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- Title
Freshwater and brackish water Malacostraca (Crustacea-Arthropoda) fauna of Sinop and Samsun and their ecology.
- Authors
Akbulut, Mehmet; Ustaoğlu, M. RuŞen; Çelik, Ekrem Şanver
- Abstract
Malacostraca fauna collected from freshwater and brackishwater in Sinop and Samsun were studied from 181 stations between February 1999 and September 2000. 19 species and 4 subspecies belonging to 15 genuses were found in 134 stations. In total, 23 taxon were found: II Amphipoda, 6 Decapoda, 4 Isopoda, and 2 Mysidacea. Limnomysis benedeni is the first time in Turkish Mysidacea fauna. In this work at the first time recorded group are Gammarus pulex pulex. Gammarus aequicauda, Garnmarus uludagi, Gammarus komareki, Gammarus longipedis, Gammarus balcanicus, Echinogammarus ischnus, Orchestia stephenseni Paramysis kosswigi, Idotea baltica basteri, Idotea hectica, Sphaeroma serratum, Palaemon adspersus, Crangon crangon, Potamon ibericum tauricum and Carcinus aestuaril in the studied area. Potamon ibericum tauricurn is the most encountered and widespread species.
- Subjects
SINOP (Turkey); SAMSUN (Samsun Ili, Turkey); TURKEY; MALACOSTRACA; FRESHWATER animals; FRESHWATER biodiversity; AQUATIC habitats; AQUATIC animals
- Publication
Journal of the Black Sea / Mediterranean Environment, 2009, Vol 15, Issue 1, p47
- ISSN
1304-9550
- Publication type
Article