Metazoa (Animals) is a kingdom of Life. There are 1402683 species of Animals, in 147157 genera and 8933 families. It includes groups like Cnidarians, Sponges, and Comb Jellies.
Definition: The institution that holds a type specimen for a given species. The recommended best practice is to use the identifier in a collections registry such as the Biodiversity Collections Index (http://www.biodiversitycollectionsindex.org/).