Turkish Journal of Zoology
DOI
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Abstract
This study was undertaken to determine the freshwater Isopod fauna of Turkish Thrace. Samples were collected during the years 1985-1987, 1989-1992 and 1994-1997. According to the results, Asellus (Asellus) aquaticus(L.) Racovitza, Asellus (Asellus) hilgendorfiBovallius, Asellus (Proasellus) infirmus Birstein belonging to the genus Asellus of the Asellidae family and Jaera (Jaera) sarsi Valkanov belonging to the genus Jaeraof the Janiridae family were determined. Of the species, Asellus (Asellus) hilgendorfi Bovallius, Asellus (Proasellus) infirmus Birstein and Jaera (Jaera) sarsi Valkanov are new records for Turkey. The worldwide distributions of these species are included.
Keywords
Faunistic, Freshwater, Isopoda, Turkish Thrace.
First Page
17
Last Page
22
Recommended Citation
ELİPEK, BELGİN ÇAMUR and KIRGIZ, TİMUR (2000) "Freshwater Isopod Species (Crustacea) of Turkish Thrace and Their Distribution," Turkish Journal of Zoology: Vol. 24: No. 1, Article 3. Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/zoology/vol24/iss1/3
