Polyplacophora and Gastropoda species distributed on the hard subtratum in the Antalya Gulf and its vicinity

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This study was carried out in order to determine the Polyplacophora and Gastropoda species distributed in the Gulf of Antalya and its vicinity located on the Turkish Levantine coast. The investigated benthic material was collected from various biotopes i. e., rocks, red and brown algae at 14 different stations of supralittoral and mediolittoral depths by using a quadrat frame. As a result of the examination of the collected material, a total of 43 species and 23 families belonging to the classes Polyplacophora and Gastropoda were determined. Among the identified species, Cerithium scabridum, Sticteulima lentiginosa, Conomurex persicus and Ergalatax junionae are alien species entered to the Mediterranean Sea by different pathways, whereas Cerithium vulgatum and Dendropoma petraeum are endangered species. At the same time, Cerithium scabridum, Bittium latreilli and Columbella rustica are distributed commonly in the region. Eatonina pumila, C. scabridum and Bittium latreilli are also the dominant species of the area.

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Gulf of Antalya , Polyplacophora , Gastropoda , Levantine Sea , Turkey

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