Free-living benthic marine invertebrates in Chile

Lee, MR; Castilla, JC; Fernandez, M.; Clarke, M.; González C; Hermosilla, C; Prado, L.; Rozbaczylo N.; Valdovinos C.

Abstract

A comprehensive literature review was conducted to determine the species richness of all the possible taxa of free-living benthic marine invertebrates in Chile. In addition, the extent of endemism to the Pacific Islands and deep-sea, the number of non-indigenous species, and the contribution that the Chilean benthic marine invertebrate fauna makes to the world benthic marine invertebrate fauna was examined. A total of 4,553 species were found. The most speciose taxa were the Crustacea, Mollusca and Polychaeta. Species richness data was not available for a number of taxa, despite evidence that these taxa are present in the Chilean benthos. The Chilean marine invertebrate benthic fauna constitutes 2.47 % of the world marine invertebrate benthic fauna. There are 599 species endemic to the Pacific Islands and 205 in the deep-sea. There are 25 invasive or non-indigenous species so far identified in Chile. Though the Chilean fauna is speciose there is still a considerable amount of diversity yet to be described, particularly amongst the small bodied invertebrates and from the less well explored habitats, such as the deep-sea

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Título según WOS: Free-living benthic marine invertebrates in Chile
Título según SCOPUS: Free-living benthic marine invertebrates in Chile
Título según SCIELO: Free-living benthic marine invertebrates in Chile
Título de la Revista: Revista chilena de historia natural
Volumen: 81
Número: 1
Editorial: Sociedad de Biología de Chile
Fecha de publicación: 2008
Página de inicio: 51
Página final: 67
Idioma: English
URL: http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-47249105968&partnerID=q2rCbXpz
DOI:

10.4067/S0716-078X2008000100005

Notas: ISI, SCIELO, SCOPUS