<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p><italic>Rocinela dumerilii</italic> (Lucas, 1849) is obtained on the horse mackerel, <italic>Trachurus trachurus</italic> (Linnaeus, 1758) from the Sea of Marmara, in Turkey. This species is a free-living organism from the Aegean Sea of Turkey, the Mediterranean Sea and Atlantic. Its micropredator behaviour is discovered for the first time in this study. <italic>Elthusa sinuata</italic> (Koelbel, 1879) is also collected on the gill cavity of Fries’s goby, <italic>Lesueurigobius friesii</italic> (Malm, 1874) in this study. This host is a new record for <italic>Elthusa sinuata</italic>. The morphological characters of <italic>Rocinela dumerilii</italic> species are given by drawings.</p></abstract>

Rocinela dumerilii (Lucas, 1849) is obtained on the horse mackerel, Trachurus trachurus (Linnaeus, 1758) from the Sea of Marmara, in Turkey. This species is a free-living organism from the Aegean Sea of Turkey, the Mediterranean Sea and Atlantic. Its micropredator behaviour is discovered for the first time in this study. Elthusa sinuata (Koelbel, 1879) is also collected on the gill cavity of Fries’s goby, Lesueurigobius friesii (Malm, 1874) in this study. This host is a new record for Elthusa sinuata. The morphological characters of Rocinela dumerilii species are given by drawings.

Micropredator Behaviour of <italic>Rocinela dumerilii</italic> (Isopoda, Aegidae) on <italic>Trachurus trachurus</italic> in the Sea of Marmara (Turkey)

Transylvanian Review of Systematical and Ecological Research

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Micropredator Behaviour of  (Isopoda, Aegidae) on  in the Sea of Marmara (Turkey)

Rocinela dumerilii (Lucas, 1849) is obtained on the horse mackerel, Trachurus trachurus (Linnaeus, 1758) from the Sea of Marmara, in Turkey. This species is a...

Micropredator Behaviour of Rocinela dumerilii (Isopoda, Aegidae) on Trachurus trachurus in the Sea of Marmara (Turkey)

Published Online: Mar 18, 2021

Page range: 57 - 72

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/trser-2020-0011

Keywords
micropredator, the Sea of Marmara

© 2020 Ahmet Öktener et al., published by Sciendo

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Micropredator Behaviour of Rocinela dumerilii (Isopoda, Aegidae) on Trachurus trachurus in the Sea of Marmara (Turkey)

Published Online: Mar 18, 2021

Page range: 57 - 72

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/trser-2020-0011

Keywordsmicropredator, the Sea of Marmara

© 2020 Ahmet Öktener et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
micropredator, the Sea of Marmara