Turkish Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
2016, Vol 16, Num, 2 (Pages: 469-473)
First Report of a New Invasive Species Oithona davisae Ferrari and Orsi, 1984 (Copepoda: Cyclopoida) in the Sea of Marmara
Güvercin Doğan 1 ,Melek İşinibilir 1
1 Istanbul University, Department of Marine Biology, Faculty of Fisheries, Turkey
DOI :
10.4194/1303-2712-v16_2_27
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Oithona davisae (Copepoda: Cyclopoida) is reported for the first time from the Marmara Sea and added to the regional
check-list of plankton species of Turkish seas. Seasonal abundances of the recent invasive O. davisae were investigated in
Büyükçekmece Bay from March 2014 to February 2015. O. davisae was more abundant at the coastal area of the bay with a
peak abundance reached in September 2014. While the average abundance of O. nana was maximum in September 2014, the
highest average abundance of O. similis was in June 2014.
Keywords :
Oithona davisae, invasion, Marmara Sea, zooplankton
