Table 2.
Comparison of the number of barcode sequences in the Barcode of Life Data System (BOLD, boldsystems.org) for major lineages of life on Earth with an estimated number of species >10,000.
| Taxonomic rank | Estimated # barcode sequences† | Estimated # spp. | Estimated % species with barcodes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Animalia: Annelida | 4,633 | 17,388‡ | 26.6% |
| Animalia: Arthropoda | 228,051 | 1,257,040‡ | 18.14% |
| Animalia: Chordata | 36,552 | 49,693‡ | 73.56% |
| Animalia: Cnidaria | 2,674 | 10,203‡ | 26.21% |
| Animalia: Mollusca | 15,557 | 80,000‡ | 19.45% |
| Animalia: Nematoda | 1,493 | 25,033‡ | 5.96% |
| Animalia: Platyhelminthes | 681 | 29,487‡ | 2.31% |
| Fungi | 29,168 | 140,000‡ | 20.83% |
| Plantae: Magnoliophyta | 65,340 | 352,000§ | 18.56% |
| Plantae: Bryophyta | 1,870 | 20,000§ | 9.35% |
| Plantae: Lycopodiophyta & Pteridophyta | 3,983 | 13,000§ | 30.64% |
| Plantae: Pinophyta | 775 | 1,000§ | 77.5% |
†Barcode of Life Data Systems, boldsystems.org, accessed 4 June 2019.
‡The Catalog of Life, www.catalogueoflife.org, accessed 4 June 2019.
§The Plant List, www.theplantlist.org, accessed 4 June 2019.