Marmara Denizi Littoralinde Sünger (Porifera) Populasyonları Üzerine Araştırmalar

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Thesis Type: Doctorate

Institution Of The Thesis: Istanbul University, Faculty of Aquatic Sciences, Department of Marine and Freshwater Resources Management, Turkey

Approval Date: 1999

Thesis Language: Turkish

Student: Bülent TOPALOĞLU

Supervisor: Bayram Öztürk

Open Archive Collection: AVESIS Open Access Collection

Abstract:

Summary Research on the Sponge (Porifera) Populations in the Littoral Zone of the Marmara Sea In this study, the samples were collected from 25 stations at depth of 0 to 52 metres both diving with SCUBA and using dredge, grap and beam trawl. This is the first systematical study on sponge fauna in the Marmara Sea. As a result, 19 sponge species were found; these were: Geodia cydonium, Tethya aurantium, Cliona celata, Suberites carnosus, Suberites domuncula, Ficulina ficus, Aaptos aaptos, Acanthella acuta, Axinella cannabina, Axinella damicornis, Axinella polypoides, Agelas oroides, Ciocalypta penicillus, Dictyonella plicata, Microciona strepsitoxa, Haliclona mediterranea, Petrosia fieiformis, Petrosia pulitzeri and Spongia officinalis. Of them F. ficus, C. penicillus, D. Plicata, M. strepsitoxa and P. pulitzeri. were determined as the new records for Turkish Seas while G cydonium, Ccelata, A. aaptos, A. acuta. A, cannabina, A. damicornis, A. polypoides, A. oroides and H. mediterranea. were determined as the new records for the Sea of Marmara. VII