Diversity of Marine Arthropoda along the coasts of Türkiye

Authors

AHMET KEREM BAKIRFollow
HALİM VEDAT AKERFollow
ÖZGE ÖZGENFollow
FURKAN DURUCANFollow

Author ORCID Identifier

AHMET BAKIR: 0000-0002-3739-8396

FURKAN DURUCAN: 0000-0002-6168-2135

HALİM VEDAT', 'HALİM AKER: 0000-0001-8101-644X

ÖZGE ÖZGEN: 0000-0001-8228-4817

DOI

10.55730/1300-0179.3194

Abstract

The aim of this publication is to compile an updated list of marine arthropod species reported from the coasts of Türkiye. As of the first half of 2024, a total of 1886 arthropod species have been reported in the marine and brackish water environments of Türkiye. The class Malacostraca, having the highest number of species, is followed by Copepoda, Ostracoda, Arachnida, Pycnogonida, Thecostraca, Branchiopoda, and Insecta in terms of species diversity. Additionally, 83 alien species have been identified.

Keywords

Arthropoda, Black Sea, Sea of Marmara, Aegean Sea, Levantine Sea, Türkiye

First Page

446

Last Page

530

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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Recommended Citation

BAKIR, AHMET KEREM; AKER, HALİM VEDAT; ÖZGEN, ÖZGE; and DURUCAN, FURKAN (2024) "Diversity of Marine Arthropoda along the coasts of Türkiye," Turkish Journal of Zoology: Vol. 48: No. 6, Article 6. https://doi.org/10.55730/1300-0179.3194
Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/zoology/vol48/iss6/6