title: Polychaete species (Annelida) described from the Philippine and China Seas.
abstract: The South China and Philippine Seas are among the most diverse regions in the Western Pacific. Although there are several local polychaete checklists available, there is none comprising the whole of this region. Presented herein is a comprehensive list of the original names of all polychaete species described from the region. The list contains 1037 species, 345 genera and 60 families; the type locality, type depository, and information regarding synonymy are presented for each species.
authors.affiliation: El Colegio de la Frontera Sur, CONACYT, Chetumal, México.; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Sergio I
authors.initials: SI
authors.lastname: Salazar-Vallejo
authors.affiliation: El Colegio de la Frontera Sur, CONACYT, Chetumal, México.; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Luis F
authors.initials: LF
authors.lastname: Carrera-Parra
authors.affiliation: The Natural History Museum, London, United Kingdom.; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Alexander I
authors.initials: AI
authors.lastname: Muir
authors.affiliation: Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Facultad de Ciencias Biologicas, San Nicolas de los Garza, N.L., México.; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Jesús Angel
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: De León-González
authors.affiliation: California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, U.S.A.; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Christina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Piotrowski
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Science, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Japan.; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Masanori
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sato
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution; D000818:Animals; D000845:Annelida / Q000145:classification*; D002681:China; D017753:Ecosystem; D009792:Oceans and Seas; D010679:Philippines