New Additions to the Jellyfish Fauna of the Sea of Marmara

Objective & Hypothesis:This manuscript reports on four new jellyfish species in the Sea of Marmara (Turkey) (the scyphozoans Mawia benovici and Drymonema dalmatinum, hydrozoan Aequorea forskalea, and thaliacean Salpa maxima) based on plankton collections made in the years 2019–2021.

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Key Findings & Data:This is the first record of Mawia benovici in both Turkish coastal areas and the Sea of Marmara.

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Conclusion & Impact:Furthermore, their possible introduction pathways are briefly discussed here

🔬Design:Research Article

📍Scope:2019–2021 Verileri

⚙️Variables:Aequorea forskalea · Drymonema dalmatinum · Mawia benovici

Abstract

This manuscript reports on four new jellyfish species in the Sea of Marmara (Turkey) (the scyphozoans Mawia benovici and Drymonema dalmatinum, hydrozoan Aequorea forskalea, and thaliacean Salpa maxima) based on plankton collections made in the years 2019–2021. This is the first record of Mawia benovici in both Turkish coastal areas and the Sea of Marmara. The jellyfish that was previously re-corded as Drymonema sp. in the repetition Sea of Marmara was identified at the species level as D. dalmatinum. Furthermore, their possible introduction pathways are briefly discussed here

Keywords

Aequorea forskalea Drymonema dalmatinum Mawia benovici Salpa maxima the Sea of Marmara

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İŞİNİBİLİR, M., YÜKSEL, E., TÜRKERİ, E., DOĞAN, O., KARAKULAK, F. S., UZER, U., DALYAN, C., FURFARO, G., PİRAİNO, S. (2022). New Additions to the Jellyfish Fauna of the Sea of Marmara. Aquatic Sciences and Engineering, Cilt: 37 - Sayı: 1, 53–57. https://ajindex.com/articles/465626

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