Each major taxonomic group of the MBP is led by an expert who is responsible for assembling the team, coordinating field collections, taxonomic identification and curation of specimens.
| Name | Position | Institution | Taxonomy Team | Taxonomy | Team Role | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jean-Louis Menou | Researcher | IRD New Caledonia | Algae | Chlorophyta, Rhodophyta, Phaeophyceae | Team member | |
| Lydiane Mattio | Researcher | IRD New Caledonia | Algae | Chlorophyta, Rhodophyta, Phaeophyceae | Team member | |
| Claude Payri | Professor | IRD New Caledonia | Algae | General | Team leader | |
| Antoine de Ramon N'Yeurt | Researcher | IRD New Caledonia | Algae | Rhodophyta, Chlorophyta, Phaeophyceae | Team member | |
| Todd Osmundson | Post-doc researcher | University of California, Berkeley | Fungi | Rhizopogon spp | Team member | |
| Matteo Garbelotto | Adjunct Assistant Professor | University of California, Berkeley | Fungi | General | Team leader | |
| Sarah Bergemann | Professor | Middle Tennessee St University | Fungi | Rhizopogon spp | Team member | |
| Lydia Smith | Graduate student | University of California, Berkeley | Fungi | Team member | ||
| George Hecht | Researcher | Florida Museum of Natural History | Marine invertebrates | Ostracoda | Team member | |
| Scott Fay | Graduate Student | University of California, Berkeley | Marine invertebrates | General | Team member | |
| Johnathan Geller | Professor | Moss Landing Marine Laboratories | Marine invertebrates | Zooplankton, Endolithic Organisms | Team member | |
| Jenna Moore | Undergraduate Researcher | Florida Museum of Natural History | Marine invertebrates | Team member | ||
| Gustav Paulay | Professor | University of Florida | Marine invertebrates | General | Team leader | |
| Cory Pittman | Researcher | Marine invertebrates | opisthobranchs/general mico-invertebrates | Team member | ||
| Chris Meyer | Research Zoologist, Curator | Smithsonian Institution | Marine invertebrates | Mollusks | Project Director | |
| Les Watling | Researcher | Marine invertebrates | peracarids | Team member | ||
| Seabird McKeon | Graduate Student | University of Florida | Marine invertebrates | Team member | ||
| Viacheslav Ivanenko | Researcher | Moscow State University | Marine invertebrates | Copepods (Crustacea) | Team member | |
| Kristine White | Graduate student | University of Southern Mississippi | Marine invertebrates | Marine invertebrates | ||
| Richard Hochberg | Assistant Professor | University of Massachusetts Lowell | Marine invertebrates | Marine invertebrates | Team member | |
| Jon Norenburg | Research Zoologist and Curator of Nemertea | Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History | Marine invertebrates | Team member | ||
| Willow Jorgensen | Graduate student | University of Hawaii | Marine invertebrates | Team member | ||
| Andrea Crowther | Graduate student | University of Kansas | Marine invertebrates | Team member | ||
| Hanna Stewart | Researcher | Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada | Marine invertebrates | Marine invertebrates | Team member | |
| Hsiu-Chin Lin | Post-doc | Marine invertebrates | Crustacea Decapoda | |||
| Serge Planes | Professor | CNRS-EPHE: CRIOBE | Marine vertebrates | Marine vertebrates | Team leader | |
| Benoit Espiau | Technician | CRIOBE | Marine vertebrates | Marine vertebrates | Team member | |
| Jada White | Graduate Student | University of Florida | Marine vertebrates | Team member | ||
| Franck Lerouvreur | Scientific Dives Manager | Criobe Moorea (CNRS-EPHE) | Marine vertebrates | Marine vertebrates | Team member | |
| Erwan Delrieu-Trottin | PhD Student | Marine vertebrates | Marine vertebrates | Team member |