A new species of Glyceridae (Annelida: “Polychaeta”) recovered from organic substrate experiments at cold seeps in the eastern Mediterranean Sea

2011 ◽  
Vol 42 (1) ◽  
pp. 47-54 ◽  
Author(s):  
Markus Böggemann ◽  
Christina Bienhold ◽  
Sylvie M. Gaudron
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Mediterranean Sea ◽  
Eastern Mediterranean ◽  
Organic Substrate ◽  
Cold Seeps ◽  
Eastern Mediterranean Sea ◽  
A New Species

Pycnogonida (Arthropoda) from the eastern Mediterranean Sea with description of a new species of Anoplodactylus

Zootaxa ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 1686 (1) ◽  
pp. 57 ◽  
Author(s):  
FRANZ KRAPP ◽  
CENGIZ KOCAK ◽  
TUNCER KATAGAN
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Mediterranean Sea ◽  
Adult Stage ◽  
Eastern Mediterranean ◽  
Scuba Diving ◽  
Aegean Sea ◽  
First Record ◽  
Eastern Mediterranean Sea ◽  
Northern Cyprus ◽  
A New Species

Material of Pycnogonida was collected by scuba diving and snorkelling in the eastern Mediterranean Sea from the Aegean Sea to northern Cyprus in 1995–2002; some additional samples were taken in 2006 (mainly in Gencelli Cove, Turkey). This yielded the first record of Ammothella appendiculata for the region. A. longioculata and Callipallene spectrum are newly recorded for Turkey. A hitherto undescribed and tiny species of Anoplodactylus was found. The insufficiently known adult stage of Ammothella uniunguiculata is figured by SEM photograph.

A new sea-nettle from the Eastern Mediterranean Sea: Chrysaora pseudoocellata sp. nov. (Scyphozoa: Pelagiidae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 4790 (2) ◽  
pp. 229-244
Author(s):  
ERHAN MUTLU ◽  
I. TULAY ÇAĞATAY ◽  
M. TUNCA OLGUNER ◽  
HASAN EMRE YILMAZ
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Mediterranean Sea ◽  
Eastern Mediterranean ◽  
Coi Gene ◽  
Dark Spot ◽  
Northern Indian Ocean ◽  
Eastern Mediterranean Sea ◽  
Sea Nettle ◽  
Source Populations ◽  
A New Species

A new species of Chrysaora is described from five specimens collected off Turkey in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea during December 2018. The species is characterised by its pale exumbrella, milky to creamy in colour, bearing faint and narrow markings, strap-like marginal tentacles, semi-rounded to tongue-shaped lappets, and a prominent dark spot on the exumbrella above each rhopalium. Analysis of the COI gene indicates that it may be most closely related to Chrysaora africana (Vanhöffen 1902), from which it is nevertheless 10.2 % different. It is unclear whether the species represents a previously undetected and endemic species from the Mediterranean, or whether source populations are located in the Red Sea and the northern Indian Ocean. 

Garra orontesi, a new species from the Orontes River drainage (Teleostei: Cyprinidae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 4952 (1) ◽  
pp. 169-180
Author(s):  
ESRA BAYÇELEBİ ◽  
CÜNEYT KAYA ◽  
DAVUT TURAN ◽  
JÖRG FREYHOF
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Mediterranean Sea ◽  
Eastern Mediterranean ◽  
Gill Rakers ◽  
Eastern Mediterranean Sea ◽  
River Drainage ◽  
Dorsal Fin ◽  
Fin Ray ◽  
A New Species ◽  
Pelvic Fin

Garra orontesi, new species, is described from the Orontes River drainage in the eastern Mediterranean Sea basin in Turkey and Syria. It is distinguished from its congeners in the Mediterranean Sea basin and adjacent Mesopotamia by possessing 17–21 gill rakers on the lower part of the first gill arch, the pelvic-fin origin usually below the second branched dorsal-fin ray, 8½ branched dorsal-fin rays, usually 2–3 scales between the tip of the pectoral and pelvic-fin origins, and no tubercles behind the upper posterior eye margin. It is also distinguished by a minimum K2P distance of 2.7% in its COI barcode region against G. rufa, and 3.9% against the geographically adjacent G. turcica. 

