Table 1 Results of database search in Zoological Record™ (1978–2006) for several metazoan taxa. CSR = cryptic species reports.
From: Cryptic animal species are homogeneously distributed among taxa and biogeographical regions
Taxon | N CSR | N articles | N species |
|---|---|---|---|
Arthropoda | |||
Insecta | 996 | 219,754 | 950,000 |
Crustacaea | 137 | 45,669 | 52,000 |
Arachnida | 53 | 31,186 | 73,000 |
Other Arthropoda classes | 20 | 885 | 13,000 |
Chordata | |||
Mammalia | 267 | 92,592 | 5,416 |
Amphibia | 92 | 20,243 | 5,743 |
"Reptilia" | 58 | 33,130 | 8,163 |
Aves | 94 | 69,899 | 9,917 |
"Fishes" | 151 | 97,405 | 28,500 |
other Chordata classes | 6 | 2,325 | 3,025 |
Mollusca | |||
Cephalopoda | 6 | 7,791 | 768 |
Bivalvia | 28 | 17,560 | 30,000 |
Gastropoda | 86 | 27,794 | 75,000 |
Other Mollusca classes | 1 | 5,407 | 1,950 |
Nematoda | 66 | 22,679 | 20,000 |
Plathyhelminthes | 42 | 18,040 | 25,000 |
Annelida | 49 | 10,646 | 15,000 |
Echinodermata | 25 | 8,760 | 7,000 |
Porifera | 15 | 3,906 | 5,000 |
Other Metazoan phyla | 43 | 58,593 | 20,395 |