Species Estimates
An estimate of the numbers of species by group in India is given below. This is based on Alfred, 1998.
Taxonomic Group | World species | Indian species | % in India |
PROTISTA | |||
Protozoa | 31250 | 2577 | 8.24 |
Total (Protista) | 31250 | 2577 | 8.24 |
ANIMALIA | |||
Mesozoa | 71 | 10 | 14.08 |
Porifera | 4562 | 486 | 10.65 |
Cnidaria | 9916 | 842 | 8.49 |
Ctenophora | 100 | 12 | 12 |
Platyhelminthes | 17500 | 1622 | 9.27 |
Nemertinea | 600 | ||
Rotifera | 2500 | 330 | 13.2 |
Gastrotricha | 3000 | 100 | 3.33 |
Kinorhyncha | 100 | 10 | 10 |
Nematoda | 30000 | 2850 | 9.5 |
Nematomorpha | 250 | ||
Acanthocephala | 800 | 229 | 28.62 |
Sipuncula | 145 | 35 | 24.14 |
Mollusca | 66535 | 5070 | 7.62 |
Echiura | 127 | 43 | 33.86 |
Annelida | 12700 | 840 | 6.61 |
Onychophora | 100 | 1 | 1 |
Arthropoda | 987949 | 68389 | 6.9 |
Crustacea | 35534 | 2934 | 8.26 |
Insecta | 853000 | 53400 | 6.83 |
Arachnida | 73440 | 7.9 | |
Pycnogonida | 600 | 2.67 | |
Pauropoda | 360 | ||
Chilopoda | 3000 | 100 | 3.33 |
Diplopoda | 7500 | 162 | 2.16 |
Symphyla | 120 | 4 | 3.33 |
Merostomata | 4 | 2 | 50 |
Phoronida | 11 | 3 | 27.27 |
Bryozoa (Ectoprocta) | 4000 | 200 | 5 |
Endoprocta | 60 | 10 | 16.66 |
Brachiopoda | 300 | 3 | 1 |
Pogonophora | 80 | ||
Praipulida | 8 | ||
Pentastomida | 70 | ||
Chaetognatha | 111 | 30 | 27.02 |
Tardigrada | 514 | 30 | 5.83 |
Echinodermata | 6223 | 765 | 12.29 |
Hemichordata | 120 | 12 | 10 |
Chordata | 48451 | 4952 | 10.22 |
Protochordata (Cephalochordata+Urochordata) | 2106 | 119 | 5.65 |
Pisces | 21723 | 2546 | 11.72 |
Amphibia | 5150 | 209 | 4.06 |
Reptilia | 5817 | 456 | 7.84 |
Aves | 9026 | 1232 | 13.66 |
Mammalia | 4629 | 390 | 8.42 |
Total (Animalia) | 1196903 | 868741 | 7.25 |
Grand Total (Protosticta+Animalia) | 1228153 | 871318 | 7.09 |
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