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Order PodicipediformesDomain Eukarya Kingdom Animalia Sub-kingdom Eumetazoa Sub-sub-kingdom Bilateria Metaphylum Enterocoelous Coelomates Phylum Chordata Subphylum Vertebrata Class Aves Subclass Neornithes Superorder Neognathae Order Podicipediformes This order, found worldwide, contains the grebes. The legs are elongated far back on the body, the toes are lobate, and the tail is reduced. They are very good divers. Latin: podex, rump + pes, foot + forma, shape. (Dorit et al, 1991) |