(Table 2) Raw counts of planktonic foraminiferal species and varieties from the sediment surface samples from the South China Sea

1. Animalia
   rank: kingdom
2. Arthropoda
   rank: kingdom
3. Chromista
   rank: kingdom
4. Foraminifera
   rank: kingdom

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