Table 12. Main publications on marine fauna and flora of China's seas.

Name of publications		Volumes published
Fauna Sinica	Invertebrata	47 volumes by Science Press (25 volumes marine)
	Vertebrata	7+1 volumes
Flora Algarum Marinarum Sinicarum		8 volumes
Studia Marina Sinica		>22 volumes, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (IOCAS)
Studia Marina Sinca—Xisha Islands marine biota		6 volumes
CAS Nansha Islands Comprehensive Expedition, Science Reports		South China Sea Institute of Oceanology (SCSIOCAS) >15 volumes
Marine Species and Their Distribution in China's Seas		HUANG Zongguo, editor, 1994. 20,278 species recorded (including fossil spp.) 2nd ed. 2008
Checklist of Marine Biota of China Seas		LIU Ruiyu, editor, 2008. 22,629 species recorded.