- Turkish Journal of Zoology
- Vol: 35 Issue: 3
- First record of Aiptasia mutabilis (Cnidaria: Anthozoa) from Turkish seas
First record of Aiptasia mutabilis (Cnidaria: Anthozoa) from Turkish seas
Authors : Herdem Aslan Cihangir, M. Antonietta Pancucci Papadopoulou, Elif Can Yilmaz
Pages : 447-450
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Publication Date : 9999-12-31
Article Type : Makaleler
Abstract :The biodiversity of the Specially Protected Marine Area at Foca (Turkish Aegean Sea) was studied by scuba diving during October 2008. In the framework of this study the actinarian Aiptasia mutabilis (Gravenhorst, 1831) was found for the first time in Turkish waters. This new record extends the known geographical distribution of the species.Keywords : Key words: Aiptasia mutabilis, Aegean Sea, Foca Specially Protected Marine Area, new record