First record of Phyllochaetopterus socialis aggregates (Annelida: Polychaeta) from a hydrothermal vent site in the Sea of Marmara, Turkey

Microlipophrys adriaticus (Steindachner & Kolombatovic, 1883) is an endemic blenny of the Mediterranean Sea. It is also known from the Sea of Marmara and the Black Sea. However, unlike other species of combtooth blennies, M. adriaticus is a fish with a limited distribution in Adriatic Sea, especially in the north, where it can be common. We report here the first record of this species from the waters of the Ionian Sea.

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A new species of the genus Smacigastes Ivanenko & Defaye, 2004 (Tegastidae, Harpacticoida, Copepoda) from the Onnuri Vent Field in the Indian Ocean

Zoosystematics and Evolution ◽

10.3897/zse.96.54507 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 96 (2) ◽

pp. 699-714

Author(s):

Jong Guk Kim ◽

Jimin Lee

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Indian Ocean ◽

Hydrothermal Vent ◽

Hydrothermal Vents ◽

First Record ◽

Cold Seeps ◽

Dichotomous Key ◽

The Family ◽

The Indian Ocean ◽

A New Species

The genus Smacigastes Ivanenko & Defaye, 2004 (Harpacticoida, Copepoda) is the most primitive genus in the family Tegastidae Sars, 1904, occurring in deep-sea chemosynthetic environments, such as hydrothermal vents, cold seeps, whale falls and wood falls. Our exploration of the Onnuri Vent Field, the sixth active hydrothermal vent system in the Central Indian Ridge, resulted in the discovery of a new species in the genus Smacigastes. A detailed morphological analysis of S. pumilasp. nov. reveals that it most resembles S. barti Gollner, Ivanenko & Martínez Arbizu, 2008, described from a hydrothermal vent in the East Pacific Ridge; the new species can be distinguished from the existing species by the 8-segmented female antennule, the absence of an abexopodal seta on the antennary basis, the mandibular exopod represented by a single seta and the exopod of the first leg with five setae. This is the first record of Smacigastes in the Indian Ocean. A dichotomous key to species of the genus Smacigastes worldwide is provided.

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First record of the hollowsnout grenadier,Coelorhynchus coelorhyncus(Risso, 1810), from the Sea of Marmara, Turkey

Journal of Applied Ichthyology ◽

10.1111/j.1439-0426.2009.01318.x ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 26 (1) ◽

pp. 128-130 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

L. Artüz ◽

Z. Erdogan ◽

H. Torcu Koç ◽

B. Sönmez ◽

A. Aydemir

Keyword(s):

First Record ◽

Sea Of Marmara

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The first record of Paracineta irregularis (Ciliophora, Suctorea) as epibiont on Rhombognathus halacarid mite (Acari, Halacaridae) from the Sea of Marmara, Turkey

Protistology ◽

10.21685/1680-0826-2019-13-2-4 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 13 (2) ◽

Author(s):

Furkan Durucan ◽

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Levent Artüz ◽

Igor V. Dovgal ◽

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Keyword(s):

First Record ◽

Sea Of Marmara

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Haplomunnidae (Crustacea: Isopoda) reviewed, with a description of an intact specimen of Thylakogaster Wilson & Hessler, 1974

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.326.1.1 ◽

2003 ◽

Vol 326 (1) ◽

pp. 1 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

MARINA R. CUNHA ◽

GEORGE D.F. WILSON

Keyword(s):

Hydrothermal Vent ◽

New Records ◽

First Record ◽

Intact Specimen ◽

East Pacific ◽

The Family ◽

African Coast ◽

Mid Atlantic Ridge ◽

Distribution And Ecology ◽

East Pacific Ocean

The distribution and ecology of the isopod family Haplomunnidae Wilson, 1976 are reviewed with new records given for Thylakogaster Wilson & Hessler, 1974, Mid-Atlantic Ridge and east Pacific Ocean, and for Munella Bonnier, 1896, Mid-Atlantic Ridge and the eastern Atlantic near the African coast. The specimens of these two genera, collected from Lucky Strike (Mid-Atlantic Ridge), are the first record of the family from hydrothermal vent habitats. The systematics of the Haplomunnidae is updated and the synonymy of Aryballurops Gamô, 1983 with Haplomunna Richardson, 1908 is proposed. Thylakogaster lobotourus Wilson & Hessler, 1974 is redrawn from the first known intact specimen and additional description of the appendages is provided.

