The first record of Mytilus galloprovincialis (Lamarck, 1819) on Carcinus aestuarii Nardo, 1847 in the Cardak Lagoon, Turkey

ACAR S., ATEŞ A. S.

OCEANOLOGICAL AND HYDROBIOLOGICAL STUDIES, vol.45, no.4, pp.600-604, 2016 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 45 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2016
  • Doi Number: 10.1515/ohs-2016-0049
  • Journal Name: OCEANOLOGICAL AND HYDROBIOLOGICAL STUDIES
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.600-604
  • Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

This study deals with the presence of Mytilus galloprovincialis on the Mediterranean green crab, Carcinus aestuarii Nardo, 1847 as an epibiont. Crab samples were collected by means of single-entry fyke nets at 6 different locations selected in the Cardak Lagoon. A total of 22 specimens of M. galloprovincialis (1-9 ind. per crab) on different body parts of 4 crabs were recorded. This is the first report about the occurrence of M. galloprovincialis on C. aestuarii.