Contribution to the Knowledge on Distribution of Tardigrada in Turkey

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BERDİ D., ALTINDAĞ A.

DIVERSITY-BASEL, cilt.12, sa.3, 2020 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 12 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2020
  • Doi Numarası: 10.3390/d12030095
  • Dergi Adı: DIVERSITY-BASEL
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, Agricultural & Environmental Science Database, BIOSIS, CAB Abstracts, Geobase, Veterinary Science Database, Directory of Open Access Journals
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: cave, Diaforobiotus islandicus islandicus, Echiniscus granulatus, Karabuk, Tardigrades, Turkey, MOUNTAINS-NATIONAL-PARK, MACROBIOTIDAE HUFELANDI GROUP, EUTARDIGRADA HYPSIBIIDAE, DIVERSITY, GENUS, PHYLOGENY, RECORDS
  • Açık Arşiv Koleksiyonu: AVESİS Açık Erişim Koleksiyonu
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Tardigrades have been occasionally studied in Turkey since 1973. However, species number and distribution remain poorly known. In this study, distribution of Tardigrades in the province of Karabuk, which is located in northern coast (West Black Sea Region) of Turkey, was carried out. Two moss samples were collected from the entrance of the Bulak (Mencilis) Cave. A total of 30 specimens and 14 eggs were extracted. Among the specimens; Echiniscus granulatus (Doyere, 1840) and Diaforobiotus islandicus islandicus (Richters, 1904) are new records for Karabuk. Furthermore, this study also provides a current checklist of tardigrade species reported from Turkey, indicating their localities, geographic distribution and taxonomical comments.