New data on the taxonomy and distribution of anostracan fauna from Turkey
Articles > Article · 2011
Authors: Graziella Mura, Sulhi R. Ozkutuk, Cem AYGEN, Vezio COTTARELLİ
JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL RESEARCH-THESSALONIKI, Journal Indexed in SCI Expanded, International, 2011, vol 15, pp 17-23
Summary
<p>Until recently, current knowledge on the distribution of anostracan fauna in Turkey has been<br /> rather limited and mostly relied upon old records dating back to the 1970s. Field investigations<br /> initiated during the last few years have revealed the presence of at least five species new to science<br /> and have contributed new data on the distribution and status of anostracans in Turkey. Ten<br /> Chirocephalus species are currently listed for Turkey, belonging to the “diaphanus” and “bairdi”<br /> groups, respectively. Representatives of other genera include Branchinecta ferox Milne-Edwards,<br /> 1840 and Branchinecta orientalis Sars, 1901 (Branchinectidae), Branchinella spinosa Milne-Edwards,<br /> 1840 (Thamnocephalidae) and Branchipus laevicornis Daday, 1912 (Branchipodidae). Interestingly,<br /> the latter has been found to coexist with Branchinecta orientalis, a case never recorded<br /> previously. Some old references also list Branchinectella media Schmankewitsch, 1873, Chirocephalus<br /> reiseri Marcus, 1913, and Streptocephalus auritus Koch, 1841, but these data need to be<br /> verified.</p>