Recent echinoderms from Hispaniola

Abstract

A historical chronology of researches on the echinoderms of Hispaniola Island, from 1857 to the present is given, with reference to ten international expeditions including more than 50 localities, collections from national projects in more than 100 coastal localities, records from six museums that contain 541 specimens of 132 species, and more than 30 taxonomic and ecological publications.