Title of article :
Additional contribution to the study of the freshwater fauna of testate amoebae in southeast Azerbaijan
Author/Authors :
SNEGOVAYA, Nataly Yu. Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences - Institute of Zoology - Laboratory of Protistology, Azerbaijan , ALEKPEROV, Ilham Kh Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences - Institute of Zoology - Laboratory of Protistology, Azerbaijan
Abstract :
Investigations of the inland water bodies of southeast Azerbaijan (mainly near the city of Lenkoran and its suburbs) yielded 11 additional species of freshwater testate amoebae. Among these, 7 species (Oopyxis lenkoranica sp.n., Pentagonia azerbaijanica sp.n., Difflugia lenkoranica sp.n., D.talyshica sp.n., D.sapnakeranica sp.n., D.pressula sp.n., and D.girkanica sp.n.) are new to science. Descriptions of all 11 species are given.
Keywords :
Freshwater testate amoebae , fauna , Azerbaijan
Journal title :
Turkish Journal of Zoology
Journal title :
Turkish Journal of Zoology
