Table 6. Biotic diversity in the Gulf of Mexico.
| Taxonomic group | No. species1,2 |
| Domain Archaea | UD |
| Domain Bacteria (including Cyanobacteria) | UD (45) |
| Domain Eukarya | 15,374 |
| Kingdom Chromista | 1,034 |
| Phaeophyta | 86 |
| Kingdom Plantae | 967 |
| Chlorophyta | 195 |
| Rhodophyta | 392 |
| Angiospermae | 370 |
| Kingdom Protoctista (Protozoa) | 2,169 |
| Dinomastigota (Dinoflagellata) | 644 |
| Foraminifera | 951 |
| Kingdom Animalia | 11,150 |
| Porifera | 339 |
| Cnidaria | 792 |
| Platyhelminthes | 705 |
| Mollusca | 2455 |
| Annelida | 866 |
| Crustacea | 2579 |
| Bryozoa | 266 |
| Echinodermata | 522 |
| Urochordata (Tunicata) | 102 |
| Other invertebrates | 549 |
| Vertebrata (Pisces) | 1541 |
| Other vertebrates | 434 |
| TOTAL REGIONAL DIVERSITY 3 | 15,419 4 |
Notes:
1
Sources of the reports: databases, scientific literature, books, field guides, technical reports, and personal communication with taxonomic experts.
2
Identification guides cited in Text S2.
3
Includes all taxonomic groups as reported in Table S1.
4
Includes 54 species of fungi.
UD = Listed in work but number undetermined to date.