Marine life from 10 million to 14 million, of which about 1.2 million have been documented and over 86 percent have not yet been described. Microorganisms constitute more than 90% of the marine biomass. A microorganism (or microbe) is a microscopic living organism, which may be single-celled or multicellular. Microorganisms are very diverse and include all bacteria, archaea and most protozoa. This group also contains some species of fungi, algae, and certain microscopic animals, such as rotifers. Many macroscopic animals and plants have microscopic juvenile stages. Some microbiologists also classify viruses (and viroids) as microorganisms, but others consider these as nonliving. In
International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants International Botanical Congress have produced revised versions of these "Rules", later called the "International Code of Botanical Nomenclature", and then "International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants". The Nomenclature Section of the 18th International Botanical Congress in Melbourne, Australia (2011) made major changes: Some important versions are listed below. Specific to botany More general International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants The International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants (ICN) is the set of rules and recommendations dealing with the formal botanical names that are given to plants, fungi and a few other groups