Table 1.
The status of marine materia medica resources in China.
| Category | Phylum | Medicinal Resources | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Materia Medica No. | Medicinal Species No. | ||
| Cyanobacteria | Cyanophyta | 6 | 13 |
| Algae | Rhodophyta | 48 | 94 |
| Bacillariophyta | 2 | 8 | |
| Phaeophyta | 23 | 45 | |
| Chlorophyta | 10 | 24 | |
| Salt marsh vascular plants, mangroves, and seashore associated embryophytes | Pteridophyta | 1 | 1 |
| Angiospermae | 114 | 79 | |
| Marine animals | Porifera | 9 | 9 |
| Coelenterata | 42 | 56 | |
| Annelida | 4 | 8 | |
| Sipuncula | 2 | 3 | |
| Mollusca | 111 | 428 | |
| Arthropoda | 33 | 106 | |
| Echinodermata | 19 | 83 | |
| Urochordata | 3 | 4 | |
| Cephalochordata | 1 | 1 | |
| Chordata | 285 | 574 | |
| Marine minerals | Minerals | 12 | 16 |
| In total | - | 725 | 1552 |