New Record Rotifer Species for the Turkish Fauna
Authors : Murat KAYA, Ahmet ALTINDAĞ
Pages : 7-12
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Publication Date : 0000-00-00
Article Type : Research Paper
Abstract :Forty-seven rotifer species were recorded from 11 freshwater bodies in Turkey. In all, 11 of these species, Cephalodella eva insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Gosse, 1887);, C. gibboides Wulfert, 1950, C. intuta Myers, 1924, C. maior insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Zavadovsky, 1926);, C. tenuiseta insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Burn, 1890);, Collotheca tenuilobata insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Anderson, 1889);, Monommata dentata Wulfert, 1940, Mytilina bisulcata insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Lucks, 1912);, Notommata tripus Ehrenberg, 1838, Paradicranophorus sordidus Donner, 1968, and Proales fallaciosa Wulfert, 1937 are new records for the Turkish fauna. Some of the recorded species were illustrated using light microscopy.Keywords : Rotifera, new records, taxonomy, Paradicranophorus, Turkey