Language: Bilingual in English and Chinese
The New "Check List " systematically recorded the scientific names (in Latin and Chinese) including original designation, the main synonyms (in square brackets), and the geographical distributions in China seas and the world oceans of all species (totally 22629) of the Chinese marine life in 46 major phyla. The reference lierature and systematic index of all taxa are also provided. A total of 5118 more species (29.2%) were added to those (17511 species) recorded in 1994. It indicates that great success and progress of taxonomy and biodiversity studies have been achieved in this short period of 13 years. The increase of marine species in number and percentage was particularly high in the dominant groups of invertebrates such as the crustaceans and mollusks which amounted to 4320 and 3914 species, an increase of 50.0% and 53.1% respectively.
I. Biodiversity of Marine Fauna and Flora of the China Seas
II. Characteristics of Marine Biota of China Seas
III. Taxonomic System Adopted
I. Superkingdom Prokaryota
1. Kingdom Bacteria
Phylum Chlorobi
Phylum Proteobacteria
Phylum Firmicotes
Phylum Actinobactrtia
Phylum Bacteroidetes
Phylum Cyanobacteria
II Superkingdom Eukaryota
2. Kingdom Chromista
Phylum Diatomeae
Phylum Chrysophyta
Phylum Cryptophyta
Phylum Xanthophyta
Phylum Prymnesiophyta
Phylum Phaeophyta
3. Kingdom Protozoa
Phylum Granuloreticulosa
Phylum Dinozoa
Phylum Radiozoa
Phylum Ciliophora
Phylum Percolozoa
Phylum Zygomycota
4. Kingdom Fungi
Phylum Zygomycota
Phylum Ascomycota
Phylum Basidiomycota
Phylum Deuteromycotina
5. Kingdom Plantae
Phylum Rhodophyta
Phylum Chlorophyta
Phylum Pteridophyta
Phylum Magnoliophyta
6. Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Porifera
Phylum Cnidaria
Phylum Ctenophora
Phylum Myxozoa
Phylum Platyhelminthes
Phylum Nemertea
Phylum Entoprocta
Phylum Nematoda
Phylum Annilida
Phylum Sipuncula
Phylum Echiura
Phylum Mollusca
Phylum Arthropoda
Phylum Bryozoa
Phylum Brachiopoda
Phylum Phoronida
Phylum Chaetognatha
Phylum Echinodernata
Phylum Hemichordata
Phylum Urochordata
Phylum Chordata
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