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Zoology

TÜBİTAK

2009

Taxonomy

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Review Of The Ichthyofaunal Changes In Lake Eğirdir Between 1915 And 2007, Fahretti̇n Küçük, Hasan M. Sari, Orhan Demi̇r, İskender Gülle Jan 2009

Review Of The Ichthyofaunal Changes In Lake Eğirdir Between 1915 And 2007, Fahretti̇n Küçük, Hasan M. Sari, Orhan Demi̇r, İskender Gülle

Turkish Journal of Zoology

The ichthyofaunal changes in Lake Eğirdir between 1915 and 2007 were reviewed. It was understood that the most drastic change in the ichthyofauna of Lake Eğirdir occurred in 1955 with the introduction of pike-perch (Sander lucioperca), and that the process of change continued with the addition of Prussian carp (Carassius gibelio) in 1996 and big scale sand smelt (Atherina boyeri) in 2003. Today, there are 15 fish taxa (10 native, 5 non-native) in Lake Eğirdir. It was determined that, among the endemic species of Lake Eğirdir, Handlirsch^{'}s minnow (Pseudophoxinus handlirschi) is extinct (EX), Ereğli minnow (Hemigrammocapoeta kemali) disappeared, and Eğirdir …


Zerconid Mites (Acari, Mesostigmata, And Zerconidae) From Turkey, Raşi̇t Urhan Jan 2009

Zerconid Mites (Acari, Mesostigmata, And Zerconidae) From Turkey, Raşi̇t Urhan

Turkish Journal of Zoology

Two new species of zerconid mites, Zercon cokelezicus sp.n. and Z. mehmeturhani sp.n., collected from soil in Denizli, Turkey are described and illustrated on the basis of females. Additionally, a key to the adults of the genus Zercon known from Turkey is given.


New Record Rotifer Species For The Turkish Fauna, Murat Kaya, Ahmet Altindağ Jan 2009

New Record Rotifer Species For The Turkish Fauna, Murat Kaya, Ahmet Altindağ

Turkish Journal of Zoology

Forty-seven rotifer species were recorded from 11 freshwater bodies in Turkey. In all, 11 of these species, Cephalodella eva (Gosse, 1887), C. gibboides Wulfert, 1950, C. intuta Myers, 1924, C. maior (Zavadovsky, 1926), C. tenuiseta (Burn, 1890), Collotheca tenuilobata (Anderson, 1889), Monommata dentata Wulfert, 1940, Mytilina bisulcata (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.


Pardosa Roscai (Roewer, 1951), A Spider New To The Fauna Of Turkey (Araneae: Lycosidae), Ahmet Bayram, Levent Efi̇l, Christo Deltshev Jan 2009

Pardosa Roscai (Roewer, 1951), A Spider New To The Fauna Of Turkey (Araneae: Lycosidae), Ahmet Bayram, Levent Efi̇l, Christo Deltshev

Turkish Journal of Zoology

Pardosa roscai (Roewer, 1951), a spider new to the Turkish fauna, is redescribed and illustrated (male/female). The taxon was re-elevated to species rank: Pardosa cribrata roscai (Roewer, 1951) = Pardosa roscai (Roewer, 1951).