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<p>The present study was performed to follow temporal variation of the soft-bottom molluscan fauna in north-western Iskenderun Bay. The benthic material was collected at a depth ranging from 3 to 37 m at 12 sampling locations by the van Veen grab sampler in the summer season of 2012, 2013 and 2014. A total of 133 species were identified in the study area through the examination of the collected material. Among the identified species, <italic>Corbula gibba</italic> (Olivi, 1792), <italic>Bittium reticulatum</italic> (da Costa, 1778), <italic>Nassarius pygmaeus</italic> (Lamarck, 1822), <italic>Cerithidium diplax</italic> (Watson, 1886) and <italic>Finella pupoides</italic> Adams, A., 1860 have the highest values of the frequency index. According to the Bray-Curtis similarity index, these species also have an important effect on the similarity between the stations. Furthermore, <italic>C. diplax</italic> and <italic>F. pupoides</italic> are alien species to the Mediterranean.</p>
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The present study was performed to follow temporal variation of the soft-bottom molluscan fauna in north-western Iskenderun Bay. The benthic material was collected at a depth ranging from 3 to 37 m at 12 sampling locations by the van Veen grab sampler in the summer season of 2012, 2013 and 2014. A total of 133 species were identified in the study area through the examination of the collected material. Among the identified species, Corbula gibba (Olivi, 1792), Bittium reticulatum (da Costa, 1778), Nassarius pygmaeus (Lamarck, 1822), Cerithidium diplax (Watson, 1886) and Finella pupoides Adams, A., 1860 have the highest values of the frequency index. According to the Bray-Curtis similarity index, these species also have an important effect on the similarity between the stations. Furthermore, C. diplax and F. pupoides are alien species to the Mediterranean.

Temporal variation of the soft-bottom molluscan fauna in north-western İskenderun Bay (Levantine Sea)

Oceanological and Hydrobiological Studies

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The present study was performed to follow temporal variation of the soft-bottom molluscan fauna in north-western Iskenderun Bay. The benthic material was...

Temporal variation of the soft-bottom molluscan fauna in north-western İskenderun Bay (Levantine Sea)

Article Category: Original research paper

Published Online: Dec 12, 2016

Page range: 445 - 452

Received: Mar 10, 2016

Accepted: Mar 30, 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/ohs-2016-0038

Keywords
Mollusca, İskenderun Bay, Levantine Sea, Temporal variation

© Faculty of Oceanography and Geography, University of Gdańsk, Poland. All rights reserved.

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Temporal variation of the soft-bottom molluscan fauna in north-western İskenderun Bay (Levantine Sea)

Article Category: Original research paper

Published Online: Dec 12, 2016

Page range: 445 - 452

Received: Mar 10, 2016

Accepted: Mar 30, 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/ohs-2016-0038

KeywordsMollusca, İskenderun Bay, Levantine Sea, Temporal variation

© Faculty of Oceanography and Geography, University of Gdańsk, Poland. All rights reserved.

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
Mollusca, İskenderun Bay, Levantine Sea, Temporal variation