Traits statistics
The number is the total accepted species count (per group) that have this attribute assigned.
The percentage shows the ratio between that number and the total number of accepted species (in that group).
The total number of accepted species is 501,911 Click here to restrict the statistics to accepted, extant marine species only.
By attribute
Attribute AMBI ecological group (5,133; 1%) show all Possible values
- very sensitive to disturbance (2,094)
- indifferent to disturbance (2,066)
- tolerant to disturbance (673)
- second-order opportunistic (229)
- first-order opportunistic (71)
Attribute Asexual reproduction (10,325; 2%) show all Possible values
- yes (5,178)
- yes > by unknown mechanism (15)
- yes > by direct development of spores (258)
- yes > by fragmentation (291)
- yes > by parthenogenesis (199)
- yes > by vegetative propagules (10)
- yes > by binary fission (0)
- yes > by budding (0)
- no (6,907)
- unknown (432)
Subattribute Asexual reproduction > Life stage (967; 0%) Possible values
- gametophyte (836)
- sporophyte (422)
- microthallus (3)
- macrothallus (3)
- akinetes
(18)
- resting spore (0)
- resting cyst (0)
- temporary cyst
(0)
- gametes
(0)
- auxospore (0)
Subattribute Asexual reproduction > Locality (MRGID) (9,287; 2%)
Attribute Body shape (9,510; 2%) show all Possible values
Subattribute Body shape > Life stage (950; 0%) Possible values
- gametophyte (837)
- sporophyte (432)
- microthallus (3)
- macrothallus (3)
- akinetes
(0)
- resting spore (0)
- resting cyst (0)
- temporary cyst
(0)
- gametes
(0)
- auxospore (0)
Attribute Body size (44,404; 9%) show all
Attribute Body size (qualitative) (224,926; 45%) show all Possible values
Subattribute Body size (qualitative) > Gender (573; 0%)
Subattribute Body size (qualitative) > Stage (191,546; 38%)
Subattribute Body size > Corresponding length (714; 0%)
Subattribute Body size > Corresponding width (712; 0%)
Subattribute Body size > Dimension (44,132; 9%)
Subattribute Body size > Gender (20,713; 4%)
Subattribute Body size > Locality (MRGID) (3,408; 1%)
Subattribute Body size > Stage (7,342; 1%)
Subattribute Body size > Type (43,458; 9%)
Subattribute Body size > Unit (44,404; 9%)
Possible values
Attribute Calcification (9,481; 2%) show all Possible values
- calcified articulated (286)
- calcified non-articulated (886)
- non-calcified (8,306)
- unreported (3)
Subattribute Calcification > Life stage (932; 0%) Possible values
- gametophyte (819)
- sporophyte (436)
- microthallus (3)
- macrothallus (3)
- akinetes
(0)
- resting spore (0)
- resting cyst (0)
- temporary cyst
(0)
- gametes
(0)
- auxospore (0)
Attribute Dispersion mode (8,147; 2%) show all Possible values
- aplanospores (2)
- monospores (6)
- motile spores (271)
- one motile gamete (2,399)
- two motile gametes (712)
- vegetative fragmentation (1,223)
- vegetative fragmentation > thallus fragmentation and drift (1,045)
- vegetative propagation (491)
- presence of buoyance structures (399)
- species cultivated or sold in aquaria trade (299)
- species growing on artificial substrate (446)
- unknown (4,259)
- unreported (32)
Subattribute Dispersion mode > Life stage (1,137; 0%) Possible values
- gametophyte (1,036)
- sporophyte (684)
- microthallus (3)
- macrothallus (3)
- akinetes
(0)
- resting spore (0)
- resting cyst (0)
- temporary cyst
(0)
- gametes
(0)
- auxospore (0)
Attribute Environmental position (10,648; 2%) show all Possible values
Subattribute Environmental position > Life stage (926; 0%) Possible values
- gametophyte (803)
- sporophyte (409)
- microthallus (3)
- macrothallus (3)
- akinetes
(0)
- resting spore (0)
- resting cyst (0)
- temporary cyst
(0)
- gametes
(0)
- auxospore (0)
Attribute Feedingtype (154,866; 31%) show all Possible values
- carnivore (1,029)
- commensal (15)
- deposit feeder (17,100)
- deposit feeder > non-selective (97)
- deposit feeder > selective (668)
- deposit feeder > subsurface (183)
- deposit feeder > surface (4)
- detritus feeder (28,972)
- epigrowth feeder (56)
- filter feeder (19,158)
- grazer (47,063)
- grazer > interface grazer (0)
- grazer > on organic substrates (95)
- grazer > on periphyton (1,954)
- grazer > on algae (1,102)
- grazer > on phanerogams (0)
- herbivore (241)
- kleptovore (245)
