CHECK-LIST OF THE CRUSTACEA FAUNA OF THE BOSPHORUS

Check-List of the crustacea fauna of the Bosphorus

Neslihan Balkis, Serhat Albayrak, Hüsamettin Balkis

Istanbul University, Faculty of Science, Department of Biology 34459 Vezneciler, Istanbul, TURKEY

Abstract

This study was carried out to present the species list of the Crustacea fauna of the Bosphorus in the light of the previously conducted research. It was seen that totally 94 crustacean species had been recorded from this region and Amphipoda was the first and Decapoda was the second in respect to the species number, with 37 and 36 species, respectively.

Keywords: Bosphorus, crustacea fauna, check-list