The first record of Cladocora caespitosa (Linnaeus, 1767) (Anthozoa, Scleractinia) from the Marmara Sea


Özalp H. B., Alparslan M.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY, cilt.35, sa.5, ss.701-705, 2011 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 35 Sayı: 5
  • Basım Tarihi: 2011
  • Doi Numarası: 10.3906/zoo-0907-80
  • Dergi Adı: TURKISH JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.701-705
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Scleractinian, Faviidae, Cladocora caespitosa, Marmara Sea, first record, FEATURES, GROWTH
  • Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The Scleractinian Cladocora caespitosa is reported for the first time from the Marmara Sea, Turkey. Five colonies of the elliptical Cladocora caespitosa were discovered at 7 m by scuba divers around Posidonia oceanica beds colonising a substrate of sand and rock. The colonies' characteristics were recorded with underwater apparatus with a close-up device and with a video system. The present paper provides the new updated area of the species on the Turkish coast.