- omnivore (1,894)
- parasitic (41,683)
- parasitic > ectoparasitic (15,265)
- parasitic > endocommensal (78)
- parasitic > endoparasitic (19,727)
- predator (34,311)
- predator > on sessile prey (5,493)
- predator > on mobile prey (8,851)
- predator/omnivore (29)
- scavenger (2,611)
- suspension feeder (9,922)
- suspension feeder > facultative (17)
- symbiotic (1,207)
- symbiotic > epizoic (725)
- symbiotic > with chemosymbionts (131)
- xylophagous (95)
- non-feeding (209)
- unknown (893)
Subattribute Feedingtype > Host/prey (19,686; 4%)
Subattribute Feedingtype > Stage (33,866; 7%)
Attribute Fossil range (34,420; 7%) show all Possible values
- Phanerozoic (34,419)
- Phanerozoic > Cenozoic (19,867)
- Phanerozoic > Cenozoic > Quaternary (2,235)
- Phanerozoic > Cenozoic > Quaternary > Holocene (993)
- Phanerozoic > Cenozoic > Quaternary > Pleistocene (1,955)
- Phanerozoic > Cenozoic > Neogene (8,690)
- Phanerozoic > Cenozoic > Neogene > Pliocene (2,815)
- Phanerozoic > Cenozoic > Neogene > Miocene (6,352)
- Phanerozoic > Cenozoic > Paleogene (10,403)
- Phanerozoic > Cenozoic > Paleogene > Oligocene (2,196)
- Phanerozoic > Cenozoic > Paleogene > Eocene (7,158)
- Phanerozoic > Cenozoic > Paleogene > Paleocene (1,319)
- Phanerozoic > Mesozoic (6,103)
- Phanerozoic > Mesozoic > Cretaceous (4,796)
- Phanerozoic > Mesozoic > Cretaceous > Cretaceous, Upper (3,478)
- Phanerozoic > Mesozoic > Cretaceous > Cretaceous, Lower (814)
- Phanerozoic > Mesozoic > Jurassic (964)
- Phanerozoic > Mesozoic > Jurassic > Jurassic, Upper (275)
- Phanerozoic > Mesozoic > Jurassic > Jurassic, Middle (433)
- Phanerozoic > Mesozoic > Jurassic > Jurassic, Lower (222)
- Phanerozoic > Mesozoic > Triassic (375)
- Phanerozoic > Mesozoic > Triassic > Triassic, Upper (265)
- Phanerozoic > Mesozoic > Triassic > Triassic, Middle (51)
- Phanerozoic > Mesozoic > Triassic > Triassic, Lower (19)
- Phanerozoic > Paleozoic (8,768)
- Phanerozoic > Paleozoic > Permian (2,094)
- Phanerozoic > Paleozoic > Permian > Lopingian (107)
- Phanerozoic > Paleozoic > Permian > Guadalupian (374)
- Phanerozoic > Paleozoic > Permian > Cisuralian (1,091)
- Phanerozoic > Paleozoic > Carboniferous (2,403)
- Phanerozoic > Paleozoic > Carboniferous > Pennsylvanian (659)
- Phanerozoic > Paleozoic > Carboniferous > Mississippian (1,273)
- Phanerozoic > Paleozoic > Devonian (2,088)
- Phanerozoic > Paleozoic > Devonian > Devonian, Upper (415)
- Phanerozoic > Paleozoic > Devonian > Devonian, Middle (885)
- Phanerozoic > Paleozoic > Devonian > Devonian, Lower (505)
- Phanerozoic > Paleozoic > Silurian (792)
- Phanerozoic > Paleozoic > Silurian > Pridoli (53)
- Phanerozoic > Paleozoic > Silurian > Ludlow (114)
- Phanerozoic > Paleozoic > Silurian > Wenlock (192)
- Phanerozoic > Paleozoic > Silurian > Llandovery (123)
- Phanerozoic > Paleozoic > Ordovician (1,622)
- Phanerozoic > Paleozoic > Ordovician > Ordovician, Upper (888)
- Phanerozoic > Paleozoic > Ordovician > Ordovician, Middle (198)
- Phanerozoic > Paleozoic > Ordovician > Ordovician, Lower (52)
- Phanerozoic > Paleozoic > Cambrian (2)
- Phanerozoic > Paleozoic > Cambrian > Furongian (0)
- Phanerozoic > Paleozoic > Cambrian > Series 3 (0)
- Phanerozoic > Paleozoic > Cambrian > Series 2 (0)
- Phanerozoic > Paleozoic > Cambrian > Terreneuvian (0)
- Proterozoic (0)
- Proterozoic > Neoproterozoic (0)
- Proterozoic > Neoproterozoic > Ediacaran (0)
- Proterozoic > Neoproterozoic > Cryogenian (0)
- Proterozoic > Neoproterozoic > Tonian (0)
- Proterozoic > Mesoproterozoic (0)
- Proterozoic > Mesoproterozoic > Stenian (0)
- Proterozoic > Mesoproterozoic > Ectasian (0)
- Proterozoic > Mesoproterozoic > Calymmian (0)
- Proterozoic > Paleoproterozoic (0)
- Proterozoic > Paleoproterozoic > Statherian (0)
- Proterozoic > Paleoproterozoic > Orosirian (0)
- Proterozoic > Paleoproterozoic > Rhyacian (0)
- Proterozoic > Paleoproterozoic > Siderian (0)
- Archaen (1)
- Archaen > Neoarchean (0)
- Archaen > Mesoarchean (0)
- Archaen > Paleoarchean (1)
- Archaen > Eoarchean (0)
- Hadean (0)
Attribute Functional group (382,034; 76%) show all Possible values
- benthos (277,059)
- benthos > macrobenthos (79,692)
- benthos > meiobenthos (59,205)
- benthos > microbenthos (434)
- benthos > endobenthos (1,115)
