The aquatic oligochaete fauna of Lake Çıldır, Ardahan-Kars, Turkey, including an updated checklist of freshwater annelids known to occur in the country

ARSLAN N., MERCAN D.

Zoosymposia, cilt.17, ss.53-76, 2020 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 17
  • Basım Tarihi: 2020
  • Doi Numarası: 10.11646/zoosymposia.17.1.8
  • Dergi Adı: Zoosymposia
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.53-76
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Checklist, Annelida, Oligochaeta, oligochaetes, Turkey, Lake Cildir, BLACK-SEA RANGE, MOUNTAIN LAKES, PHALLODRILINAE OLIGOCHAETA, 1ST RECORD, TUBIFICIDAE, GENUS, CLITELLATA, ENCHYTRAEIDAE, COMMUNITIES, IDENTIFICATION
  • Eskişehir Osmangazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

In this paper, we present the results of the first survey for aquatic oligochaetes in Lake Cildir, northeastern Turkey, during which 22 oligochaete species were recorded from the lake. The results of this survey were integrated into an updated and annotated list of oligochaetes and other aquatic annelids occurring in the country, summarized from historical and recent publications. Currently, the freshwater annelid fauna of Turkey includes 150 species of oligochaetes (1 Crassiclitellata, 21 Enchytraeidae, 1 Propappidae, 1 Haplotaxidae, 4 Lumbriculidae, 56 Naidinae, 64 Tubificinae, 2 Lumbricidae), 1 species of Branchiobdellida, and 6 species of Aphanoneura (1 Potamodrilidae and 5 Aeolosomatidae). Although studies focusing on the aquatic oligochaete fauna of Turkey have increased over the past 15-20 years, species diversity still remains unclear.