Table 7.1
Number of echinoderm taxonomic groups in the marine ecoregions of Venezuela
Ecoregion
Crinoidea
Asteroidea
Ophiuroidea
Echinoidea
Holothuroidea
Total
Delta of the Orinoco River and Atlantic Front
Orders
1
3
2
3
2
9
Families
1
4
4
4
2
15
Genera
1
7
6
6
2
22
Species
2
12
6
7
2
29
Eastern upwelling region
Orders
3
5
2
10
3
23
Families
6
10
10
17
8
51
Genera
8
18
17
26
22
91
Species
9
33
31
33
35
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Axis Unare-Píritu-Tacarigua
Orders
0
0
0
0
0
0
Families
0
0
0
0
0
0
Genera
0
0
0
0
0
0
Species
0
0
0
0
0
0
Central coast
Orders
0
1
1
2
2
6
Families
0
1
4
2
3
10
Genera
0
1
6
2
4
13
Species
0
1
8
2
5
16
Golfo Triste
Orders
3
2
3
8
0
16
Families
6
5
8
12
0
31
Genera
10
5
10
15
0
40
Species
11
8
14
17
0
50
Tocuyo region,
Orders
2
3
1
6
1
13
Families
4
6
2
8
2
22
Genera
6
8
2
12
2
30
Species
6
16
2
15
2
41
Paraguaná region
Orders
0
0
0
0
0
0
Families
0
0
0
0
0
0
Genera
0
0
0
0
0
0
Species
0
0
0
0
0
0
(continued)
7 Echinoderms from Venezuela
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