First record of Eudiaptomus gracilis (G.O. Sars, 1863) (Copepoda: Diaptomida) in the inland waters of Turkey

Authors

AHMET BOZKURT
ŞENOL AKIN

DOI

10.3906/zoo-1101-98

Abstract

The Calanoid copepod Eudiaptomus gracilis (G.O. Sars, 1863) is recorded from Turkish inland waters for the first time. Males and females of Eudiaptomus gracilis were consistently found during 6 sampling periods in the Yeşilırmak River. The species was collected from the Yeşilırmak River and Suat Uğurlu and Hasan Uğurlu dam lakes in the Black Sea region and detailed descriptions of both sexes are given.

Keywords

First record, Eudiaptomus gracilis, inland waters, Suat Uğurlu, Hasan Uğurlu, Yeşilırmak River

First Page

503

Last Page

511

Recommended Citation

BOZKURT, AHMET and AKIN, ŞENOL (2012) "First record of Eudiaptomus gracilis (G.O. Sars, 1863) (Copepoda: Diaptomida) in the inland waters of Turkey," Turkish Journal of Zoology: Vol. 36: No. 4, Article 10. https://doi.org/10.3906/zoo-1101-98
Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/zoology/vol36/iss4/10