- Mediterranean Fisheries and Aquaculture Research
- Vol: 1 Issue: 2
- Harpacticoida (Crustacea: Copepoda) of the Three Islands on Aegean Sea (Turkey) with Eight New Recor...
Harpacticoida (Crustacea: Copepoda) of the Three Islands on Aegean Sea (Turkey) with Eight New Records
Authors : Nuran Özlem Yildiz, Süphan Karaytuğ
Pages : 57-65
Doi:/medfar.v1i37150.406311
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Publication Date : 2018-05-30
Article Type : Research
Abstract :Harpacticoid fauna inhabiting in the mediolittoral zone of the islands of Bodrum (Turkey) called Kara, Çatal and Tavşan was investigated. For this purpose, a total of 23 stations were sampled. As a result, 22 species belonging to 11 families distributed within 20 genera were identified. These species are: Pseudobradya robusta, Pseudobradya pelobates, Leptocaris biscayensis, Harpacticus sp ., Parastenhelia spinosa, Sarsamphiascus angustipes, Ameira tenuicornis, Psyllocamptus eridani, Pseudameira breviseta, Leptomesochra infima, Pseudoleptomesochrella marina, Paramesochra helgalondica, Phyllopodopsyllus thiebaudi, Phyllopodopsyllus briani , Orthopsyllus sarsi, Laophonte cornuta, Paralaophonte brevirostris, Echinolaophonte armiger, Klieonychocamptus kliei, Klieonychocamptus kliei adriaticus, Afrolaophonte pori, Lipomelum adriaticum and Neoleptastacus acanthus. Also, Pseudobradya robusta , Pseudobradya pelobates , Pseudameira breviseta , Leptomesochra infima , Pseudoleptomesochrella marina , Echinolaophonte armiger are reported for the first time from Turkish coasts.Keywords : Meiofauna, biodiversity, taxonomy, species