Octocoral diversity of Balıkçı Island, the Marmara Sea
Topçu, E.N.; Öztürk, B. (2013). Octocoral diversity of Balıkçı Island, the Marmara Sea. Journal of the Black Sea/Mediterranean Environment 19(1): 46-57
In: Journal of the Black Sea/Mediterranean Environment. Turkish Marine Research Foundation: Istanbul. ISSN 1304-9550, more
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| Keywords |
Alcyonacea [WoRMS]; Octocorallia [WoRMS]
Marine/Coastal |
| Author keywords |
Octocoral, soft coral, gorgonian, diversity, Marmara Sea |
| Abstract |
We investigated the octocoral diversity of Balıkçı Island in the Marmara Sea. Three sites were sampled by diving, from 20 to 45 m deep. Nine species were found, two of which are first records for Turkish fauna: Alcyonium coralloides and Paralcyonium spinulosum. Scientific identification of Alcyonium acaule in the Turkish seas was also done for the first time in this study. |
| Dataset |
- CorMedNet- Distribution and demographic data of habitat-forming invertebrate species from Mediterranean coralligenous assemblages between 1882 and 2019., more
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