Polyplacophora, Gastropoda and Scaphopoda species associated with Posidonia oceanica in the Northern Aegean coasts of Türkiye

Bitlis Yiğit B.

2nd International Malacology Symposium, Muğla, Türkiye, 1 - 04 Ekim 2024, ss.12, (Özet Bildiri)

  • Yayın Türü: Bildiri / Özet Bildiri
  • Basıldığı Şehir: Muğla
  • Basıldığı Ülke: Türkiye
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.12
  • Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The objective of the present study was determining Mollusc species distributed in Posidonia oceanica in the northern Aegean coasts of Türkiye. In line with this purpose, zoobenthic material was sampled from ten stations at depths 5 and 10 m between the dates 20.07.2016 and 28.07.2016. The samplings were collected by quadrate sampler (20X20 cm) with scuba diving and three replicates were taken each sampling. As a result of the faunistic evaluation, a total of 140 species belonging to the classes of Poyplacophora, Gastropoda and Scaphopoda were identified. The species which have the most dominance value was Bittium reticulatum (Da Costa, 1778) (57.6%) and Caecum subannulatum de Folin, 1870 (4.12%). According to frequency index values, Bittium reticulatum (Da Costa, 1778) (85.4%) and Pusillina philippi (Aradas & Maggiore, 1844) (50%) were distributed as constant species on Posidonia oceanica meadows in northern Aegean coasts of Türkiye, while 13 species were represented in less than 49% of the samples. Keywords: Gastropoda, Posidonia oceanica, Aegean coasts