The Copepoda and Cladocera (Crustacea) fauna along the Yumurtalık-Botaş coestline in Iskenderun Bay

Bu çalışmada, İskenderun Körfezi Yumurtalık-Botaş kıyı şeridi kopepod ve kladoser faunası incelenmiştir. Çalışma alanında, kopepod takımına ait toplam 22 cins ve 33 tür, kladoserlere ait 2 cins, 3 tür saptanmıştır. Kopepodlardan Labidocera pavo, Pontellina plumata, Heterorhabbus papilliger, Corycaeus speciosus, Corycaeus brehmi, Corycaeus limbatus türleri iskenderun Körfezi için ilk kayıttır.

Anahtar Kelimeler:

zooplankton, Cladocera, sınıflandırma, Copepoda, Akdeniz, Türkiye, fauna

Yumutalık-Botaş kıyı şeridinde Copepoda ve Cladocera (Crustacea) faunası

In this study, the Copepoda and Cladocera fauna along the iskenderun Bay, Yumurtahk-Botas coastlines were investigated. Within the study area, a total of 22 genera and 33 species belonging to Copepoda, and 2 genera and 3 species belonging to Cladocera were recorded. Labidocera pavo, Pontellina plumata, Heterorhabbus papilliger, Corycaeus speciosus, Corycaeus brehmi, Corycaeus limbatus species belonging to Copepoda were identified as first records in the iskenderun Bay.

Keywords:

zooplankton, Cladocera, classification, Copepoda, Mediterranean Sea, Turkey, fauna,

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