Polychaetes From The Northern Part Of The Sea Of Marmara With The Description Of A New Species Of Polydora (Annelida: Polychaeta: Spionidae)

Autor: Serhat Albayrak, Senem Çağlar, Melih Ertan Çinar, Ertan Dağli
Přispěvatelé: Ege Üniversitesi
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: Mediterranean Marine Science; Τόμ. 16 Αρ. 3 (2015); 524-532
Mediterranean Marine Science; Vol. 16 No. 3 (2015); 524-532
Scopus-Elsevier
Mediterranean Marine Science, Vol 16, Iss 3, Pp 524-532 (2015)
ISSN: 1791-6763
1108-393X
Popis: WOS: 000368443200004
Soft-bottom material collected from the northern part of the Sea of Marmara (off Kucukcekmece) included a total of 67 species belonging to 24 polychaete families. Three species (Brania pusilla, Lysidice cf. margaritacea and Sabellaria spinulosa) are new records for the Sea of Marmara. Three alien species (Polydora cornuta, Prionospio pulchra and Pseudopolydora paucibranchiata) were found at the shallow-water stations. Different polychaete assemblages occurred in the area and the mud percentage of sediment and salinity were the main factors related to their distribution. A new Polydora species, which is mainly characterized in having brownish pigmentation solely on the antero-dorsal sides of the body, and falcate major spines with only a bulge (anterior ones) or with a bulge and a small tooth, is described.
Research Project of Istanbul UniversityIstanbul University [T-770]; TUBITAK projectTurkiye Bilimsel ve Teknolojik Arastirma Kurumu (TUBITAK) [104Y065]
This work was financially supported by the Research Project of Istanbul University (project number: T-770). The Levantine Sea specimens of the species were obtained through a TUBITAK project (project number: 104Y065). The authors are indebted to Dr. Andy Mackie (National Museum of Wales) for checking the English of the text.
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