Table 9. Biotic diversity in the California Current Large Marine Ecosystem.
| Taxonomic group | No. species1,2,3 |
| Domain Archaea | UD |
| Domain Bacteria (including Cyanobacteria) | UD |
| Domain Eukarya | 10,160 |
| Kingdom Chromista | 187 |
| Phaeophyta | 187 |
| Kingdom Plantae | 703 |
| Chlorophyta | 139 |
| Rhodophyta | 557 |
| Angiospermae | 7 |
| Kingdom Protoctista (Protozoa) | 896 |
| Dinomastigota (Dinoflagellata) | UD |
| Foraminifera | 670 |
| Kingdom Animalia | 8,374 |
| Porifera | 134 |
| Cnidaria | 400 |
| Platyhelminthes | 1389 |
| Mollusca | 663 |
| Annelida | 830 |
| Crustacea | 2680 |
| Bryozoa | 150 |
| Echinodermata | 290 |
| Urochordata (Tunicata) | 62 |
| Other invertebrates | 733 |
| Vertebrata (Pisces) | 909 |
| Other vertebrates | 134 |
| TOTAL REGIONAL DIVERSITY 4 | 10,160 5 |
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
Taxonomic experts cited in Text S4.
4
Includes all taxonomic groups as reported in Table S1.
5
Includes 198 parasite-only other protozoans (Haplosporida, Microsporida, Myxosporida, Sarcomastigophora, Sporozoa).
UD = Listed in work but number undetermined to date.