Research Article

FIRST RECORD OF Micrasema cinereum Mosely (TRICHOPTERA, BRACHYCENTRIDAE) IN TURKEY AND A LIST OF THE CADDISFLY FAUNA IN ARAÇ CREEK

Volume: 20 Number: 2 October 15, 2019
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FIRST RECORD OF Micrasema cinereum Mosely (TRICHOPTERA, BRACHYCENTRIDAE) IN TURKEY AND A LIST OF THE CADDISFLY FAUNA IN ARAÇ CREEK

Abstract

Systematic studies on Trichoptera larvae in Turkey are very limited. The larval stage of the endemic species remains especially unknown. This study was carried out in Araç Creek between April and October 2013 and it is the first study to determine the caddisfly fauna in Araç Creek. Fourteen caddisflies taxa belonging to nine genera within eight different families (Brachycentridae, Hydropsychidae, Hydroptilidae, Lepidostomatidae, Leptoceridae, Limnephilidae, Psychomyiidae and Rhyacophilidae) were identified. Four of these taxa have previously been recorded from the creek and the other ten taxa are new records for the study area while Micrasema cinereum Mosely is the first record for the Trichoptera fauna of Turkey. As a result of the study, the number of caddisfly taxa in Turkey is now 501, with the addition of M. cinereum.

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Supporting Institution

Kastamonu University, Scientific Research Projects Coordination Department

Project Number

KUBAP-01/ 2012-10

Thanks

We authors thank Bilgehan Bilgili Library of Kastamonu University for their service in translating the article into English.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Hydrobiology

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

October 15, 2019

Submission Date

November 16, 2018

Acceptance Date

April 30, 2019

Published in Issue

Year 2019 Volume: 20 Number: 2

APA
Küçükbasmacı, İ., & Fındık, Ö. (2019). FIRST RECORD OF Micrasema cinereum Mosely (TRICHOPTERA, BRACHYCENTRIDAE) IN TURKEY AND A LIST OF THE CADDISFLY FAUNA IN ARAÇ CREEK. Trakya University Journal of Natural Sciences, 20(2), 81-87. https://doi.org/10.23902/trkjnat.484166
AMA
1.Küçükbasmacı İ, Fındık Ö. FIRST RECORD OF Micrasema cinereum Mosely (TRICHOPTERA, BRACHYCENTRIDAE) IN TURKEY AND A LIST OF THE CADDISFLY FAUNA IN ARAÇ CREEK. Trakya Univ J Nat Sci. 2019;20(2):81-87. doi:10.23902/trkjnat.484166
Chicago
Küçükbasmacı, İbrahim, and Özlem Fındık. 2019. “FIRST RECORD OF Micrasema Cinereum Mosely (TRICHOPTERA, BRACHYCENTRIDAE) IN TURKEY AND A LIST OF THE CADDISFLY FAUNA IN ARAÇ CREEK”. Trakya University Journal of Natural Sciences 20 (2): 81-87. https://doi.org/10.23902/trkjnat.484166.
EndNote
Küçükbasmacı İ, Fındık Ö (October 1, 2019) FIRST RECORD OF Micrasema cinereum Mosely (TRICHOPTERA, BRACHYCENTRIDAE) IN TURKEY AND A LIST OF THE CADDISFLY FAUNA IN ARAÇ CREEK. Trakya University Journal of Natural Sciences 20 2 81–87.
IEEE
[1]İ. Küçükbasmacı and Ö. Fındık, “FIRST RECORD OF Micrasema cinereum Mosely (TRICHOPTERA, BRACHYCENTRIDAE) IN TURKEY AND A LIST OF THE CADDISFLY FAUNA IN ARAÇ CREEK”, Trakya Univ J Nat Sci, vol. 20, no. 2, pp. 81–87, Oct. 2019, doi: 10.23902/trkjnat.484166.
ISNAD
Küçükbasmacı, İbrahim - Fındık, Özlem. “FIRST RECORD OF Micrasema Cinereum Mosely (TRICHOPTERA, BRACHYCENTRIDAE) IN TURKEY AND A LIST OF THE CADDISFLY FAUNA IN ARAÇ CREEK”. Trakya University Journal of Natural Sciences 20/2 (October 1, 2019): 81-87. https://doi.org/10.23902/trkjnat.484166.
JAMA
1.Küçükbasmacı İ, Fındık Ö. FIRST RECORD OF Micrasema cinereum Mosely (TRICHOPTERA, BRACHYCENTRIDAE) IN TURKEY AND A LIST OF THE CADDISFLY FAUNA IN ARAÇ CREEK. Trakya Univ J Nat Sci. 2019;20:81–87.
MLA
Küçükbasmacı, İbrahim, and Özlem Fındık. “FIRST RECORD OF Micrasema Cinereum Mosely (TRICHOPTERA, BRACHYCENTRIDAE) IN TURKEY AND A LIST OF THE CADDISFLY FAUNA IN ARAÇ CREEK”. Trakya University Journal of Natural Sciences, vol. 20, no. 2, Oct. 2019, pp. 81-87, doi:10.23902/trkjnat.484166.
Vancouver
1.İbrahim Küçükbasmacı, Özlem Fındık. FIRST RECORD OF Micrasema cinereum Mosely (TRICHOPTERA, BRACHYCENTRIDAE) IN TURKEY AND A LIST OF THE CADDISFLY FAUNA IN ARAÇ CREEK. Trakya Univ J Nat Sci. 2019 Oct. 1;20(2):81-7. doi:10.23902/trkjnat.484166

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