Blue Color Anomaly in Turkish Crayfish Pontastacus leptodactylus (Eschscholtz, 1823) (Crustacea, Decapoda, Astacidae) From Atikhisar Reservoir in Çanakkale, Turkey

Kale S., Berber S., Acarlı D., Demirkıran T., Vural P., Acarlı S., ...Daha Fazla

Acta Natura et Scientia, cilt.2, sa.1, ss.1-5, 2021 (Hakemli Dergi)

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 2 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2021
  • Doi Numarası: 10.29329/actanatsci.2021.314.1
  • Dergi Adı: Acta Natura et Scientia
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Other Indexes
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1-5
  • Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Two individuals of Pontastacus leptodactylus (Eschscholtz, 1823) were collected from Atikhisar Reservoir in Çanakkale, Turkey. The individuals were caught by using a fyke-net. The fyke-nets were collected after 3-days soaking time from the reservoir on 18 July 2020. The sampling was carried out during the daytime. The sediment of the sampling location had a muddy substrate. Both blue colored individuals of crayfish (Pontastacus leptodactylus) were female. Blue color anomaly was observed in all parts of the bodies of both individuals. Morphometric characteristics were measured and the total lengths were 104.83 mm and 76.92 mm, and weights were 36.09 g and 11.76 g, respectively. The genetics of the mutant species should be examined in future studies to better understanding of the main factors causing color anomalies.