Two Decapod Crustacean Species, Pontonia pinnophylax (Otto, 1821) and Nepinnotheres pinnotheres (Linnaeus, 1758), Living Inside Pinna nobilis Linnaeus, 1758 in Izmir Bay (Aegean Sea, Turkey)

Articles > Article · 2015

Authors: Okan AKYOL, Ali ULAŞ

DergiPark (Istanbul University), International, 2015, vol 1, pp 102-106

Summary

Four specimens of Pontonia pinnophylax (Otto, 1821) and two specimens of Nepinnotheres pinnotheres (Linnaeus, 1758) were collected from four noble pen shells, Pinna nobilis Linnaeus, 1758 off Urla coasts, Izmir Bay, Aegean Sea.These rare species are being reported for the first time in a certain area from the Turkish seas.

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