First Records of Some Naididae (Oligochaeta) Species for Turkey

Authors : Naime ARSLAN, Yalçın ŞAHİN

Pages : 7-18

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Publication Date : 0000-00-00

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Samples were collected from 79 stations in the Sakarya River Basin between September 1995 and August 1998. A total of 34 species of aquatic Oligochaeta were determined and 15 of them insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Chaetogaster langi Bretscher, 1896, Paranais frici Hrabe, 1941, Nais communis Piguet, 1906, N. bretscheri Michaelsen, 1899, N. barbata Müller 1773, N. simplex Piguet, 1906, N. pseudobtusa Piguet, 1906, Dero insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Aulophorus); furcatus insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(O. F. Müller, 1773);, Dero insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Aulophorus); borellii Michaelsen, 1900, Spericaria josinae insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Vejdovsky, 1883);, Pristinella rosea insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Piguet, 1906);, P. amphibiotica Lastockin, 1927, Pristinella sima insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Marcus, 1944);, Allonais pectinata insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Stephenson, 1910); and A. gwaliorensis insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Stephenson, 1920);, are new records for the inland water Oligochaeta fauna of Turkey. In addition, the genera Paranais, Spericaria and Allonais are also new for Turkey.
Keywords : Oligochaeta, Naididae, Sakarya River, Turkey