Mysida and Lophogastrida of Greece: a preliminary checklist.

ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND: The checklist of Mysida and Lophogastrida of Greece was created within the framework of the Greek Taxon Information System (GTIS), which is one of the applications of the LifeWatchGreece Research Infrastructure (ESFRI) resuming efforts to develop a complete checklist of species recorded and reported from Greek waters. The objectives of the present study were to update and cross-check taxonomically all records of Mysida and Lophogastrida species known to occur in Greek waters in order to search for inaccuracies and omissions. NEW INFORMATION The up-to-date checklist of Mysida and Lophogastrida of Greece comprises 49 species, classified to 25 genera.