As you want to know that how many types of clouds , so I would like to tell you cloud divided according to their height, forming mechanism and other characteristics that have been adopted universally.

Here is some of types of clouds:
Type 1
Very tenuous; resembles cirrus.
Type 2
Bands. Long streaks, often in parallel groups or interwoven at small angles.
Subtypes
2A
Streaks with diffuse, blurred edges.
2B
Streaks with sharply defined edges.
Type 3
Billows. Clearly spaced, roughly parallel short streaks.
Subtypes
3A
Short, straight, narrow streaks.
3B
Wave-like structures with undulations.
Type 4
Whirls. Partial (or, more rarely, complete) rings with dark centers.
Subtypes
4A
Whirls possessing a small angular radius of curvature, sometimes resembling light ripples on a water surface.
4B
Simple curve of medium angular radius with one or more bands.
4C
Whirls with large-scale ring structures.

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