Table 7. Biotic diversity in the Insular Pacific–Hawaiian Large Marine Ecosystem.
Taxonomic group | No. species1 |
Domain Archaea | UD |
Domain Bacteria (including Cyanobacteria) | UD (183) |
Domain Eukarya | 8,244 |
Kingdom Chromista | 175 |
Phaeophyta | 84 |
Kingdom Plantae | 821 |
Chlorophyta | 247 |
Rhodophyta | 574 |
Angiospermae | UD |
Kingdom Protoctista (Protozoa) | 798 |
Dinomastigota (Dinoflagellata) | 43 |
Foraminifera | 755 |
Kingdom Animalia | 6,395 |
Porifera | 144 |
Cnidaria | 460 |
Platyhelminthes | 676 |
Mollusca | 1345 |
Annelida | 343 |
Crustacea | 1325 |
Bryozoa | 168 |
Echinodermata | 309 |
Urochordata (Tunicata) | 102 |
Other invertebrates | 228 |
Vertebrata (Pisces) | 1214 |
Other vertebrates | 81 |
TOTAL REGIONAL DIVERSITY 2 | 8,427 3 |
Notes:
Sources of the reports: databases, scientific literature, books, field guides, technical reports, and personal communication with taxonomic experts.
Includes all taxonomic groups as reported in Table S1.
Includes 55 species of fungi.
UD = Listed in work but number undetermined to date.