The Aquatic and Semi-Aquatic Oligochaeta Fauna of Turkish Thrace

Abstract

In this study, freshwater Oligochaeta samples which were collected between the years 1985 and 1999 from different localities in Turkish Thrace were evaluated taxonomically. A total of 11 Oligochaeta species were determined. Also, all printed taxonomical studies on aquatic and semi-aquatic Oligochaeta fauna which were performed in Turkish Thrace until the present were discussed in this paper. As a result, it was gathered that a total of 37 species belonging Oligochaeta have been reported from Turkish Thrace. While the family Naididae was the most encountered group with 27 species, it was followed by the family Enchytraeidae with 7 species. The families Haplotaxidae, Lumbricidae, and Propappidae were represented by only one species in Turkish Thrace.Bu çalışmada, 1985-1999 yılları arasında Trakya Bölgesi'ndeki farklı lokalitelerden toplanan tatlısu Oligochaeta örnekleri taksonomik olarak değerlendirildi. Toplamda 11 Oligochaeta türü belirlendi. Ayrıca, Trakya Bölgesi'nde şimdiye dek sucul ve yarı sucul Oligochaeta faunasına ait yayınlanmış taksonomik çalışmalar da bu makalede tartışıldı. Sonuç olarak, Trakya Bölgesi'nde Oligochaeta'ya ait toplam 37 türün bulunduğu özetlendi. Naididae familyası 27 türle en çok karşılaşılan familya olarak belirlenirken bunu, 7 türle Enchytraeidae familyası izledi. Haplotaxidae, Lumbricidae ve Propappidae familyaları ise Trakya Bölgesinde sadece birer türle temsil edildi.

A new oligochaeta record for Türkiye, Rhyacodrilus falciformis Bretscher, 1901 (Annelida: Naididae: Rhyacodrilinae)

“…However, from Türkiye, only five species belonging to this subfamily have been reported so far: R. coccineus (Vejdovsky 1876) in Gümüş River by Öntürk and Arslan (2003); in Tunca River by Çamur-Elipek et al (2006); in Balıkdamı Wetland by Arslan et al (2007); in Lake Uluabat by Kökmen et al (2007); in Porsuk River and in the Trace Region by Arslan and İlhan (2010); in Trace Region- Taş et al (2012); in Tuzla Stream by Odabaşı et al (2018); Branchiura sowerbyi Beddard, 1892 in Buldan Dam Lake by Balık et al (2004); Monopylephorus irroratus (Verrill, 1873) in Hazar Lake by Şahin and Baysal (1972); Epirodrilus moubayedi Giani and Martinez-Ansemil (1981) in Balıkdamı Wetland by Arslan et al (2007); and Bothrioneurum vejdovskyanum Štolc, 1886 in Karamenderes Stream by Odabaşı et al (2017) have been reported from different parts of Türkiye.…”

<p class="HeadingRunIn"><strong>The aquatic oligochaete fauna of Lake Çıldır, Ardahan-Kars, Turkey, including an updated checklist of freshwater annelids known to occur in the country</strong></p>

“…Homochaeta naidina Bretscher, 1896 Gediz S. (Balık et al 1999); Iúıklı L. ; Gediz Delta ; Nais alpina Sperber, 1948 (Öntürk & Arslan 2003); Lake District Region ; Küçük Menderes R. ); Yuvarlak R. (Yıldız et al 2007b); WBSL ; ; Uluda÷ GL (Ustao÷lu et al 2008); ; EHEBSL (Yıldız et al 2012); EHEBSL ; TTRR (Taú et al 2012); Adıgüzel DL (Özbek et al 2016 ; Lake District Region ; Yuvarlak R. (Yıldız et al 2007b); WBSL ; Uluda÷ GL (Ustao÷lu et al 2008); EHEBSL (Yıldız et al…”

“…Aulodrilus limnobius Bretscher, 1899 Gediz Delta ; Yuvarlak R. (Yıldız et al 2007b); Sapanca L. (ùahin & Yıldız 2011); TTRR (Taú et al 2012); ;…”