Türkiye Oligochaeta faunası için yeni kayıt, Rhyacodrilus falciformis Bretscher, 1901 (Annelida: Naididae: Rhyacodrilinae)
Year 2023,
Volume: 40 Issue: 4, 304 - 309, 15.12.2023
Melek Zeybek Yünlü
,
Eylem Aydemir Çil
,
Ton Van Haaren
,
Seray Yıldız
Abstract
Bu makalenin amacı, Türkiye'nin sucul Oligochaeta faunasına katkıda bulunmaktır. Bu araştırma için seçilen çalışma alanı, Türkiye'nin Karadeniz Bölgesi'nde, Sinop ilinde bulunan Karasu Çayı'dır. Bentik makroomurgasız örnekleri, Karasu Çayı’nda 10 istasyondan Şubat 2013 ile Ocak 2014 arasında aylık olarak toplanmıştır. Araştırma alanında tespit edilen, Rhyacodrilus falciformis Bretscher, 1901, Türkiye'den ilk kez bildirilmektedir. Türkiye Oligochaeta faunası için yeni kayıt olarak tanınmasının yanı sıra, bu araştırma ile türün dağılım alanı Türkiye'nin Asya kısmına kadar genişlemektedir. Ayrıca, bu çalışma, Türkiye faunası için yeni bir kayıt olarak tanımlanan R. falciformis'in biyolojik, ekolojik ve morfometrik özellikleri ile dağılımı hakkında detaylı bilgiler de sağlamaktadır.
Project Number
SÜF- 1901-12-12
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A new oligochaeta record for Türkiye, Rhyacodrilus falciformis Bretscher, 1901 (Annelida: Naididae: Rhyacodrilinae)
Year 2023,
Volume: 40 Issue: 4, 304 - 309, 15.12.2023
Melek Zeybek Yünlü
,
Eylem Aydemir Çil
,
Ton Van Haaren
,
Seray Yıldız
Abstract
The aim of this paper is to contribute to the aquatic Oligochaeta fauna of Türkiye. The study area selected for this research is Karasu Stream, located in the Black Sea Region of Türkiye, in the province of Sinop. Benthic macroinvertebrate samples were collected on a monthly basis between February 2013 and January 2014 from 10 selected stations in the study area. As a result of the study, Rhyacodrilus falciformis Bretscher, 1901 is reported as a new record for the Oligochaeta fauna of Türkiye. Besides being recognized as a new record species, this record also extends the species' distribution area to the Asian part of Türkiye. Additionally, this study provides detailed information on the biological, ecological, and morphometric characteristics, as well as the distribution of R. falciformis, identified as a new record for the fauna of Türkiye.
Supporting Institution
Sinop University Scientific Research Council (BAP)
Project Number
SÜF- 1901-12-12
Thanks
This study has been financed by Sinop University Scientific Research Council (BAP) (Project no: SÜF- 1901-12-12). Authors deeply grateful to them for this support.
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- Odabaşı, S., Cirik, S., & Arslan, N, (2018). Aquatic oligochaeta (Annelida: Clitellata) assemblages in the streams of Biga Peninsula (Marmara-Turkey) and their seasonal variations. Comu Journal of Marine Science and Fisheries, 1(2), 72-81.
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