Background: The checklist of Stomatopoda of Greece was developed in the framework of the LifeWatchGreece Research Infrastructure (ESFRI) project, coordinated by the Institute of Marine Biology, Biotechnology and Aquaculture (IMBBC) of the Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (HCMR). The application of the Greek Taxon Information System (GTIS) of this project has been used in order to develop a complete checklist of species recorded from the Greek Seas. The objectives of the present study were to update and cross-check all the stomatopod species that are known to occur in the Greek Seas. Inaccuracies and omissions were also investigated, according to literature and current taxonomic status.
New information: The up-to-date checklist of Stomatopoda of Greece comprises nine species, classified to eight genera and three families.
Keywords: Stomatopoda; Aegean Sea; Eastern Mediterranean; Greece; Ionian Sea; Sea of Crete; checklist.
Panayota Koulouri, Vasilis Gerovasileiou, Nicolas Bailly, Costas Dounas.