Table 5. Biotic diversity in the Southeast U.S. Continental Shelf Large Marine Ecosystem.

Taxonomic group	No. species1,2
Domain Archaea	UD
Domain Bacteria (including Cyanobacteria)	48 (16)
Domain Eukarya	4,229
Kingdom Chromista	217
Phaeophyta	217
Kingdom Plantae	113
Chlorophyta	65
Rhodophyta	38
Angiospermae	10
Kingdom Protoctista (Protozoa)	165
Dinomastigota (Dinoflagellata)
Foraminifera	165
Kingdom Animalia	3,734
Porifera	111
Cnidaria	362
Platyhelminthes
Mollusca	698
Annelida	400
Crustacea	696
Bryozoa	91
Echinodermata
Urochordata (Tunicata)	35
Other invertebrates	41
Vertebrata (Pisces)	1200
Other vertebrates	100
TOTAL REGIONAL DIVERSITY 3	4,277

Notes:

¹Sources of the reports: databases, scientific literature, books, field guides, technical reports, and personal communication with taxonomic experts.

²Identification guides cited in Text S2.

³Includes all taxonomic groups as reported in Tables S1 and S5.

UD  =  Listed in work but number undetermined to date.