NEW RECORDS OF POLYCHAETES FROM THE TURKISH AEGEAN COAST
Melih Ertan Çinar, Zeki Ergen* and Ertan Dagli
Ege University, Faculty of Fisheries, Dep. of Hydrobiology, Izmir, Turkey - cinar@sufak.ege.edu.tr
Abstract
A total of 35 polychaete species new to the Turkish fauna were collected during the surveys carried out to determine effects of fish farming
on the zoobenthos in the Aegean Sea. Of the species encountered, Fimbriosthenelais zetlandica, Eulalia mustelaand Chaetozone gibber
are also new records for the eastern Mediterranean. In addition, 8 species were reported for the first time from the Turkish Aegean coast.
Keywords: polychaetes, new records, ecology, Aegean Sea
Rapp. Comm. int. Mer Médit., 37,2004
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Introduction
The first taxonomic study on polychaetes on the Turkish coasts was
carried out by Colombo (1), who listed a total of 23 species from the
Dardanelles and the Sea of Marmara. Todate, a total of 435 species
have been recorded from the Turkish coasts.
Material and Methods
A total of 24 samples were collected at 6 stations in the Aegean Sea
for evaluating impacts of fish farming activities on the distribution of
zoobenthos (Fig. 1). The species were collected by an anchor dredge,
except for the species from station 6 that was sampled by scuba-diving.
The samples were sieved through a 0.5 mm mesh, fixed with 10%
formalin and preserved in 70% ethanol. The species were deposited in
the Museum of Faculty of Fisheries, Ege University, Turkey (ESFM).
Results
Faunistic analysis of benthic material yielded a total of 35
polychaete species new to the Turkish fauna () and 7 species new to
the Turkish Aegean Sea fauna (). Of the newly-recorded species,
three are also new species to the eastern Mediterranean fauna ().
These species as well as their registration numbers in the Museum,
number of individuals and sampling data are as follows:
Harmothoe gilchristiDay, 1960 [ESFM–POL/02–3, 22.11.2002,
Station 1, 50 m, coralligenous substrate, 1 specimen],
Malmgreniellaljungmani(Malmgren, 1867) [ESFM–POL/02–1,
22.11.2002, Station 1, 50 m, coralligenous substrate, 1 specimen],
Fimbriosthenelais zetlandica(McIntosh, 1876) [ESFM–POL/02–4,
22.11.2002, Station 1, 50 m, coralligenous substrate, 1 specimen],
Euthalenessa oculata(Peters, 1854) [ESFM–POL/02–38, 8.5.2002,
Station 4, 26 m, sand, 1 specimen], Arichlidon reyssi(Katzmann,
Laubier & Ramos, 1974) [ESFM–POL/02–52, 22.11.2002, Station 1,
50 m, coralligenous substrate, 40 specimens], Eulalia tripunctata
McIntosh, 1874 [ESFM–POL/02–6, 22.11.2002, Station 1, 50 m,
coralligenous substrate, 1 specimen], Eulalia mustelaPleijel, 1987
[ESFM–POL/03–1, 24.2.2003, Station 2, 45 m, mud, 4 specimens],
Paranaitis kosteriensis(Malmgren, 1867) [ESFM–POL/03–10,
1.5.2003, Station 2, 45 m, muddy sand, 3 specimens], Phyllodoce
maculata(Linnaeus, 1767) [ESFM–POL/02–46, 6.2.2002, Station 4,
9 m, Posidonia oceanicaDelile, 2 specimens], Phyllodoce mucosa
Oersted, 1843 [ESFM–POL/02–5, 22.11.2002, Station 1, 35 m,
muddy sand, 3 specimens; ESFM–POL/03–11, 1.5.2003, Station 2,
45 m, sandy mud, 1 specimen],Pseudomystides limbataSaint-
Joseph, 1888 [ESFM–POL/02–39, 8.5.2002, Station 4, 26 m, sand, 1
specimen], Pilargis verrucosaSaint-Joseph, 1899 [ESFM–
POL/02–53, 22.11.2002, Station 1, 50 m, coralligenous substrate, 1
specimen], Sphaerodoridium claparedii(Greeff, 1866)
[ESFM–POL/02–18, 22.11.2002, Station 1, 50 m, coralligenous
substrate, 2 specimens], Sphaerodoropsis minuta(Webster &
Benedict, 1887) [ESFM-POL/02-20, 22.11.2002, Station 1, 50 m,
coralligenous substrate, 1 specimen], Syllis parapari (San Martín
& López, 2000) [ESFM–POL/01–42, 21.10.2001, Station 4, 13 m, P.
oceanica, 3 specimens], Aglaophamus rubella(Michaelsen, 1896)
[ESFM–POL/03–2, 9.6.2003, Station 2, 50 m, muddy sand, 1
specimen], Nepthys cirrosaEhlers, 1868 [ESFM–POL/02–17,
22.11.2002, Station 1, 50 m, coralligenous substrate, 1 specimen],
Nepthys hystricisMcIntosh, 1900 [ESFM–POL/01–39, 21.10.2001,
Station 3, 13 m, P. oceanica, 4 specimens], Glycera alba(O. F.
