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

Abstract

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