Author/Authors :
BAKIR, Ahmet Kerem Ege University - Faculty of Fisheries, Turkey , KATAĞAN, Tuncer Ege University - Faculty of Fisheries, Turkey , AKER, Halim Vedat Ege University - Faculty of Fisheries, Turkey , ÖZCAN, Tahir Mustafa Kemal University - Faculty of Marine Sciences and Technology, Turkey , SEZGİN, Murat Sinop University - Faculty of Fisheries, Turkey , ATEŞ, Abdullah Suat Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University - Faculty of Marine Sciences and Technology, Turkey , KOÇAK, Cengiz Ege University - Faculty of Fisheries, Turkey , KIRKIM, Fevzi Ege University - Faculty of Fisheries, Turkey
Abstract :
This recent checklist of marine arthropods found on the coasts of Turkey represents a total of 1531 species belonging to 7 classes: Malacostraca (766 species), Maxillopoda (437 species), Ostracoda (263 species), Pycnogonida (27 species), Arachnida (26 species), Branchiopoda (7 species), and Insecta (5 species). Seventy-five species were classified as alien species in the region. This paper also includes the first record of the amphipod Melita valesi from the Levantine coast of Turkey (Kaş, Gulf of Antalya).
Keywords :
Arthropoda , Black Sea , Sea of Marmara , Aegean Sea , Levantine Sea , Turkey
