Freshwater Ostracoda (Crustacea) of Diyarbakır Province, including a new report for Turkey

Authors : Derya AKDEMİR, Okan KÜLKÖYLÜOĞLU

Pages : 671-675

Doi:10.3906/sag-1203-78

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Publication Date : 0000-00-00

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :During the summer insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(July-August); of 2007, a total of 23 freshwater ostracods belonging to 14 genera were collected from 50 out of 90 different bodies of water in Diyarbakır. Of these 23 finds, Herpetocypris intermedia is a new report for Turkish ostracod fauna. In addition, 11 species insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Ilyocypris decipiens, I. inermis, Eucypris virens, Herpetocypris brevicaudata, Psychrodromus fontinalis, Isocypris beauchampi, Potamocypris similis, P. unicaudata, P. arcuata, Limnocythere stationis, and L. inopinata); are reported from this city for the first time. The geographical distribution of some species is extended into the eastern parts of Turkey. Our results also suggest that species with cosmopolitan characteristics tend to have a wide distribution within a variety of habitats.
Keywords : Key words Ostracoda, new report, Herpetocypris intermedia, distribution, Diyarbakır, Turkey