Updated list and keys to Polyplacophora (Mollusca) from Cuba
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Currently, there is a lack of precise knowledge about which species of chitons occur in Cuba and their correct taxonomic arrangement, moreover, no dichotomous keys for identifying the taxa are available. From the Cuban marine mollusks list by Espinosa (2006), the class Polyplacophora was updated using the taxonomic arrangement by García-Ríos (2003), Espinosa et al. (2012) and Kaas and Van Belle (1998). This update allowed recording for the first time in Cuba one order, two suborders, four families, seven subfamilies, 12 genera and 27 species of living chitons and several dichotomous keys are proposed for the taxa identification.
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Polyplacophora, living chitons, dichotomous keys, taxonomic list, Cuba
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