Table 1. Species abundance and record counts across 22 recorded phyla.
Phylum | Species Count | Record Count |
Crustaceans | 283 | 4767 |
Nematodes | 170 | 460 |
Annelids | 147 | 725 |
Molluscs | 161 | 588 |
Echinoderms | 119 | 1160 |
Chordates | 114 | 8201 |
Bryozoans | 112 | 354 |
Chelicerates | 93 | 530 |
Sponges | 81 | 294 |
Cnidarians | 78 | 358 |
Platyhelmenthes | 33 | 52 |
Nemertea | 15 | 60 |
Acanthocephala | 12 | 19 |
Chaetognatha | 5 | 92 |
Entoprocts | 5 | n/a |
Sipuncula | 4 | 55 |
Tardigrades | 3 | 4 |
Brachiopods | 3 | 3 |
Cephalorhyncha | 2 | 4 |
Hemichordates | 2 | n/a |
Ctenophora | 2 | n/a |
Echiura | 1 | 6 |
Total | 1445 | 17732 |