Four New Records for the Freshwater Algae of Turkey

Abstract

Despite the fact that planktonic algae are a critical component of freshwater ecosystems, our understanding of their diversity and species distributions is still rather poor. This study contributes new information to the knowledge of Turkish freshwater microflora. A total of 84 phytoplankton samples were collected from 7 sites in the Tigris River from February 2008 to January 2009. Four taxa representing new records for the freshwater algal flora of Turkey were identified from the river. They belong to the following phyla: 1 (Oscillatoria nitida)  to Cyanobacteria, 2 (Micractinium bornhemiense and Lagerheimia wratislaviensis) to Chlorophyta and 1 (Audouinella chalybaea) to Rhodophyta.

Keywords

• Freshwater algal flora; new records; Tigris River; Turkey

Türkiye Tatlısu Algleri için Dört Yeni Kayıt

Öz

Planktonik algler, tatlısu ekosistemlerinin önemli bir bileşeni olmasına rağmen, onların çeşitliliği ve tür dağılımları hakkındaki bilgimiz hala oldukça zayıftır. Bu çalışma, Türkiye’nin tatlısu mikroflora bilgisine katkıda bulunmaktadır. Şubat 2008 – Ocak 2009 tarihleri arasında Dicle Nehri’nde 7 siteden toplam 84 fitoplankton örneği toplandı. Nehirde, Türkiye tatlısu algleri için dört yeni tür teşhis edildi. Türlerden 1’i (Oscillatoria nitida) Cyanoprokaryota, 2’si (Micractinium bornhemiense ve Lagerheimia wratislaviensis) Chlorophyta ve 1’i (Audouinella chalybaea) Rhodophyta şubelerine aitti

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Tatlısu algal flora; yeni kayıtlar; Dicle Nehri; Türkiye

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