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<p>The objective of this study was to investigate decapod species occurring in the Turkish Straits System. For this purpose, benthic samples were collected from six different biotopes (photophilic algae, <italic>Cystoseira barbata</italic>, meadows, <italic>Posidonia oceanica</italic>, mussel, <italic>Mytilus galloprovincialis</italic>, meadows, <italic>Zostera marina</italic>, serpulid reef, and rocks) at depths ranging from 10 to 1000 m. A total of 60 species of decapod crustaceans were identified, including new records for the Turkish Straits System: <italic>Processa elegantula</italic>, <italic>P. modica</italic>, <italic>Richardina fredericii</italic>, <italic>Callianassa subterranea</italic>, <italic>Gourretia denticulata</italic>, <italic>Inachus parvirostris</italic> and <italic>Macropodia linaresi</italic>. In addition, some information about the spatial and bathymetric distribution as well as biotope preferences of the decapod community is provided.</p></abstract>

The objective of this study was to investigate decapod species occurring in the Turkish Straits System. For this purpose, benthic samples were collected from six different biotopes (photophilic algae, Cystoseira barbata, meadows, Posidonia oceanica, mussel, Mytilus galloprovincialis, meadows, Zostera marina, serpulid reef, and rocks) at depths ranging from 10 to 1000 m. A total of 60 species of decapod crustaceans were identified, including new records for the Turkish Straits System: Processa elegantula, P. modica, Richardina fredericii, Callianassa subterranea, Gourretia denticulata, Inachus parvirostris and Macropodia linaresi. In addition, some information about the spatial and bathymetric distribution as well as biotope preferences of the decapod community is provided.

Decapod crustaceans in benthic habitats of the Turkish Straits System with new records

Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Faculty of Marine Sciences and Technology

Oceanological and Hydrobiological Studies

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The objective of this study was to investigate decapod species occurring in the Turkish Straits System. For this purpose, benthic samples were collected from...

Decapod crustaceans in benthic habitats of the Turkish Straits System with new records

Article Category: Original research paper

Published Online: Dec 03, 2018

Page range: 337 - 344

Received: Mar 06, 2018

Accepted: Apr 27, 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/ohs-2018-0032

© 2018 Faculty of Oceanography and Geography, University of Gdańsk, Poland

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