Gammarus baysali sp nov., a new freshwater amphipod species from Turkey (Amphipoda: Gammaridae)


ÖZBEK M., YURGA L., KÜLKÖYLÜOĞLU O.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY, cilt.37, sa.2, ss.163-171, 2013 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus, TRDizin)

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 37 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2013
  • Doi Numarası: 10.3906/zoo-1209-14
  • Dergi Adı: TURKISH JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.163-171
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Gammarus, new species, freshwater, Zonguldak, Turkey, ASIA CRUSTACEA-AMPHIPODA, ADJACENT REGIONS, NORTH-AFRICA, EUROPE, ZAGROS, IRAN
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

A new species of freshwater amphipod, Gammarus baysali sp. nov., collected from Cumayani Cave (Zonguldak Province, Turkey) is described and illustrated. The new species belongs to the Gammarus pulex-group. The most discriminant characters of this species are the minute eyes, densely setose fifth peduncle and flagellar segments of antenna 2, elongated pereopods, and setose anterior margins of pereopod 5 to 7. Additionally, the palp of right maxilla 1 has 4 setae along its outer margin. A detailed morphological description and illustrations of the new species are provided, and differences from related species are discussed.