A Preliminary Study on the Ostracoda (Crustacea) Fauna of Lake Beyşehir

Authors: SELÇUK ALTINSAÇLI, MUSTAFA KILIÇ, SONGÜL ALTINSAÇLI

Abstract: The material was collected in July and September 1997 from 15 stations on Lake Beyßehir. A total of 15 species ( Ilyocypris biplicata, Ilyocypris gibba, Ilyocypris bradyi, Candona neglecta, Pseudocandona compressa, Prionocypris zenkeri, Eucypris virens, Heterocypris rotundata, Heterocypris incongruens, Cypria ophtalmica, Physocypria kraepelini, Cypridopsis vidua, Potamocypris zschokkei, Psychrodromus olivaceus, Darwinula stevensoni) belonging to 12 genera were determined. Of these, Heterocyprisrotundatais new addition to the Ostracoda fauna of Turkey.

Keywords: Freshwater, Ostracoda, Taxonomy, Lake Beyşehir, Turkey

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