Porifera of Greece: an updated checklist.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The checklist of Porifera of Greece was created in the framework of the Greek Taxon Information System (GTIS), an initiative of the LifeWatchGreece Research Infrastructure (ESFRI) that has resumed efforts to compile a complete checklist of species recorded from Greece. An updated checklist of Porifera was created on the basis of a list of the Aegean Demospongiae and Homoscleromorpha published one decade ago. All records of species known to occur in Greek waters were taxonomically validated and cross-checked for possible inaccuracies and omissions. Then, all recent publications were reviewed and the species recorded from 2006 to date were added to the list.

New information

The updated checklist of Porifera of Greece comprises 215 species, classified to 111 genera,

SUBMITTER: Voultsiadou E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5136651 | biostudies-literature | 2016

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature