Table 2.
Number of unique LEMIS species names and records, disaggregated by biological class.
| Class | Number of Unique Species Names (Including Generic Identifiers) | Number of LEMIS Records (Including Generic Identifiers) | Number of Unique Species Names (Excluding Generic Identifiers) | Number of LEMIS Records (Excluding Generic Identifiers) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Actinopterygii | 1355 | 391508 | 849 | 83024 |
| Agaricomycetes | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Amphibia | 1053 | 65917 | 769 | 48610 |
| Anthozoa | 1167 | 681963 | 891 | 411515 |
| Arachnida | 433 | 16670 | 290 | 7652 |
| Ascidiacea | 16 | 7741 | 7 | 4170 |
| Asteroidea | 61 | 12034 | 42 | 5843 |
| Aves | 5135 | 329395 | 4321 | 301330 |
| Bivalvia | 400 | 523215 | 270 | 477591 |
| Branchiopoda | 6 | 322 | 2 | 97 |
| Calcarea | 6 | 160 | 2 | 3 |
| Cephalaspidomorphi | 6 | 81 | 4 | 75 |
| Cephalopoda | 110 | 92142 | 79 | 65519 |
| Cestoda | 5 | 119 | 3 | 5 |
| Chilopoda | 20 | 1093 | 11 | 514 |
| Chytridiomycetes | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Clitellata | 10 | 913 | 8 | 855 |
| Crinoidea | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Cubozoa | 4 | 22 | 2 | 4 |
| Cycadopsida | 10 | 16 | 7 | 10 |
| Demospongiae | 77 | 2235 | 38 | 1287 |
| Diplopoda | 16 | 420 | 7 | 98 |
| Echinoidea | 69 | 13230 | 51 | 6718 |
| Elasmobranchii | 218 | 39017 | 142 | 28588 |
| Enteropneusta | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Eurotatoria | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Gammaproteobacteria | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Gastropoda | 632 | 301777 | 399 | 203838 |
| Gymnolaemata | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Hexactinellida | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| Hexanauplia | 4 | 94 | — | — |
| Holocephali | 4 | 13 | 3 | 3 |
| Holothuroidea | 79 | 12661 | 65 | 9525 |
| Hoplonemertea | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Hydrozoa | 82 | 2966 | 60 | 390 |
| Insecta | 1044 | 110902 | 608 | 41122 |
| Leptocardii | 1 | 25 | — | — |
| Liliopsida | 36 | 173 | 26 | 101 |
| Magnoliopsida | 191 | 1764 | 162 | 1213 |
| Malacostraca | 251 | 32683 | 155 | 15957 |
| Mammalia | 1902 | 1589164 | 1470 | 1540170 |
| Maxillopoda | 13 | 581 | 7 | 365 |
| Merostomata | 5 | 50 | 4 | 40 |
| Myxini | 4 | 2833 | 3 | 2790 |
| Ophiuroidea | 15 | 108 | 5 | 6 |
| Ostracoda | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Phaeophyceae | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Pilidiophora | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Pinopsida | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Polychaeta | 53 | 2993 | 27 | 2661 |
| Polyplacophora | 7 | 233 | 5 | 192 |
| Polypodiopsida | 6 | 29 | 5 | 27 |
| Pycnogonida | 5 | 8 | — | — |
| Reptilia | 2615 | 723753 | 2081 | 682323 |
| Sarcopterygii | 5 | 90 | 4 | 51 |
| Scaphopoda | 5 | 146 | 3 | 42 |
| Scyphozoa | 21 | 1871 | 13 | 1424 |
| Secernentea | 8 | 59 | 6 | 47 |
| Sipunculidea | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Tentaculata | 2 | 51 | 1 | 1 |
| Thaliacea | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Trematoda | 2 | 12 | 2 | 12 |
| Ulvophyceae | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| Unknown | 30 | 168376 | 6 | 39 |
Summary counts are reported both including and excluding generic identifiers that appear in the ‘genus’ and ‘species’ columns.