Soft-bottom decapod and stomatopod crustaceans of Northern Cyprus coast
The first study on decapod and stomatopod crustacean fauna of cyprus was carried out by Heller (1863). According to research studies, until recently156 species of decapods are recorded (47 Natantia, 12 Macrura Reptantia, 24 Anomura, 73 Brachyura) (Kocataş et al., 2001; Doğan et al., 2008; Christodoulou et al., 2009). Cyprus is the only island in Levantine Basin and is surrounded by waters of Levantine Basin, eastern Mediterranean, which are characterized by higher temperature and salinity, in comparison to the rest of Mediterranean (Kocataş et al., 2001). Recently, one study was done on the nearshore soft bottom macrofauna around Cyprus (Hadjichristophorou et al., 1997). They analysed macrobenthic fauna of soft-bottoms in Cyprus coasts, and reported 429 species with 73 Crustacea (71 Decapods and 2 Stomatopods).
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| Format: | Journal Contribution biblioteca |
| Language: | English |
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2014
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| Subjects: | Ecology, Diversity, Soft bottom, Decapod, Stomatopod, |
| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1834/11817 |
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