Dergiler / Journal of Black Sea / Mediterranean Environment / 2013 / Cilt: 19 Sayı: 1

Octocoral diversity of Balıkçı Island, the Marmara Sea

Sayfa
46–57
DOI
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Abstract

Abstract We investigated the octocoral diversity of Balıkçı Island in the Marmara Sea. Three sites were sampled by diving, from 20 to 45 m deep. Nine species were found, two of which are first records for Turkish fauna: Alcyonium coralloides and Paralcyonium spinulosum. Scientific identification of Alcyonium acaule in the Turkish seas was also done for the first time in this study.