Synonym: Metazoa Haeckel 1874
Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824
Parent taxon: Opisthokonta according to M. A. Ruggiero et al. 2015
See also Adl et al. 2005, Blackwell 2004, Lang et al. 2002, Margulis 1996, Sepkoski 2002, Shoshani et al. 1989, Woese et al. 1990 and Zrzavy et al. 1998
Sister taxa: Choanomonada, Choanozoa, Fungi, Holozoa, Mesomycetozoa, Microsporidia
Subtaxa: Agmata Arboreomorpha Armillifera Atalotaenia Beltanelliformis Bilateria Bilaterialomorpha Bomakellia Bronicella Chenmengella Chondroplon Cnidaria Convolutubus Deuteronectanebos Dictyorhabdus Diploblastica Eodiorygma Epitheliozoa Erniettomorpha Eumetazoa Euradiculata Evmiaksia Funisia Gephyrea Goettingenia Hadrynichorde Hadryniscala Hiemalora Homoblastica Hyolithelminthida Inaria Khasaktidae Kimberellomorpha Kinzeriidae Kuckaraukia Kullingia Lazaichnus Lidaconus Limacites Lomosovis Macrocypris kayi Mawsonites Megathrix Mesozoa Muricassis Namalia Nectocarididae Nemiana Odontogriphidae Oligoopilionus Ovatoscutum Palaeacmaea Paracharnia Parazoa Parviscopa Pentaradialomorpha Persimedusites Petalonamae Porifera Primocandelabrum Proarticulata Problematica Protolyellia Pseudovendia Rangeomorpha Rhizostomites Scenellopsis Sentularia Silicea Silicispongea Siphonoconcha Somatohelix Spygoria Subtilicyathus Tentaculitoidea Tetraradialomorpha Trichoplax Triradialomorpha Ventogyrus Vertebrosa Westgardia Xidazoon Yangtziramulus Yelovichnus Yunnanomedusa