Dergiler / Maden Tetkik ve Arama Dergisi / 2003 / Cilt: 126 - Sayı: 126
RECENT OSTRACODES OF THE YUMURTALIK GULF
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Abstract
In this study, 35 wash sample, recovered from shallow marine sediments in the Yumurtalık Bay, Sıddık Lake, Çökek watering trough and Adalar within the Yumurtalık Gulf and 25 wash sample from back the gulf, such as Çamlık Gulf, Darboğaz Dalyanı, Arap Gorge and Bayraklı Gorge were examined. Cytherella vulgata (Müller), C. vandenboldi Sissingh, Cytherelloidea sordida (Müller), Leptoythere ramosa (Rome), Cythehdea acuminata neapolitana Kollmann, Tegmenia rugosa Costa, Celtia quadridentata (Baird), Basslerites berchoni (Brady), Pontocythere elongata (Brady), Neocytherideis cylindrica (Brady), N. faveolata (Müller), Carinocythereis carinata (Roemer), C. antiquata (Baird), Cistacythereis pokcornyi(Ruggieri), Aurila convexa (Baird), A. woodwardii (Brady), Urocythereis favosa Roemer, Cytheretta semiornata (Egger), Loxoconcha rhomboidea (Fischer), L. tumida Brady, L. concentrica Bonaduce, Ciampo and Masoli, L. parallela Müller, L. agilis Ruggieri, L. elliptica Brady, Paracythehdea depressa Müller, Semicytherura sulcata (Müller), Microcytherura sp., Xestolebehs depressa Sars, X. communis Müller, X. aurantia (Baird), X. ventricosa Müller, Cytherois fischeri (Sars), Argilloecia conoidea (Sars), Propontocypris dispar Müller, Aglaiocyphs complanata Brady and Robertson, in general lagoonal and shallow marine ostracodes, were identified from the shallow marine sediments of the Yumurtalık Gulf. Ostracodes from these samples, such as Cyprideis torosa (Jones), which characterizes brackish environment and a few llyocypris bradyi Sars which characterizes freshwater environment explain the effect of ancient Seyhan river bed, and the development of freshwater swamps and mud flats. Cyprideis torosa (Jones) was the major ostracodes back the gulf whereas Hirschmannia viridis (Müller), Loxoconcha elliptica Brady were also identified. The geographical distribution of observed ostracodes types was correlated with the similar studies carried out in the region of the Mediterranean, Aegean Sea and the Atlantic.