Turkish Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
2016, Vol 16, Num, 4 (Pages: 953-959)
The Distribution of Cymbelloid Diatoms in Yalova Running Waters
2 Ondokuz Mayıs Üniversitesi, Biyoloji Bölümü, Samsun, Turkey DOI : 10.4194/1303-2712-v16_4_23 Viewed : 4528 - Downloaded : 4439 Diatoms are mostly characterized by their siliceous bipartite cell walls, forming a frustule. Diatoms are one of important groups for monitoring in lentic and lotic systems. Cymbelloid diatoms are one of the highest diversity in Turkish inland waters. In this study, the samples were collected from 25 stations from different habitats (epilithic, epipelic and epiphytic) in Yalova. As a result, 19 taxa belonging to the genera Cymbella, Cymbopleura, Encyonema, Encyonopsis and Reimeria were found in the study area and Cymbella excisa, Encyonema reichardtii, Encyonopsis minuta, E. subminuta and Reimeria ovata were recorded as “new record” for Turkish freshwater diatom flora. Keywords : Cymbelloid diatoms, new records, running waters, Yalova