TRITAETA GIBBOSA BATE (1862) (AMPHIPODA, DEXAMINIDAE) IN THE TURKISH BLACK SEA FAUNA

Tritaeta gibbosa Bate (1862) (Amphipoda, Dexaminidae) in the Turkish Black Sea fauna

Murat Sezgin

Ondokuz Mayıs University, Sinop Fisheries Faculty, Division of Basic Sciences, 57000 Sinop, TURKEY

Abstract

The present work is concerned with 1 Amphipod species (Tritaeta gibbosa Bate (1862)), obtained during a benthic sampling by diving at the Sinop Peninsula coasts at the depth of 22-31 m. in December 1997. 43 species of marine Crustacea Amphipoda are now known to occur in the Black Sea coast of Turkey. However, the Amphipod Tritaeta gibbosa Bate (1862) is new for the Black Sea of Turkish coastal waters.

Keywords: Tritaeta gibbosa, Dexarninidae, Crustacea Amphipoda, Black Sea