Sea Cucumber (Holothuroidea) Species of Turkey

Abstract

There are nearly 1200 sea cucumber species in the world oceans, while only 37 species from Holothuroidea class lives in the Mediterranean Sea. This preliminary study aims identification sea cucumbers species of the Turkish waters. The sea cucumber samples used in this study were obtained from a series of different studies between the years of 2008 and 2014. Identification of the species are mainly based on the morphometric characteristics while some of species are determined from their calcareous spicules. Eight sea species were identified in this researchwhich are; Holothuria tubulosa, Holothuria polii, Holothuria mammata,Holothuria (Platyperona) sanctori, Holothuria forskali, Stichopus regalis,Synaptula reciprocans and Stereoderma kirschbergi. There are limited number of studies in the literature focusing on the identification of the sea cucumber species spread in our seas. Therefore, this study is believed to play an important role in guiding future researches.Keywords: Sea cucumber, Holothuroidea, Turkish seas

Keywords

• Sea cucumber, Holothuroidea, Turkish seas

Türkiye Denizlerindeki Deniz Hıyarı (Holothuroidea) Türleri

Abstract

Dünya denizlerinde 1200’e yakın deniz hıyarı türü bulunmaktadır. Akdeniz’de Holothuroidea sınıfında 37 tür dağılım göstermektedir. Bu ön çalışmada Türkiye karasularındaki deniz hıyarları türleri tespit edilmeye çalışılmıştır. Karasularımızda dağılım gösteren deniz hıyarı türlerinin örneklemeleri, 2008-2014 tarihleri arasında deniz hıyarı için yapılan farklı araştırmalardan elde edilmiştir. Tür tanımlamaları morfometrik karakterlerden ve bazı türlerin kalkerli spikül yapılarından yararlanarak gerçekleştirilmiştir. Araştırma sonucunda 8 deniz hıyarı türü tespit edilmiştir. Bu türler Holothuria tubulosa, Holothuria polii, Holothuria mammata, Holothuria (Platyperona) sanctori, Holothuria forskali, Stichopus regalis, Synaptula reciprocans ve Stereoderma kirschbergi’dir. Karasularımızdaki deniz hıyarı tür tanımlamalarıile ilgili yapılmış çalışma çok az sayıdadır. Yapılan bu çalışma, gelecekte yapılacak çalışmalara referans olması açısından önemlidir

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