Author/Authors :
Sezen, Göksal Harran University - Faculty of Science-Literature - Department of Biology, Turkey , Topaç, Aslı Aksaray University - Faculty of Science and Letters - Department of Biology, Turkey , Çelik, Sebiha Aksaray University - Faculty of Science and Letters - Department of Biology, Turkey
Title Of Article :
Soil Bdelloid Rotifers in Aksaray (Central Anatolia, Türkiye)
Abstract :
Twelve bdelloid rotifer taxa were recorded as a result of the examination of 20 soil samples collected from different regions of Aksaray. Of these, Ceratotrocha cornigera (Bryce, 1893) and C. veleta Donner, 1949 are secondly recorded from Turkey. While the highest species richness was found in Eşmekaya and Ortaköy localities, no species was found in the samples collected from the localities; Şerefli Koçhisar, Topakkaya, Toki, State Hospital and Aksaray University Campus.
NaturalLanguageKeyword :
bdelloid , soil rotifer , species diversity , Turkish Fauna
JournalTitle :
Süleyman Demirel University Faculty of Arts and Science Journal of Science
