Turkish Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
2011, Vol 11, Num, 4 (Pages: 669-672)
First Record of the Order Choanoflagellida in Turkey
2 Dicle University, Faculty of Science, Department of Biology, 21280, Diyarbakır, Turkey
3 Fırat University, Fisheries Faculty, Department of Basic Aquatic Sciences, 23100, Elazığ, Turkey DOI : 10.4194/1303-2712-v11_4_22 Viewed : 4201 - Downloaded : 3164 We report the first record of the order Choanoflagellida in the waters of Turkey. The choanoflagellate Salpingoeca amphoridium James-Clark was found in plankton net samples in November and December 2008, and January 2009 from the Batman Dam Lake, the Batman Stream and Hasankeyf sampling site of the Tigris River. Salpingoeca amphoridium was found attached to planktonic diatom Aulacoseria granulata (Ehrenberg) Simonsen. Keywords : Choanoflagellida, Salpingoeca amphoridium, new records, Turkey