ATYLUS MASSILENSIS BELLAN-SANTINI, 1975 (AMPHIPODA, DEXAMINIDAE) FOR THE FAUNA OF TURKISH BLACK SEA

Atylus massilensis Bellan-Santini, 1975 (Amphipoda, Dexaminidae) for the fauna of Turkish Black Sea

Murat Sezgin, Levent Bat

University of Ondokuz Mayıs, Sinop Fisheries Faculty, Division of Basic Sciences, Main Branch of Marine Biology, 57000, Sinop, TURKEY

Abstract

In this study, the characteristic features of Atylus massilensis Bellan-Santini, 1975, a new record for the Turkish fauna, are given based on the drawings made from collected specimens as well as their distribution and ecology.

Keywords: Atylus massilensis, Dexaminidae, Crustacea, Amphipoda, Black Sea