?	?	?
MOLLUSCA (Molluscs)	10	13	28
ANNELIDA (Earthworms, leeches, al.)	?	?	?
ARACHNIDA (Spiders)	?	?	?
COLLEMBOLA (Collemboles)	?	?	?
CRUSTACEA (Crustaceans)	5	6	6
INSECTA (Insects)	151	250	1515
CHILOPOLDA (Centipedes)	?	?	?
DIPLOPODA (Millipedes)	?	?	?
Osteithyes (Bony fishes)	24	57	118
Amphibia (Frogs, salamanders)	5	16	30
Reptilia (Turtles, snakes)	16	52	60
Aves (Birds)	100	292	482
Mammalia (Mammals)	33	77	128
Total	849	2210	3774