- benthos > epibenthos (2,186)
- benthos > hyperbenthos (36)
- benthos > phytobenthos (40)
- benthos > megabenthos (4,825)
- plankton (87,267)
- plankton > phytoplankton (14,050)
- plankton > zooplankton (71,734)
- plankton > megaplankton (36)
- plankton > macroplankton (2,460)
- plankton > mesoplankton (7,223)
- plankton > microplankton (5,660)
- plankton > nanoplankton (5,055)
- plankton > mixoplankton (420)
- plankton > mixoplankton > endosymbiotic Specialist Non-Constitutive Mixoplankton (262)
- plankton > mixoplankton > Constitutive Mixoplankton (118)
- plankton > mixoplankton > plastid Specialists Non-Constitutive Mixoplankton (18)
- plankton > mixoplankton > General Non-Constitutive Mixoplankton (24)
- plankton > picoplankton (0)
- plankton > femtoplankton (0)
- nekton (2,648)
- neuston (15)
- pleuston (1)
- benthopelagic (23)
- edaphofauna (13,698)
- edaphofauna > macro (12,929)
- edaphofauna > meso (769)
- not applicable (67,648)
Subattribute Functional group > Stage (283,116; 56%)
Attribute Gamete type (9,473; 2%) show all Possible values
Subattribute Gamete type > Life stage (930; 0%) Possible values
- gametophyte (924)
- sporophyte (4)
- microthallus (3)
- macrothallus (3)
- akinetes
(0)
- resting spore (0)
- resting cyst (0)
- temporary cyst
(0)
- gametes
(0)
- auxospore (0)
Attribute Gametophyte arrangement (9,174; 2%) show all Possible values
Subattribute Gametophyte arrangement > Life stage (908; 0%) Possible values
- gametophyte (902)
- sporophyte (13)
- microthallus (3)
- macrothallus (3)
- akinetes
(0)
- resting spore (0)
- resting cyst (0)
- temporary cyst
(0)
- gametes
(0)
- auxospore (0)
Attribute Generation time (1,035; 0%) show all Possible values
- 1 to 3 months (196)
- 3 to 12 months (556)
- 1 to 3 years (110)
- more than 3 years (214)
Subattribute Generation time > Life stage (577; 0%) Possible values
- gametophyte (167)
- sporophyte (470)
- microthallus (0)
- macrothallus (0)
- akinetes
(0)
- resting spore (0)
- resting cyst (0)
- temporary cyst
(0)
- gametes
(0)
- auxospore (0)
Attribute Larval and juvenile development (20,688; 4%) show all Possible values
- direct development (16,303)
- direct development > oviparous (623)
- direct development > oviparous > no care (623)
- direct development > oviparous > parental care (0)
- direct development > ovoviviparous (0)
- direct development > viviparous (633)
- direct development > viviparous > no care (623)
- direct development > viviparous > parental care (0)
- lecithotrophic (1,785)
- planktotrophic (6,120)
Attribute Life cycle (9,496; 2%) show all Possible values
- diplontic (1,110)
- haplodiplontic (8,892)
- haplodiplontic > heteromorphic (1,156)
- haplodiplontic > isomorphic (5,549)
- haplodiplontic > not applicable (701)
- haplodiplontic > unknown (331)
- haplodiplontic > unreported (34)
- haplontic (194)
- unknown (340)
- unreported (36)
Subattribute Life cycle > Life stage (884; 0%) Possible values
- gametophyte (743)
- sporophyte (437)
- microthallus (3)
- macrothallus (3)
- akinetes
(0)
- resting spore (0)
- resting cyst (27)
- temporary cyst
(2)
- gametes
(0)
- auxospore (0)
Attribute Life span (9,399; 2%) show all Possible values
- annual (4,245)
- annual > ephemeral (200)
- perennial (5,234)
- perennial > long perennial (282)
- perennial > short perennial (414)
- unreported (1,842)
Subattribute Life span > Life stage (929; 0%) Possible values
- gametophyte (830)
- sporophyte (420)
- microthallus (3)
- macrothallus (3)
- akinetes
(0)
- resting spore (0)
- resting cyst (0)
- temporary cyst
(0)
- gametes
(0)
- auxospore (0)
Attribute Macroalgal blooming (234; 0%) show all Possible values
Subattribute Macroalgal blooming > Life stage (58; 0%) Possible values
- gametophyte (36)
- sporophyte (37)
- microthallus (0)
- macrothallus (0)
- akinetes
(0)
- resting spore (0)
- resting cyst (0)
- temporary cyst
(0)
- gametes
(0)
- auxospore (0)
Subattribute Macroalgal blooming > Locality (MRGID) (234; 0%)
Attribute Mobility (20,229; 4%) show all Possible values
Subattribute Mobility > Stage (19,313; 4%)
Attribute Paraphyletic group (78,002; 16%) show all Possible values
Possible values
- tree (0)
- shrub (3)
- herb (0)
- herb > annual (0)
- herb > biennial (0)
- herb > perennial (0)
- vine (1)
