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Interstitial harpacticoid (Copepoda, Harpacticoida) fauna inhabiting mediolittoral zone of the Gulf of Saros (Turkey)

Year: 2022

Type: article

Abstract: The study was aimed to reveal interstitial harpacticoid copepod fauna of the Gulf of Saros (Turkey), where no detailed research has been done before on this subject. The samples were collected from 30 stations located along the mediolittoral zone of the gulf between 2013 and 2014. As a result, a total of 72 species/subspecies belonging to 44 genera in 15 families were identified. All identified taxa except Tryphoema gallipoliensis Alper et al., 2018 are new records for the study area, besides 16 species were also recorded for the first time from the Turkish seas.

Source: Balıkesir Üniversitesi Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü Dergisi

DOI: 10.25092/baunfbed.1071262

Authors: Orkan METİN, Alp ALPER, Serdar SAK

Institution: Balıkesir University

Language: English

Topic: Marine Biology and Ecology Research

Subfield: Oceanography

Field: Earth and Planetary Sciences

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDG: Life below water

Open Access status: diamond

Funder: Türkiye Bilimsel ve Teknolojik Araştırma Kurumu