Contribution to the knowledge of alien amphipods off the Turkish coast: Gammaropsis togoensis (Schellenberg, 1925)

Bakir K., Sezgin M., Kataǧan T.

Aquatic Invasions, vol.2, no.1, pp.80-82, 2007 (Scopus) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 2 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2007
  • Doi Number: 10.3391/ai.2007.2.1.12
  • Journal Name: Aquatic Invasions
  • Journal Indexes: Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.80-82
  • Keywords: Alien species, Amphipoda, Lessepsian, Levantine Sea, Turkey
  • Ondokuz Mayıs University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

A total of 236 specimens of the Gammaropsis togoensis (Schellenberg, 1925) were collected in Iskenderun Bay, SE Turkey during 2005-2006. Already known from the Mediterranean coast of Israel, this is the first record of this alien amphipod from Turkey. © 2007 The Author(s).