Attribute Reproductive frequency (3,431; 1%) show all Possible values
- all over the year (1,766)
- one long period a year (1,158)
- one short period a year (1,541)
- several long periods a year (656)
- several short periods a year (785)
Subattribute Reproductive frequency > Life stage (1,031; 0%) Possible values
- gametophyte (297)
- sporophyte (793)
- microthallus (0)
- macrothallus (0)
- akinetes
(0)
- resting spore (0)
- resting cyst (0)
- temporary cyst
(0)
- gametes
(0)
- auxospore (0)
Attribute Seasonality (248; 0%) show all Possible values
Subattribute Seasonality > Life stage (66; 0%) Possible values
- gametophyte (39)
- sporophyte (43)
- microthallus (0)
- macrothallus (0)
- akinetes
(0)
- resting spore (0)
- resting cyst (0)
- temporary cyst
(0)
- gametes
(0)
- auxospore (0)
Subattribute Seasonality > Locality (MRGID) (248; 0%)
Attribute Sociability (3,001; 1%) show all Possible values
- colonial (1,878)
- colonial > social colonies of unitary organisms (0)
- colonial > modular organisms (1,878)
- colonial > microbial colonies (0)
- solitary (1,144)
- solitary > non-territorial (0)
- solitary > territorial (0)
Possible values
- fertilisation in the water column (2,814)
- fertilisation on female gametophyte (6,059)
- not applicable (98)
- unknown (453)
- unreported (42)
Subattribute Spawning > Life stage (922; 0%) Possible values
- gametophyte (918)
- sporophyte (5)
- microthallus (3)
- macrothallus (3)
- akinetes
(0)
- resting spore (0)
- resting cyst (0)
- temporary cyst
(0)
- gametes
(0)
- auxospore (0)
Attribute Species importance to society (41,399; 8%) show all Possible values
- FAO-ASFIS: Species for Fishery Statistics Purposes (5,430)
- OSPAR List of Threatened and/or Declining Species and Habitats (38)
- Habitats Directive (222)
- IUCN Red List (35,947)
- CITES (2,248)
- MSFD indicators (2,861)
- HELCOM Red List (133)
Subattribute Species importance to society > Birds Directive Annex (131; 0%) Possible values
- I (0)
- II, part A (13)
- II, part B (43)
- III, part A (1)
- III, part B (13)
Subattribute Species importance to society > Black Sea proposed indicators (70; 0%)
Subattribute Species importance to society > CITES Annex (2,261; 0%) Possible values
Subattribute Species importance to society > Habitats Directive Annex (91; 0%) Possible values
Subattribute Species importance to society > HELCOM core biodiversity indicators (58; 0%)
Subattribute Species importance to society > HELCOM Red List Category (133; 0%) Possible values
- Extinct (0)
- Extinct in the Wild (0)
- Critically Endangered (8)
- Endangered (16)
- Vulnerable (35)
- Conservation Dependent (0)
- Near Threatened (32)
- Least Concern (10)
- Data Deficient (34)
- Not Evaluated (0)
Subattribute Species importance to society > Identifier (5,430; 1%)
Subattribute Species importance to society > IUCN Red List Category (35,947; 7%) Possible values
- Extinct (317)
- Extinct in the Wild (28)
- Critically Endangered (1,620)
- Endangered (2,084)
- Vulnerable (3,152)
- Conservation Dependent (11)
- Near Threatened (1,833)
- Least Concern (19,571)
- Data Deficient (7,331)
- Not Evaluated (0)
Subattribute Species importance to society > IUCN Red List Category > Criteria (6,855; 1%)
Subattribute Species importance to society > IUCN Red List Category > Year Assessed (35,924; 7%)
Subattribute Species importance to society > Mediterranean proposed indicators - Adriatic Sea (9; 0%)
Subattribute Species importance to society > Mediterranean proposed indicators - Aegean-Levantine Sea (4; 0%)
Subattribute Species importance to society > Mediterranean proposed indicators - Ionian Sea (11; 0%)
Subattribute Species importance to society > Mediterranean proposed indicators - Mediterranean Sea (4,537; 1%)
Subattribute Species importance to society > Mediterranean proposed indicators - Western Mediterranean (17; 0%)
Subattribute Species importance to society > OSPAR candidate indicators: Bay of Biscay and the Iberian Coast (40; 0%)
Subattribute Species importance to society > OSPAR candidate indicators: Celtic Seas (2,951; 1%)
Subattribute Species importance to society > OSPAR candidate indicators: Greater North Sea including outside EU (3,003; 1%)
Subattribute Species importance to society > OSPAR candidate indicators: North Sea (8; 0%)
