Table 3 Numbers of species in each kelp family in each of 11 world marine regions (for explanation of region codes, see Table 2)
Family | OKHO | JAPK | ALSK | TNEP | ARCT | TNWA | TNEA | TSAM | SOCE | TSAF | AUST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Akkesiphycaceae | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Chordaceae | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pseudochordaceae | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Alariaceae | 6 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Costariaceae | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Laminariaceae | 19 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Lessoniaceae | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 6 |
Total species | 29 | 37 | 25 | 29 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 7 |
% Age of world species | 25.9 | 33.0 | 22.3 | 25.9 | 12.5 | 8.9 | 9.8 | 8.0 | 6.3 | 3.6 | 6.3 |