Annelids (Polychaeta and Oligochaeta) from the Sea of Marmara, with descriptions of five new species

ÇINAR M. E., DAĞLI E., AÇIK ÇINAR Ş.

JOURNAL OF NATURAL HISTORY, cilt.45, ss.2105-2143, 2011 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 45
  • Basım Tarihi: 2011
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1080/00222933.2011.582966
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF NATURAL HISTORY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.2105-2143
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Polychaeta, Oligochaeta, Levinsenia, Prosphaerosyllis, new species, Sea of Marmara, Turkey, MEDITERRANEAN SEA, IZMIR BAY, POLYDORA-CORNUTA, AEGEAN SEA, ALIEN, SPIONIDAE, TURKEY, SYLLIDAE
  • Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

This paper deals with annelids (Oligochaeta and Polychaeta) collected in the Sea of Marmara between 2006 and 2010 at depths from 0 to 66 m. A total of five oligochaete and 198 polychaete species were found. Five polychaete species, namely Prosphaerosyllis marmarae sp. nov., Levinsenia demiri sp. nov., Levinsenia kosswigi sp. nov., Levinsenia marmarensis sp. nov. and Levinsenia tribranchiata sp. nov. are new to science, and five oligochaete and 84 polychaete species are new to the fauna of the Sea of Marmara. A list of species found in the region and their maximum densities are presented at depth intervals. The present material includes six alien polychaete species, Paraprionospio coora, Polydora cornuta, Prionospio (Minuspio) pulchra, Pseudopolydora paucibranchiata, Chaetozone corona and Metasychis gotoi, of which the latter four species were new records for the region.