I.   Introductory provisions

Species is the basic unit of biological classification and taxonomical rank often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring.

The total number of Level 3 - Simple a-sexual mono neural species still in existence on planet Earth is estimated between 2.5 and 4 million species:

(i) Fungi kingdom is estimated to contain between 1.5 to 2 million species

(ii) Algae kingdom is estimated to contain between 500,000 and 1 million species

(iii) Jellies and Sponges (Porifera phylum) is estimated to contain between 25,000 to 50,000 species

(iv) Worms and Echioderms account for between 500,000 and 1 million species

(v) Ferns and Horsetails (Pteridophyta Division) account for less than 20,000 species

(vi) Moss (Bryophyta) account for between 15,000 and 25,000 species

(vii) Psilophyte has only one known remaining species known as the whisk ferns

The total number of Level 4 - Simple sexual dual neural species still in existence on planet Earth is estimated between 1.5 and 2.5 million species:

(i) Coral is estimated to contain between 500 to 2,000 species

(ii) Mollusks account for between 100,000 and 150,000 species

(iii) Crustaceans account for between 60,000 and 100,000 species

(iv) Insect account for between 1 to 1.5 million species, followed by

(v) Flowering trees account for between 150,000 and 200,000 species

(vi) Flowering plants with around 250,000 to 500,000 species.

The total number of Level 4 - Complex triple neural species (Chordata) still in existence on planet Earth is estimated between 200,000 and 350,000 species with Vertebrates representing between 60,000 and 80,000 species.

The species name given to men and women is Homo Sapiens of the taxonomic genus Homo and the family Hominidae. The genus Homo is estimated to be between 2.1 and 2.4 million years old, while the species Homo Sapiens is between 180,000 and 230,000 years old. All other species of the genus Homo are extinct except for Homo Sapiens.

Any attempt to divide the species Homo Sapiens into two (2) species is patently absurd, false and not permitted to be used as the basis of any law, custom or rule.