Affiliation:
1. ISPARTA UYGULAMALI BİLİMLER ÜNİVERSİTESİ, EĞİRDİR SU ÜRÜNLERİ FAKÜLTESİ
2. ISPARTA UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES, EĞİRDİR FACULTY OF AQUACULTURE (MAIN CAMPUS), DEPARTMENT OF FISHERY ENGINEERING, AQUACULTURAL ENGINEERING PR.
Abstract
This study was conducted to determine the substrate preferences of hydroid polyps sampled in eight different stations on the coastline of Antalya Bay. Sampling was performed by freedive to identify the hydroid polyp fauna and certain physicochemical (salinity, temperature, dissolved oxygen, electrical conductivity, chl-a) and biological characteristics were determined. A total of 35 hydroid species were identified as epiphytic, epilithic and epizoic in the region.
The most commonly preferred substrates by the species were; rocks (20 species), Ellisolandia elongata (J.Ellis & Solander) K.R.Hind & G.W.Saunders, 2013 (18 species), Balanus sp. Costa, 1778 (9 species), macroalgae Posidonia oceanica (Linnaeus) Delile, 1813, and leaves (8 species). Among all species, one species prefers just epilithic substrates, four species prefer only epizoic substrates, and seven species prefer only epiphytic substrates. Acauloides ammisatum, Eudendrium sp., Turritopsis. nutricula, Pennaria. disticha, Clytia noliformis, Halecium tenellum, Halopteris diaphana, Dynamena disticha and Salacia desmoides are found in all substrate types (EP,EZ,EL).
Funder
Isparta University of Applied Sciences
Publisher
Suleyman Demirel Universitesi Egirdir Su Urunleri Fakultesi Dergisi
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