Muller, 1776) [ESFM–POL/01–40, 21.10.2001, Station 4, 13 m, P.
oceanica, 1 specimen], Glycera lapidumQuatrefages, 1865
[ESFM–POL/02–51, 8.5.2002, Station 4, 8 m, P. oceanica, 1
specimen], Glycera tesselataGrube, 1863 [ESFM–POL/02–23,
22.11.2002, Station 1, 50 m, coralligenous substrate, 10 specimens],
Glycinde nordmanni (Malmgren, 1865) [ESFM–POL/02–24,
22.11.2002, Station 1, 50 m, coralligenous substrate, 2 specimens],
Goniada maculataOersted, 1843 [ESFM–POL/03–3, 9.6.2003,
Station 2, 50 m, sand, 6 specimens], Scolelepis tridentata
(Southern, 1914) [ESFM–POL/03–4, 24.02.2003, Station 2, 45 m,
mud, 1 specimen], Magelonaalleni Wilson, 1958
[ESFM–POL/02–48, 06.02.2002, Station 4, 25 m, mud, 1 specimen]
Magelona minutaEliason, 1962 [ESFM–POL/03–5, 24.02.2003,
Station 2, 45 m, sand, 14 specimens], Acrocirrus frontifilis(Grube,
1860) [ESFM–POL/02–54, 22.11.2002, Station 1, 50 m,
coralligenous substrate, 1 specimen], Macrochaeta clavicornis(M.
Sars, 1835) [ESFM–POL/02–41, 6.2.2002, Station 4, 14 m, P.
oceanica, 1 specimen], Scalibregma celticumMackie, 1991
[ESFM–POL/02–32, 22.11.2002, Station 1, 50 m, coralligenous
substrate, 1 specimen], Armandia cirrosaPhilippi, 1861
[ESFM–POL/02–33, 22.11.2002, Station 1, 50 m, coralligenous
substrate, 1 specimen], Ophelia roscoffensisAugener, 1910
[ESFM–POL/02–43, 6.2.2002, Station 4, 14 m, P. oceanica, 1
specimen], Tachytrypane jeffreysiiMcIntosh, 1879
[ESFM–POL/01–43, 21.10.2001, Station 4, P. oceanica, 9 m, 1
specimen], Mediomastus fragilisRasmussen, 1973
[ESFM–POL/02–34, 22.11.2002, Station 1, 50 m, coralligenous
substrate, 1 specimen], Neopseudocapitella brasiliensisRullier &
Amoureux, 1979 [ESFM–POL/01–41, 21.10.2001, Station 4, 20 m, P.
oceanica, 1 specimen], Chaetozone gibberChambers, 1994
[ESFM–POL/03–6, 1.5.2003, Station 2, 45 m, sand, 2 specimens],
Amage adspersa(Grube, 1863) [ESFM–POL/96–37, 6.6.1996,
Station 3, 12 m, P. oceanica, 2 specimens], Amage gallasiMarion,
1875 [ESFM–POL/02–11, 22.11.2002, Station 1, 35 m, muddy sand,
1 specimen], Hypsicomus stichophthalmos(Grube, 1963)
[ESFM–POL/02–55, 22.11.2002, Station 1, 50 m, sandy mud, 1
specimen], Euchone roseaLangerhans, 1884 [ESFM–POL/03–7,
24.02.2003, Station 2, 45 m, muddy sand, 6 specimens],
Pseudofabricia aberransCantone, 1970 [ESFM–POL/02–56,
9.6.2002, Station 2, 50 m, muddy sand, 1 specimen],
Pseudofabriciola longipygaFitzhugh, Giangrande & Simboura, 1994
[ESFM–POL/03–9, 24.2.2003, Station 2, 45 m, muddy sand, 1
specimen] and Pseudofabriciola analisFitzhugh, Giangrande &
Simboura, 1994 [ESFM–POL/03–8, 1.5.2003, Station 2, 45 m, muddy
sand, 1 specimen].
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Fig. 1. Sampling sites in the Aegean Sea.
