Turkish Journal of Zoology
DOI
10.3906/zoo-1509-26
Abstract
Invertebrate infestation in sea turtle nests (Caretta caretta and Chelonia mydas) was recorded for the first time for Alata beach, Mersin, Turkey. A total of 121 green and 32 loggerhead nests were recorded and 34 (22.22%) of these were examined in terms of the invertebrate faunal composition. The specimens found in the nests were identified to order, family, or genus levels and they were represented as 5 orders. These invertebrate groups are Pimelia sp. larvae (Tenebrionidae; Coleoptera), Elater sp. larvae (Elateridae; Coleoptera), Scarabaeidae larvae (Coleoptera), Muscidae (Diptera), Enchytraeidae (Oligochaeta), Myrmeleontidae (Neuroptera), and Cyrptostigmata (Acari).
Keywords
Chelonia mydas, Caretta caretta, nest, invertebrate infestation, Pimelia sp., Alata beach, Turkey
First Page
753
Last Page
761
Recommended Citation
AYMAK, CEMİL; ERGENE, REMZİYE SERAP; KATILMIŞ, YUSUF; and UÇAR, AŞKIN HASAN
(2017)
"Invertebrate infestation in green turtle (Chelonia mydas (Linnaeus, 1758)) andloggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta (Linnaeus, 1758)) nests on Alata Beach, Mersin, Turkey,"
Turkish Journal of Zoology: Vol. 41:
No.
4, Article 20.
https://doi.org/10.3906/zoo-1509-26
Available at:
https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/zoology/vol41/iss4/20
