Additional contribution to the study of the freshwater fauna of testate amoebae in southeast Azerbaijan

Authors

NATALY SNEGOVAYA
ILHAM ALEKPEROV

DOI

10.3906/zoo-0807-14

Abstract

Investigations of the inland water bodies of southeast Azerbaijan (mainly near the city of Lenkoran and its suburbs) yielded 11 additional species of freshwater testate amoebae. Among these, 7 species (Oopyxis lenkoranica sp.n., Pentagonia azerbaijanica sp.n., Difflugia lenkoranica sp.n., D.talyshica sp.n., D.sapnakeranica sp.n., D.pressula sp.n., and D.girkanica sp.n.) are new to science. Descriptions of all 11 species are given.

Keywords

Freshwater testate amoebae, fauna, Azerbaijan

First Page

49

Last Page

62

Recommended Citation

SNEGOVAYA, NATALY and ALEKPEROV, ILHAM (2010) "Additional contribution to the study of the freshwater fauna of testate amoebae in southeast Azerbaijan," Turkish Journal of Zoology: Vol. 34: No. 1, Article 5. https://doi.org/10.3906/zoo-0807-14
Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/zoology/vol34/iss1/5