Short communication, Note

First record of five free-living Isopod species from the coast of Cyprus

Fevzi KIRKIM ; Department of Marine Biology, Fisheries Faculty, Ege University, 35100 Bornova-Izmir, Turkey
Tahir ÖZCAN ; Department of Hydrobiology, Fisheries Faculty, Mustafa Kemal University, 31200, Iskenderun, Hatay, Turkey
Tuncer KATAĞAN ; Department of Marine Biology, Fisheries Faculty, Ege University, 35100 Bornova-Izmir, Turkey
Kerem BAKIR ; Department of Marine Biology, Fisheries Faculty, Ege University, 35100 Bornova-Izmir, Turkey

Abstract

The study was carried out along the Cyprus coast, Levantine basin. A total of 9 samplings were conducted at 5 stations and 2 different biotopes. One species (Gnathia dentata) is reported for the first time from the Mediterranean Sea, two species (Campecopea hirsuta and Eurydice truncata) are new for the eastern Mediterranean Sea, and two species (Cyathura carinata and Paradella dianae) for the fauna of Cyprus.

Keywords

Isopoda; Crustacea; Cyprus island; eastern Mediterranean

Hrčak ID:

55827

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/55827

Publication date:

1.7.2010.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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