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First columbellid species (Gastropoda: Buccinoidea) from deep-sea hydrothermal vents, discovered in Okinawa Trough, Japan

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.4363.4.13 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 4363 (4) ◽

pp. 592

Author(s):

CHONG CHEN ◽

HIROMI KAYAMA WATANABE ◽

JUAN FRANCISCO ARAYA

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Deep Sea ◽

Hydrothermal Vent ◽

Hydrothermal Vents ◽

Okinawa Trough ◽

First Record ◽

Hydrothermal Field ◽

Molluscan Diversity ◽

Chemosynthetic Ecosystems ◽

A New Species

The molluscan diversity of deep-sea chemosynthetic ecosystems in Japan has been in general well documented with about 80 described species, of which over half are gastropods (Sasaki et al. 2005; Fujikura et al. 2012; Sasaki et al. 2016). Recently, however, a number of novel hydrothermal vent sites were discovered in the area using multibeam echo-sounding (Nakamura et al. 2015), providing opportunities for new discoveries. As a part of ongoing studies documenting the biodiversity of such sites, we present the first record of Columbellidae from hydrothermal vents, with a new species recovered from Natsu and Aki sites, in the Iheya North hydrothermal field (for map and background on the vent field see Nakamura et al. 2015).

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The presence of Macromedaeus distinguendus (De Haan, 1835) (Brachyura, Xanthidae) in the shallow hydrothermal vent system off northeastern Taiwan

Crustaceana ◽

10.1163/15685403-00003800 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 91 (7) ◽

pp. 879-895 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Li-Chun Tseng ◽

Parinya Limviriyakul ◽

Ping-Ho Ho ◽

Jiang-Shiou Hwang

Keyword(s):

Resource Use ◽

Hydrothermal Vent ◽

Carapace Width ◽

Distribution Patterns ◽

Extreme Environment ◽

First Record ◽

Habitat Partitioning ◽

Width Ratio ◽

Brachyuran Crab ◽

Wet Weight

Abstract The present study investigated the population of the xanthid brachyuran crab, Macromedaeus distinguendus (De Haan, 1835), at a toxic hydrogen sulfide, shallow hydrothermal vent area at Turtle Island, off northeastern Taiwan. This is the first record of this species from this extreme environment, and M. distinguendus is only the second brachyuran discovered in this area. The wet weight of male and female M. distinguendus varied from 0.11 to 1.22 g (mean ± standard deviation: 0.56 ± 0.39 g) and 0.06 to 0.62 g (0.37 ± 0.15 g), respectively. The wet weight: carapace width ratio was significantly correlated in both sexes. The local distribution patterns of M. distinguendus were different from those of the obligate hydrothermal crab Xenograpsus testudinatus N. K. Ng, J.-F. Huang & Ho, 2000 (Xenograpsidae) in this area. An analysis of resource use and habitat partitioning revealed that the two crab species were able to co-exist within the study area.

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First record of Cavernularia pusilla (Anthozoa: Pennatulacea) from the Sea of Marmara, Turkey basin

Marine Biodiversity Records ◽

10.1017/s1755267215000755 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 8 ◽

Author(s):

Murat Sezgin ◽

Ahsen Yüksek

Keyword(s):

Eastern Mediterranean ◽

First Record ◽

Sea Of Marmara ◽

First Report ◽

First Time

The occurrence ofCavernularia pusillais reported for the first time from the Sea of Marmara, extending the range of the species in the eastern Mediterranean and providing the first report of the species from Turkish waters.

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