Lista de especies y bibliografía de poliquetos (Polychaeta) del Gran Caribe

Abstract

THE GRAND CARIBBEAN REGION COMPRISES THE WHOLE CARIBBEAN BIOGEOGRAPHIC PROVINCE (INCLUDING BERMUDA TO THE NOTH UP TO THE CENTRAL COAST OF BRAZIL) AND THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE CAROLINEAN BIOGEOGRAPHIC PROVINCE (FROM SOUTH CAROLINA TO THE NORTHEN GULF OF MEXICO). THIS CHECKLIST IS ENLARGED AND A COMPLEMENT TO A RECENT PUBLICATION; IT CONTAINS 1240 SPECIES, 447 GENERA, 69 FAMILIES, AND 280 REFERENCES. THERE MIGHT BE SOME 500 - 600 UNDESCRIBED SPECIES IN THE REGION. IT DIFFERS FROM THE PREVIOUS LIST IN THAT IT CONTAINS FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE PAPERS REPORTING SUCH SPECIES BUT SUCH INCLUSION IS AFTER 1975.