The taxa selected for active research include the core taxa mandated by the National Science Foundation as part of the National Biodiversity Network. However, surveys of specif taxa are by their very nature "expert limited", and if a scientist is not available for a given taxon, the survey will be deferred. By the same token, if a specialist is available for a non-mandated taxon, we take advantage of these special cases. The following chart includes all the taxa for which at least some survey data from the Catskills is available. A continuing effort is under way to retrieve historical data included in published literature, or associated with specimens in bio-collection institutions.

PROTOCISTA

Phylum: Myxomycota

FUNGI   [see Fungal Flora]

Phylum: Ascomycota
Phylum: Basidiomycota
Phylum: Mycophycophyta

ANIMALIA

Phylum: Arthropoda

Subphylum: Uniramia

Class: Insecta

Order: Ephemeroptera
Order: Odonata
Order: Tricoptera  [see Catskill Headwaters]
Order: Plecoptera
Order: Lepidoptera
Order: Hymenoptera  [see Hemlock Forest]
Order: Coleoptera

Family: Carabidae  [see Catskill Headwaters]

Subphylum: Chelicerata

Class: Arachnida

Order: Araneae
Order: Acarina

Phylum: Chordata

Superclass: Tetrepoda

Class: Amphibia  [see Catskill Headwaters]
Class: Reptilia

PLANTAE  [see Catskill Flora Project]

Phylum: Bryophyta
Phylum: Lycopodophyta
Phylum: Coniferophyta
Phylum: Angiospermophyta

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