Checklist of Bryozoa on the coasts of Turkey
Authors : Ferah KOÇAK, Sinem AYDIN ÖNEN
Pages : 880-891
Doi:10.3906/zoo-1405-85
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Publication Date : 0000-00-00
Article Type : Research Paper
Abstract :The phylum Bryozoa includes a total of 185 species reported from the Turkish coasts of the Levantine Sea, the Aegean Sea, the Sea of Marmara, and the Black Sea. The class Gymnolaemata is represented by 159 species, followed by the class Stenolaemata insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(26 species);. While the Aegean Sea had the highest species richness insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(139 species);, the lowest bryozoan diversity insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(8 species); was reported from the Black Sea coast of Turkey. Only 2 alien species, Celleporaria brunnea and Rhynchozoon larreyi, were recorded from the Turkish coasts.Keywords : Bryozoa, checklist, Turkish coasts