Anomuran (Crustacea, Decapoda) fauna of Fethiye Bay (Turkey, eastern Mediterranean)

dc.contributor.authorKocak, Cengiz
dc.contributor.authorKirkim, Fevzi
dc.contributor.authorKatagan, Tuncer
dc.date.accessioned2019-10-27T21:18:46Z
dc.date.available2019-10-27T21:18:46Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.departmentEge Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractA study of the anomuran crustaceans found in Fethiye Bay, on the Mediterranean coast of Turkey, revealed 22 species belonging to 4 families (Diogenidae, Paguridae, Galathaeidae, and Porcellanidae). Of these, 14 species (Pagurus prideaux Leach, 1815, P forbesii Bell, 1845, P cheuvreuxi (Bouvier, 1896), P. cuanensis Bell, 1845, P. excavatus (Herbst, 1791), Anapagurus petiti Dechance and Forest, 1962, A. chiroacathus (Lilljeborg, 1856), A. bicorniger A. Milne Edwards and Bouvier, 1892, Dardanus calidus (Risso, 1827), Paguristes syrtensis De Saint Laurent, 1971, Diogenes pugilator (Roux, 1829), Galathea dispersa Bate, 1859, G. bolivari Zariquiey Alvarez, 1950, and Pisidia longimana (Risso, 1816)) were new records for Fethiye Bay, and 5 species (A. chiroacanthus, A. petiti, A. bicorniger, P cheuvreuxi, and P. prideaux) were new records for the Mediterranean coast of Turkey. In addition, A. chiroacanthus was recorded for the first time from the Levantine Sea. Distribution of the species in the Turkish waters is provided, together with photographs of some of the species.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipEnvironmental Protection Agency for Special Areas (Republic of Turkey Ministry of Environment and Forestry)Gida Tarim Ve Hayvancilik Bakanligien_US
dc.description.sponsorshipThis work was financially supported by the Environmental Protection Agency for Special Areas (Republic of Turkey Ministry of Environment and Forestry). We are grateful to the scuba diving team members Prof. Dr. M. E. Cinar, Dr. M. Bilecenoglu, Dr. M. B. Yoke, Dr. E. Dagli, Dr. A. Dogan, Dr. E. S. Okudan, and the skin diving team members Prof. Dr. B. Ozturk, K. Bakir and F. Ondes. Also we would like to thank B. Ergev, O. Taktak, and K. Ozyurt from Derinsu Underwater Engineering Inc., the safety diving officer S. Sozen, and captain E. Dinc and the crew of "Dinc Bu" for their kind assistance in the fieldwork.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.3906/zoo-0902-2
dc.identifier.endpage342en_US
dc.identifier.issn1300-0179
dc.identifier.issn1303-6114
dc.identifier.issn1300-0179en_US
dc.identifier.issn1303-6114en_US
dc.identifier.issue3en_US
dc.identifier.startpage333en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.3906/zoo-0902-2
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11454/44040
dc.identifier.volume34en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000281496500007en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ3en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherTubitak Scientific & Technical Research Council Turkeyen_US
dc.relation.ispartofTurkish Journal of Zoologyen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.subjectAnomuraen_US
dc.subjectFethiye Bayen_US
dc.subjecteastern Mediterraneanen_US
dc.subjectTurkish Mediterranean coasten_US
dc.titleAnomuran (Crustacea, Decapoda) fauna of Fethiye Bay (Turkey, eastern Mediterranean)en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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