New Records of Two Species of Gnathiid Isopods,Paragnathia Formica (Hesse, 1864) and Gnathia Maxillaris (Montagu, 1804) (Isopoda, Gnathiidae) from the Black Sea

Authors: Kopuz, U.¹; Kirkim, F.²; Agirbas, E.³; Gozler, A.M.³

Source: Crustaceana, Volume 84, Number 14, 2011 , pp. 1719-1725(7)

Publisher: BRILL

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Abstract:

During fieldwork on the southeastern Black Sea coast, in October 2009, two gnathiid isopods were found in their free-living stage, Paragnathia formica (Hesse, 1864) and Gnathia maxillaris (Montagu, 1804). These species are herein reported from the Black Sea for the first time.

French
Au cours d'une campagne de terrain sur la côte sud-orientale de la mer Noire, en octobre 2009, deux isopodes Gnathiidae ont été trouvés à leur stade libre, Paragnathia formica (Hesse, 1864) et Gnathia maxillaris (Montagu, 1804). Ces espèces sont signalées ici de la mer Noire pour la première fois.

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/156854011X607088

Affiliations: 1: Department of Marine Biology, Fisheries Faculty, Rize University, TR-53100 Rize, Turkey;, Email: ulgenkopuz@yahoo.com 2: Department of Marine Biology, Fisheries Faculty, Ege University, TR-35100 Izmir, Turkey 3: Department of Marine Biology, Fisheries Faculty, Rize University, TR-53100 Rize, Turkey

Publication date: 2011-12-01