New Observations of Alien Foraminifera on the Turkish Coasts of the Aegean Sea (2008-2011)

Authors : Engin MERİÇ, M. Baki YOKEŞ, Niyazi AVŞAR, Feyza DİNÇER

Pages : 77-87

Doi:10.30897/ijegeo.303546

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Publication Date : 2015-08-03

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Normal 0 21 false false false TR X-NONE X-NONE /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:`Normal Tablo`; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-parent:``; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:`Times New Roman`,serif; mso-ansi-language:EN-US; mso-fareast-language:EN-US;} Invasion of the Mediterranean Sea by alien species is an ongoing process. Each year new alien species are being recorded in the Levantine basin. To date, 34 alien foraminifer species are known to inhabit Turkish coastline. Because of low water temperature it is hard ot survive for the thermophilic alien species in the Aegean Sea. Until 2008, only 12 alien foraminifers have been reported from the Aegean coasts, however the recent studies increasd this number to 31. The reports of İridia diaphana Heron-Allen and Earland, Quinqueloculina sp. C, Triloculina affinis d’Orbigny, Triloculina sp. A, Euthymonacha polita insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Chapaman);, Coscinospira acicularis insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Batsch);, Polymorphina fistulosa Cushman and Brizalina simpsoni insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Heron-Allen ve Earland); constitutes first records. Besides,   Haddonia sp., Nodopthalmidium antillarum insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Cushman);, Spiroloculina antillarum d’Orbigny, Hauerina diversa   Cushman, Triloculina fichteliana   d’Orbigny, Peneroplis arietinus insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Batsch);, Sorites variabilis Lacroix, Cymbaloporetta plana insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Cushman);, C. squammosa insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(d’Orbigny);, Amphistegina lessonii d’Orbigny are first records for the Turkish Aegean fauna.
Keywords : Foraminifera, Aegean Sea, Diversity