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A new subterranean amphipod species from Western Anatolia (Türkiye): Niphargus hasansarii n. sp. (Amphipoda: Niphargidae)

Cilt: 43 Sayı: 2 21 Mart 2026
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A new subterranean amphipod species from Western Anatolia (Türkiye): Niphargus hasansarii n. sp. (Amphipoda: Niphargidae)

Abstract

A new amphipod species, Niphargus hasansarii n. sp., is described based on a single female specimen collected from Homeros Valley in İzmir Province, Western Türkiye. The species is distinguished by a unique combination of characters, specifically the high setation (≥4) along the outer margin of dactyli on both gnathopods, a single spine on the inner margin of the dactyli of pereopods 3–7, three distal setae on the inner lobe of maxilla I, a subrounded third epimeral plate, a single robust seta at the base of uropod I, and distinct facial and lateral spines on the telson lobes. Detailed morphological examination and illustrations of the holotype’s appendages were performed. The new species is compared with morphologically similar congeners, and diagnostic differences are highlighted. Although molecular data could not be obtained due to the specimen’s preservation conditions and absence of additional material, the combination of unique morphological features strongly supports the species’ distinct taxonomic status.

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Yazar, Homeros Vadisi'nden amfipod örneğini toplayıp sağladığı için Prof. Dr. Hasan M. Sari'ye minnettarlığını sunar. Ayrıca, yapıcı yorumları ve makalenin kalitesini büyük ölçüde artıran editör ve anonim hakemlere de teşekkürlerini sunar.

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Konular

Hidrobiyoloji , Tatlı Su Ekolojisi

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Araştırma Makalesi

Yayımlanma Tarihi

21 Mart 2026

Gönderilme Tarihi

1 Ekim 2025

Kabul Tarihi

17 Şubat 2026

Yayımlandığı Sayı

Yıl 2026 Cilt: 43 Sayı: 2

Kaynak Göster

APA
Özbek, M. (2026). A new subterranean amphipod species from Western Anatolia (Türkiye): Niphargus hasansarii n. sp. (Amphipoda: Niphargidae). Ege Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 43(2), 94-101. https://doi.org/10.12714/egejfas.43.2.01