BENTHIC MARINE ALGAE IN NORTHERN CYPRUS (EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN SEA)
10/22/2018Benthic marine algae in Northern Cyprus (Eastern Mediterranean Sea)
Ergün Taşkın, Mehmet Öztürk, Oğuz Kurt, Sevilay Ulcay
Department of Biology, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Celal Bayar University, 45140, Muradiye, Manisa, TURKEY
Abstract
This paper reports 242 taxa at species and infraspecies level of the benthic marine algae (75 Phaeophyceae, 129 Rhodophyta, and 38 Chlorophyta) from Northern Cyprus. Among them, 107 taxa are recorded for the first time from the coast of Northern Cyprus. Sampling was made at seven different localities (Yeşilırmak, Koruçam, Girne, Dip Karpaz, Kumyalı, Salamis, and Gazi Mağusa) in North Cyprus in 2005˗2008.
Key words: Algae, Chlorophyta, Cyprus, Phaeophyceae, Rhodophyta