Decapod crustaceans on the Gokceada (Imbros) island continental shelf (north-eastern Aegean Sea)

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ATEŞ A. S., Katagan T., Kocatas A., Sezgin M.

MEDITERRANEAN MARINE SCIENCE, vol.7, no.2, pp.55-60, 2006 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 7 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2006
  • Doi Number: 10.12681/mms.169
  • Journal Name: MEDITERRANEAN MARINE SCIENCE
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED)
  • Page Numbers: pp.55-60
  • Keywords: Decapoda Crustacea, Gokceada (Imbroz) island, North-eastern Aegean Sea, Turkey, COMMUNITIES
  • Ondokuz Mayıs University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

The present composition of decapod crustaceans found at the sublittoral depths (5-104 m) off the coast of the island of Gokceada (north-eastern Aegean Sea) is presented. A total of 28 species (11 caridean shrimps, 1 thalassinid ghost crab, 7 anomurans and 9 brachyuran crabs) and 277 specimens were recorded. The caridean shrimp, Athanas nitescens had the highest abundance with a dominance value of 20.94% in samples. The dominant group is caridean, represented by a total of 11 species and an occurrence frequency of 39.29%.