Syllis ergeni: a new species of Syllidae (Annelida: Polychaeta) from Izmir Bay (Aegean Sea, eastern Mediterranean Sea)

Zootaxa ◽  
2005 ◽  
Vol 1036 (1) ◽  
pp. 43 ◽  
Author(s):  
MELIH ERTAN ÇINAR
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Mediterranean Sea ◽  
Eastern Mediterranean ◽  
Aegean Sea ◽  
Colour Pattern ◽  
Faunal Analysis ◽  
Eastern Mediterranean Sea ◽  
Izmir Bay ◽  
Brown Colour ◽  
A New Species

The faunal analysis of hard bottom materials collected from Alsancak Harbour and its vicinity (Izmir Bay, Aegean Sea) revealed a new syllid species, Syllis ergeni. The species is mainly characterized by having a dark-brown colour pattern on the dorsum of anterior and middle segments, short blade falcigers, the number and morphology of aciculae, and a pigmented proventriculus and pharynx. The morphology, ecology, distribution and reproductive features of the species are explained and discussed.

Alburnus magnificus, a new species of bleak from the Orontes River drainage (Teleostei: Leuciscidae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 4559 (2) ◽  
pp. 373 ◽  
Author(s):  
JÖRG FREYHOF ◽  
DAVUT TURAN
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Lateral Line ◽  
Sequence Data ◽  
Eastern Mediterranean ◽  
Eastern Mediterranean Sea ◽  
River Drainage ◽  
Dorsal Fin ◽  
Fin Ray ◽  
Coastal Rivers ◽  
A New Species

Alburnus magnificus, new species, is described from the northern Orontes River drainage in the eastern Mediterranean Sea basin. It is most similar and closely-related to A. qalilus from coastal rivers in Syria south of the Orontes. Alburnus magnificus is distinguished from A. qalilus by having the anal-fin origin below or behind the vertical through the last dorsal-fin ray, 4–5 scale rows between the lateral line and the anal-fin origin, and a flank pattern of bold black, grey or brown scales on a silvery or brown background. The two species are also distinguished by a minimum K2P distance of 1.8% in their COI sequence data. 

scholarly journals Influence of chemosynthetic ecosystems on nematode community structure and biomass in the deep eastern Mediterranean Sea

2013 ◽  
Vol 10 (8) ◽  
pp. 5381-5398 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. Lampadariou ◽  
V. Kalogeropoulou ◽  
K. Sevastou ◽  
K. Keklikoglou ◽  
J. Sarrazin
Keyword(s):  
Species Richness ◽  
Mediterranean Sea ◽  
Eastern Mediterranean ◽  
Nematode Community ◽  
Cold Seep ◽  
Cold Seeps ◽  
Mud Volcanoes ◽  
Remotely Operated Vehicle ◽  
Eastern Mediterranean Sea ◽  
Density And Biomass

Abstract. Mud volcanoes are a~special type of cold seeps where life is based on chemoautotrophic processes. They are considered to be extreme environments and are characterized by unique megafaunal and macrofaunal communities. However, very few studies on mud volcanoes taking into account the smaller meiobenthic communities have been carried out. Two mud volcanoes were explored during the MEDECO (MEditerranean Deep-sea ECOsystems) cruise (2007) with the remotely operated vehicle (ROV) Victor-6000: Amsterdam, located south of Turkey between 1700 and 2000 m depth (Anaximander mud field); and Napoli, south of Crete, located along the Mediterranean Ridge at about 2000 m depth (Olimpi mud field). The major aim of this study was to describe distributional patterns of meiofaunal communities and nematode assemblages from different seep microhabitats. Meiofaunal taxa and nematode assemblages at both mud volcanoes differed significantly from other Mediterranean sites in terms of standing stocks, dominance and species diversity. Density and biomass values were significantly higher at the seep sites, particularly at Amsterdam. Patterns of nematode diversity, the dominant meiofaunal taxon, varied, displaying both very high or very low species richness and dominance, depending on the microhabitat studied. The periphery of the Lamellibrachia and bivalve shell microhabitats of Napoli exhibited the highest species richness, while the reduced sediments of Amsterdam yielded a species-poor nematode community dominated by two successful species, one belonging to the genus Aponema and the other to the genus Sabatieria. Analysis of β-diversity showed that microhabitat heterogeneity of mud volcanoes contributed substantially to the total nematode species richness in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. These observations indicate a strong influence of mud volcanoes and cold-seep ecosystems on the meiofaunal communities and nematode assemblages.

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