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. 2019 Jan 15;9(3):1029–1040. doi: 10.1002/ece3.4742

Table 2.

A breakdown of the number of genera recovered from the major taxonomic groups for 18S rRNA, cytochrome c oxidase I (COI) and both markers

Major group 18S rRNA COI Shared
Photosynthetic protists 201 19 14
Heterotrophic protists 70 1 0
Arthropoda 64 31 10
Mollusca 45 9 4
Fungi 56 6 3
Cnidaria 38 10 2
Annelida 44 6 3
Xenacoelomorpha 1 0 0
Porifera 42 12 5
Chordata 22 6 1
Chaetognatha 3 1 1

Only major groups represented in the the top 50 genera for either marker are included in the table.