FIRST RECORD OF MONODAEUS GUINOTAE FOREST, 1976 (DECAPODA, BRACHYURA) IN THE SEA OF MARMARA (TURKEY) AND A DISCUSSION ABOUT ITS OCCURRENCE

Artuz M. L., Kubanc C., Sönmez B.

CRUSTACEANA, cilt.87, sa.5, ss.600-608, 2014 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 87 Sayı: 5
  • Basım Tarihi: 2014
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1163/15685403-00003307
  • Dergi Adı: CRUSTACEANA
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.600-608
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

A total of 24 specimens of Monodaeus guinotae Forest, 1976 were obtained in beam-trawl surveys on 8 August 2008, 2 August 2011 and 4 August 2011 at depths of 56, 65 and 40 m, respectively, in the Sea of Marmara. M. guinotae is reported in this study as a first record for the Sea of Marmara and the status of the species is discussed in relation to its closely similar congener, M. couchii (Couch, 1851). Also, possible reasons for its occurrence are investigated according to the effects of pollution and of the various water masses in the Sea of Marmara.

A total of 24 specimens of Monodaeus guinotae Forest, 1976 were obtained in beam-trawl surveys on 8 August 2008, 2 August 2011 and 4 August 2011 at depths of 56, 65 and 40 m, respectively, in the Sea of Marmara. M. guinotae is reported in this study as a first record for the Sea of Marmara and the status of the species is discussed in relation to its closely similar congener, M. couchii (Couch, 1851). Also, possible reasons for its occurrence are investigated according to the effects of pollution and of the various water masses in the Sea of Marmara.