• Title of article

    The first record of Cladocora caespitosa (Linnaeus, 1767) (Anthozoa, Scleractinia) from the Marmara Sea

  • Author/Authors

    ÖZALP, Hasan Baris Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University - Faculty of Fisheries - Department of Marine Biology, TURKEY , ALPARSLAN, Mustafa Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University - Faculty of Fisheries - Department of Marine Biology, TURKEY

  • From page
    701
  • To page
    705
  • Abstract
    The Scleractinian Cladocora caespitosa is reported for the first time from the Marmara Sea, Turkey. Five colonies of the elliptical Cladocora caespitosa were discovered at 7 m by scuba divers around Posidonia oceanica beds colonising a substrate of sand and rock. The colonies’ characteristics were recorded with underwater apparatus with a close-up device and with a video system. The present paper provides the new updated area of the species on the Turkish coast.
  • Keywords
    Scleractinian , Faviidae , Cladocora caespitosa , Marmara Sea , first record
  • Journal title
    Turkish Journal of Zoology
  • Journal title
    Turkish Journal of Zoology
  • Record number

    2528487