Polychaetes of Greece: an updated and annotated checklist.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The last annotated checklist of marine polychaetes in Greece was published in 2001. Since then, global taxonomic progress, combined with many new species records for Greece, required a thorough review of the taxonomic, nomenclatural and biogeographic status of the national species list. This checklist revises the status of all extant polychaete species reported from the Greek Exclusive Economic Zone since 1832. The work was undertaken as part of the efforts on compiling a national species inventory (Greek Taxon Information System initiative) in the framework of the LifeWatchGreece Research Infrastructure.

New information

This checklist comprises an updated and annotated inventory of polychaete species in Greek waters, compiled from literature reports, online datab

SUBMITTER: Faulwetter S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5769717 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature