First records of six species of crustaceans for the eastern Mediterranean Sea
Articles > Article · 2019
Authors: ÖZGE ÖZGEN, Sermin Acik, Ahmet Kerem BAKIR
Crustaceana, Journal Indexed in SCI Expanded, International, WoS, 2019, vol 92, pp 1403-1414
DOI: 10.1163/15685403-00003953
Summary
Abstract This paper deals with six crustacean species associated with Posidonia oceanica (Linnaeus) Delile, 1813 meadows along the Aegean coasts of Turkey: Caprella tavolarensis, Eriopisella ruffoi, Iphimedia vicina, Astacilla mediterranea, Apseudopsis minimus and Macropodia deflexa. Apseudopsis minimus is a new record for the Turkish coast of the Aegean Sea, the other five species are new records for the eastern Mediterranean. Brief descriptions of the species and their morphological and ecological characteristics are given.