Contributions To The Knowledge of Malacostraca (Crustacea) Fauna of the Taurus Mountains District (Southern Anatolia)

Authors: MUSTAFA RUŞEN USTAOĞLU, SÜLEYMAN BALIK, MURAT ÖZBEK

Abstract: In order to determine the Malacostraca fauna of water bodies in the Taurus Mountains, southern Anatolia, 2 field studies were conducted in 1996 and 1997. As a result, Asellus aquaticus (L. 1758), Gammarus balcanicus Schäferna 1922, Gammarus longipedis G.S. Karaman & Pinkster 1987 and Stygobromus ambulans (F. Müller 1846) were determined from the investigated area. All the determined taxa are recorded for the first time from these localities.

Keywords: Malacostraca, Fauna, Taurus Mountains, Turkey

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