Checklist of polychaetes (Annelida: Polychaeta) from El Salvador, Eastern Pacific

By

Rivera, Carlos Giovanni
Rivera, Mayra Yaneth Romero De

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2008-1-1

Original Publication

Check list : journal of species lists and distribution

Volume

4

Series / Issue

Issue: 1

Pages

18--30

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

[São Paulo, Brazil] Luís Felipe Toledo 2005-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15560/4.1.18

 

Abstract

A checklist of polychaete species recorded from El Salvador in the Pacific coast of Central America is presented (13°44'39'' N, 90°07'58'' W to 13°30'10'' N, 87°43'13'' W), including mainly estuaries, sandy beaches and sublittoral environments from El Salvador, Eastern Pacific, is reported. The checklist comprises 121 species belonging to 80 genera in 35 families currently know from the area. W onomical and ecological work carried out until now that could guide to future research.