Subattribute Species importance to society > OSPAR common indicators (0; 0%)
Subattribute Species importance to society > OSPAR common indicators: Bay of Biscay and Iberian Coast (91; 0%)
Subattribute Species importance to society > OSPAR common indicators: Celtic Seas (105; 0%)
Subattribute Species importance to society > OSPAR common indicators: Greater North Sea (52; 0%)
Subattribute Species importance to society > OSPAR common indicators: Greater North Sea including outside EU (2; 0%)
Subattribute Species importance to society > OSPAR Region where species is under threat and/or in decline (38; 0%)
Attribute Supporting structure & enclosure (152,434; 30%) show all Possible values
- Unsupported (7)
- Hydrostatic skeleton (2,203)
- Endoskeleton (21,272)
- Exoskeleton (including shells) (128,982)
- External tube (821)
Subattribute Supporting structure & enclosure > Structure (151,077; 30%) Possible values
Subattribute Supporting structure & enclosure > Structure > Composition (151,077; 30%) Possible values
- Phosphatic
(59)
- Siliceous (698)
- Chitinous (74,773)
- Gorgonin
(1,577)
- Keratinous (22)
- Sponginous
(0)
- Calcareous (126,469)
- Calcareous > Aragonite (8,901)
- Calcareous > Calcite (82,475)
- Calcareous > Amorphous calcium carbonate (47,915)
- Calcareous > High-magnesium calcite (16,004)
- Organic (5,972)
- Variable (7,523)
Attribute Thallus vertical space used (5,893; 1%) show all Possible values
Subattribute Thallus vertical space used > Life stage (874; 0%) Possible values
- gametophyte (427)
- sporophyte (622)
- microthallus (0)
- macrothallus (0)
- akinetes
(0)
- resting spore (0)
- resting cyst (0)
- temporary cyst
(0)
- gametes
(0)
- auxospore (0)
Attribute Tolerance to pollutants (4,716; 1%) show all Possible values
- clear waters (3,855)
- eutrophic waters (2,310)
- mesotrophic waters (2,257)
- moderately turbid waters (4,176)
- oligotrophic waters (1,657)
- waters with variable turbidity (3,033)
Subattribute Tolerance to pollutants > Life stage (1,148; 0%) Possible values
- gametophyte (419)
- sporophyte (842)
- microthallus (0)
- macrothallus (0)
- akinetes
(0)
- resting spore (0)
- resting cyst (0)
- temporary cyst
(0)
- gametes
(0)
- auxospore (0)
Attribute Unicellularity (15,458; 3%) show all Possible values
Subattribute Unicellularity > Life stage (804; 0%) Possible values
- gametophyte (713)
- sporophyte (422)
- microthallus (3)
- macrothallus (3)
- akinetes
(0)
- resting spore (0)
- resting cyst (0)
- temporary cyst
(0)
- gametes
(0)
- auxospore (0)
Attribute Vulnerable Marine Ecosystem (VME) indicative taxon (0; 0%) show all Possible values
Subattribute Vulnerable Marine Ecosystem (VME) indicative taxon > VME Region (0; 0%) Possible values
- No regional information available (0)
- FAO fishing area I (0)
- FAO fishing area II (0)
- FAO fishing area III (0)
- FAO fishing area IV (0)
- FAO fishing area V (0)
- FAO fishing area VI (0)
- FAO fishing area VII (0)
- FAO fishing area VIII (0)
- FAO fishing area IX (0)
- FAO fishing area X (0)
- FAO fishing area XI (0)
- FAO fishing area XII (0)
- FAO fishing area XIII (0)
- FAO fishing area XIV (0)
- FAO fishing area XV (0)
- FAO fishing area XVI (0)
- FAO fishing area XVII (0)
- FAO fishing area XVIII (0)
- FAO fishing area XIX (0)
Attribute Wave exposure (315; 0%) show all Possible values
- exposed (161)
- exposed > high energy rock (160)
- features of rock (10)
- semi-exposed (249)
- semi-exposed > moderate energy rock (249)
- sheltered (207)
- sheltered > coarse sediments (93)
- sheltered > low energy rock (179)
- sheltered > macrophyte-dominated sediments (105)
- sheltered > mud-dominated sediments (86)
- sheltered > sand-dominated sediments (101)
- unreported (0)
Subattribute Wave exposure > Life stage (63; 0%) Possible values
- gametophyte (35)
- sporophyte (42)
- microthallus (0)
- macrothallus (0)
- akinetes
(0)
- resting spore (0)
- resting cyst (0)
- temporary cyst
(0)
- gametes
(0)
- auxospore (0)
Possible values
- intertidal (210)
- intertidal > littoral zone (209)
- subtidal (244)
- subtidal > lower infralittoral zone (160)
- subtidal > upper circalittoral zone (122)
- subtidal > upper infralittoral zone (223)
- unreported (0)
Subattribute Zonation > Life stage (66; 0%) Possible values
- gametophyte (40)
- sporophyte (46)
- microthallus (0)
- macrothallus (0)
- akinetes
(0)
- resting spore (0)
- resting cyst (0)
- temporary cyst
(0)
- gametes
(0)
- auxospore (0)
By kingdom and phylumGroup | AMBI ecological group | Asexual reproduction | Body shape | Body size | Body size (qualitative) | Brooding | Calcification | Dispersion mode | Environmental position | Feedingtype | Fossil range | Functional group | Gamete type | Gametophyte arrangement | Generation time | Larval and juvenile development | Life cycle | Life span | Macroalgal blooming | Mobility | Paraphyletic group | Plant habit | Reproductive frequency | Seasonality | Sociability | Spawning | Species importance to society | Supporting structure & enclosure | Thallus vertical space used | Tolerance to pollutants | Unicellularity | Vulnerable Marine Ecosystem (VME) indicative taxon | Wave exposure | Zonation |
Kingdom Animalia | 5,131 (1%) | 867 (0%) | 0 | 43,557 (12%) | 165,238 (45%) | 8,607 (2%) | 0 | 0 | 1,352 (0%) | 153,655 (42%) | 32,539 (9%) | 313,162 (86%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20,688 (6%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20,229 (6%) | 36,849 (10%) | 0 | 1 (0%) | 0 | 3,001 (1%) | 0 | 39,066 (11%) | 117,509 (32%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Phylum Acanthocephala | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (0%) | 916 (100%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 916 (100%) | 0 | 916 (100%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Phylum Annelida | 1,864 (11%) | 0 | 0 | 8,496 (48%) | 2,509 (14%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,551 (9%) | 2 (0%) | 17,312 (99%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 153 (1%) | 851 (5%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Phylum Arthropoda | 1,427 (1%) | 0 | 0 | 13,817 (15%) | 60,276 (63%) | 458 (0%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22,521 (24%) | 458 (0%) | 85,070 (89%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10,849 (11%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10,849 (11%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3,038 (3%) | 73,710 (77%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Phylum Brachiopoda | 8 (2%) | 0 | 0 | 16 (4%) | 434 (100%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 434 (100%) | 3 (1%) | 434 (100%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Phylum Bryozoa | 68 (0%) | 0 | 0 | 75 (0%) | 22,302 (100%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 105 (0%) | 15,422 (69%) | 22,302 (100%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 288 (1%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Phylum Chaetognatha | 4 (3%) | 0 | 0 | 6 (5%) | 132 (100%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 132 (100%) | 0 | 132 (100%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Phylum Chordata | 31 (0%) | 0 | 0 | 15,792 (37%) | 5,152 (12%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3,170 (8%) | 48 (0%) | 5,272 (13%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36,849 (87%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2,962 (7%) | 0 | 26,482 (63%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Phylum Cnidaria | 121 (1%) | 0 | 0 | 345 (2%) | 13,791 (93%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 590 (4%) | 0 | 14,075 (95%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2,139 (14%) | 8,218 (55%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Phylum Ctenophora | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (0%) | 216 (100%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (1%) | 0 | 216 (100%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Phylum Cycliophora | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Phylum Dicyemida | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 120 (98%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Phylum Echinodermata | 173 (1%) | 0 | 0 | 471 (4%) | 6,725 (58%) | 4,325 (37%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,399 (12%) | 3,281 (28%) | 11,542 (100%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4,326 (37%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4,267 (37%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 191 (2%) | 11,542 (100%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Phylum Entoprocta | 1 (1%) | 0 | 0 | 41 (21%) | 199 (100%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (1%) | 0 | 199 (100%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 (20%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Phylum Gastrotricha | 0 | 867 (100%) | 0 | 867 (100%) | 867 (100%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 867 (100%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Phylum Gnathifera | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Phylum Gnathostomulida | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 (100%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Phylum Hemichordata | 3 (1%) | 0 | 0 | 8 (2%) | 111 (27%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 407 (100%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Phylum Kinorhyncha | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165 (52%) | 316 (100%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 316 (100%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 316 (100%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 316 (100%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Phylum Loricifera | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 (100%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 (100%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Phylum Mollusca | 1,346 (1%) | 0 | 0 | 831 (1%) | 20,037 (18%) | 3,824 (3%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 88,337 (81%) | 13,325 (12%) | 109,134 (100%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3,835 (4%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3,964 (4%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7,055 (6%) | 20,029 (18%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Phylum Nematoda | 7 (0%) | 0 | 0 | 717 (5%) | 5,211 (37%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7,583 (54%) | 0 | 13,927 (100%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 114 (1%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Phylum Nematomorpha | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 (100%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Phylum Nemertea | 51 (4%) | 0 | 0 | 1,352 (100%) | 96 (7%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,352 (100%) | 1,352 (100%) | 0 | 1,352 (100%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,352 (100%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 719 (53%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 (0%) | 1,352 (100%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Phylum Orthonectida | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 (88%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Phylum Phoronida | 5 (38%) | 0 | 0 | 10 (77%) | 13 (100%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (8%) | 0 | 13 (100%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Phylum Placozoa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 (100%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 (100%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Phylum Platyhelminthes | 5 (0%) | 0 | 0 | 37 (0%) | 15,888 (73%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15,890 (73%) | 0 | 17,983 (83%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (0%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Phylum Porifera | 14 (0%) | 0 | 0 | 65 (1%) | 9,527 (100%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9,527 (100%) | 0 | 9,527 (100%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 (0%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (0%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (0%) | 1,519 (16%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Phylum Priapulida | 3 (14%) | 0 | 0 | 3 (14%) | 22 (100%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (9%) | 0 | 22 (100%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Phylum Rotifera | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 311 (84%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Phylum Tardigrada | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 (1%) | 8 (1%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,238 (100%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Phylum Xenacoelomorpha | 0 | 0 | 0 | 433 (95%) | 456 (100%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 456 (100%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kingdom Archaea | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (1%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kingdom Bacteria | 0 | 19 (0%) | 0 | 1 (0%) | 4,289 (75%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 (0%) | 0 | 4,289 (75%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4,289 (75%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kingdom Chromista | 2 (0%) | 1,799 (3%) | 1,843 (3%) | 409 (1%) | 55,241 (81%) | 0 | 1,837 (3%) | 1,650 (2%) | 1,822 (3%) | 738 (1%) | 1,880 (3%) | 63,118 (92%) | 1,841 (3%) | 1,839 (3%) | 513 (1%) | 0 | 1,868 (3%) | 1,845 (3%) | 60 (0%) | 0 | 15,229 (22%) | 0 | 636 (1%) | 68 (0%) | 0 | 1,839 (3%) | 60 (0%) | 34,925 (51%) | 1,014 (1%) | 1,017 (1%) | 5,276 (8%) | 0 | 74 (0%) | 76 (0%) |
Subkingdom Hacrobia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (0%) | 508 (53%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 672 (70%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 927 (97%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 508 (53%) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Subkingdom Harosa | 2 (0%) | 1,799 (3%) | 1,843 (3%) | 408 (1%) | 54,733 (81%) | 0 | 1,837 (3%) | 1,650 (2%) | 1,822 (3%) | 738 (1%) | 1,880 (3%) | 62,445 (93%) | 1,841 (3%) | 1,839 (3%) | 513 (1%) | 0 | 1,868 (3%) | 1,845 (3%) | 60 (0%) | 0 | 14,302 (21%) | 0 | 636 (1%) | 68 (0%) | 0 | 1,839 (3%) | 60 (0%) | 34,925 (52%) | 1,014 (2%) | 1,017 (2%) | 4,768 (7%) | 0 | 74 (0%) | 76 (0%) |
Kingdom Fungi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 246 (9%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 (0%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kingdom Plantae | 0 | 7,640 (14%) | 7,667 (14%) | 420 (1%) | 0 | 0 | 7,644 (14%) | 6,497 (12%) | 7,474 (13%) | 1 (0%) | 1 (0%) | 1,015 (2%) | 7,632 (14%) | 7,335 (13%) | 522 (1%) | 0 | 7,628 (14%) | 7,554 (13%) | 174 (0%) | 0 | 21,635 (39%) | 3 (0%) | 2,794 (5%) | 180 (0%) | 0 | 7,602 (14%) | 2,268 (4%) | 0 | 4,879 (9%) | 3,699 (7%) | 10,182 (18%) | 0 | 241 (0%) | 240 (0%) |
Subkingdom Biliphyta | 0 | 5,786 (72%) | 5,804 (72%) | 323 (4%) | 0 | 0 | 5,797 (72%) | 5,079 (63%) | 5,678 (70%) | 0 | 0 | 1 (0%) | 5,792 (72%) | 5,514 (68%) | 212 (3%) | 0 | 5,792 (72%) | 5,728 (71%) | 127 (2%) | 0 | 8,057 (100%) | 0 | 1,805 (22%) | 141 (2%) | 0 | 5,792 (72%) | 338 (4%) | 0 | 3,199 (40%) | 2,552 (32%) | 5,929 (74%) | 0 | 162 (2%) | 156 (2%) |
Phylum (Division) Glaucophyta | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Phylum (Division) Rhodelphidia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Subkingdom Viridiplantae | 0 | 1,854 (4%) | 1,863 (4%) | 97 (0%) | 0 | 0 | 1,847 (4%) | 1,418 (3%) | 1,796 (4%) | 1 (0%) | 1 (0%) | 1,014 (2%) | 1,840 (4%) | 1,821 (4%) | 310 (1%) | 0 | 1,836 (4%) | 1,826 (4%) | 47 (0%) | 0 | 13,578 (28%) | 3 (0%) | 989 (2%) | 39 (0%) | 0 | 1,810 (4%) | 1,930 (4%) | 0 | 1,680 (4%) | 1,147 (2%) | 4,253 (9%) | 0 | 79 (0%) | 84 (0%) |
Kingdom Protozoa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 (1%) | 22 (1%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 (2%) | 0 | 450 (14%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Subkingdom Eozoa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 (1%) | 11 (1%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 (3%) | 0 | 326 (16%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Phylum Hemimastigophora | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Phylum Picozoa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (100%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Subkingdom Sarcomastigota | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (0%) | 8 (2%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 115 (28%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kingdom Viruses | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 136 (100%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 128 (94%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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