- Hacettepe Journal of Biology and Chemistry
- Vol: 47 Issue: 1
- Records of Chromosomal Data of Some Scorpions (Arachnida: Scorpiones) from Turkey
Records of Chromosomal Data of Some Scorpions (Arachnida: Scorpiones) from Turkey
Authors : Ayşegül Karataş, Münir Uçak, Ahmet Karataş, Ozan Eroğliu
Pages : 1-5
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Publication Date : 2019-02-01
Article Type : Research
Abstract :In this study, the karyological features of three species Mesobuthus eupeus and Mesobuthus gibbous was investigated from the family Buthidae and Euscorpius (Euscorpius) aladaglarensis from t he family E uscorpiidae, ranging in Niğde Province. As a result of karyological studies, it was determined that the diploid chromosome number of Mesobuthus eupeus, Mesobuthus gibbosus, and Euscorpius aladaglarensis as 2n= 20, 28 and 88 respectively. Two buthid species have holocentric chromosomes, while the euscorpiid species has monocentric chromosomes. During first meiotic division, we observed multivalent in one male of E. aladaglarensis.Keywords : Buthidae, Euscorpiidae, karyotype, multivalents