<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">

Mollusk species associated with <italic>Cystoseira barbata</italic> were examined in the Sea of Marmara in 2012 at 14 sampling sites with a depth ranging from 0.2 to 0.5 m. A total of 18 468 specimens belonging to three classes (Polyplacophora, Gastropoda and Bivalvia) and 30 species were identified. <italic>Alvania mamillata</italic> <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="j_ohs-2019-0016_ref_033">Risso, 1826</xref> is a new record for the marine mollusk fauna of the Sea of Marmara. The number of species at the sampling sites varied from 2 to 11 (400 cm–2), the density ranged between 758 and 63 083 ind. m–2, and wet weight between 0.4 and 34.3 g m–2. Gastropoda were the richest class, represented by 22 species and 7611 individuals. The families Rissoidae, Mytilidae and Pyramidellidae were represented by the largest number of species. The most dominant mollusk species in <italic>C. barbata</italic> facies were <italic>Mytilaster minimus</italic> (Poli, 1795) (37.77%), <italic>Rissoa splendida</italic> Eichwald, 1830 (27.20%), <italic>Mytilaster lineatus</italic> (Gmelin, 1791) (18.69%) and <italic>Bittium reticulatum</italic> (da Costa, 1778) (6.89%). However, the mollusks <italic>R. splendida</italic> (86%), <italic>M. lineatus</italic> (71%), <italic>M. minimus</italic> (69%) and <italic>Steromphala adansonii</italic> (Payraudeau, 1826) (67%) were characterized by the highest values of the frequency index. Canonical correspondence analysis showed that the main factors affecting the assemblages of mollusks were the content of total nitrogen, the maximum thallus height, algal wet weight and temperature</abstract>

Mollusk species associated with Cystoseira barbata were examined in the Sea of Marmara in 2012 at 14 sampling sites with a depth ranging from 0.2 to 0.5 m. A total of 18 468 specimens belonging to three classes (Polyplacophora, Gastropoda and Bivalvia) and 30 species were identified. Alvania mamillata Risso, 1826 is a new record for the marine mollusk fauna of the Sea of Marmara. The number of species at the sampling sites varied from 2 to 11 (400 cm–2), the density ranged between 758 and 63 083 ind. m–2, and wet weight between 0.4 and 34.3 g m–2. Gastropoda were the richest class, represented by 22 species and 7611 individuals. The families Rissoidae, Mytilidae and Pyramidellidae were represented by the largest number of species. The most dominant mollusk species in C. barbata facies were Mytilaster minimus (Poli, 1795) (37.77%), Rissoa splendida Eichwald, 1830 (27.20%), Mytilaster lineatus (Gmelin, 1791) (18.69%) and Bittium reticulatum (da Costa, 1778) (6.89%). However, the mollusks R. splendida (86%), M. lineatus (71%), M. minimus (69%) and Steromphala adansonii (Payraudeau, 1826) (67%) were characterized by the highest values of the frequency index. Canonical correspondence analysis showed that the main factors affecting the assemblages of mollusks were the content of total nitrogen, the maximum thallus height, algal wet weight and temperature

Mollusk fauna associated with <italic>Cystoseira barbata</italic> (Stockhouse) C. Agardh, 1820 in the Sea of Marmara (Turkey)

Oceanological and Hydrobiological Studies

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

Mollusk fauna associated with  (Stockhouse) C. Agardh, 1820 in the Sea of Marmara (Turkey)

Mollusk species associated with Cystoseira barbata were examined in the Sea of Marmara in 2012 at 14 sampling sites with a depth ranging from 0.2 to 0.5 m. A...

Mollusk fauna associated with Cystoseira barbata (Stockhouse) C. Agardh, 1820 in the Sea of Marmara (Turkey)

Article Category: Original research paper

Published Online: Jun 03, 2019

Page range: 174 - 183

Received: Jul 02, 2018

Accepted: Nov 06, 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/ohs-2019-0016

© 2019 Faculty of Oceanography and Geography, University of Gdańsk, Poland

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