New Records for Tardigrada Species from the High Mountain Region in Turkey (Mount Verçenik, Rize)

Abstract

Phylum Tardigrada, which has been quite a little studied both around the world and Turkey, belongs to members of a metazoan. In this study eight moss and lichen samples were collected and investigated from a variety of elevations of the Verçenik Mountain in Rize (Turkey). In total 62 specimens, 11 exivium and 10 eggs of tardigrades were found. Five species were identified, and they belong to genera: Acanthechiniscus, Pseudechiniscus, Macrobiotus, Paramacrobiotus and, Ramazzottius. Three of them are new records for Turkish fauna i.e. Acanthechiniscus victor (Ehrenberg, 1853), Pseudechiniscus ramazzottii ramazzottii Maucci, 1952 and Macrobiotus spectabilis Thulin, 1928. Including these three species, the tardigrade fauna of Turkey increased to 54. In this paper, we present the previous study a full list of the known high mountain and alpine tardigrade species with their localities. All specimens are deposited in the Aquatic Animals Research Laboratory at Ankara University.

Keywords

• Acanthechiniscus victor,Alpine,fauna,Macrobiotus spectabilis,Pseudechiniscus ramazzottii ramazzottii

Türkiye'nin Yüksek Dağ Bölgesinden Tardigrada Türleri için Yeni Kayıtlar (Verçenik Dağı, Rize)

Öz

Dünyada ve Türkiye’de çok az çalışılmış olan Tardigrada filumu, metazoa üyelerine aittir. Bu çalışmada Rize’deki Verçenik Dağı’nın farklı yükseltilerinden elde edilen sekiz adet yosun ve 1 adet liken örneği toplanmış ve araştırılmıştır. Toplamda 62 birey, 11 exivium ve 10 tardigrat yumurtası bulunmuştur. Beş tür tespit edilmiş ve bunlar Acanthechiniscus, Pseudechiniscus, Macrobiotus, Paramacrobiotus ve Ramazzottius cinslerine aittir. Bunlardan üçü, Türkiye faunası için yeni kayıtlardır. Bunlar: Acanthechiniscus victor (Ehrenberg, 1853), Pseudechiniscus ramazzottii ramazzottii Maucci, 1952 ve Macrobiotus spectabilis Thulin, 1928. Bu üç türün de dahil edilmesiyle, Türkiye’nin tardigrat faunası 54’e yükselmiştir. Bu çalışmada daha önceden elde edilen yüksek dağ ve alpin türlerinin tam listesini sunulmuştur. Tüm örnekler Ankara Üniversitesi Sucul Canlıları Araştırma Laboratuvarında saklanmaktadır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Acanthechiniscus victor,Alpin,fauna,Macrobiotus spectabilis,Pseudechiniscus ramazzottii ramazzottii

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