Yüksek Dağ Gölü Sarıncof ‘un (Çamlıhemşin, Rize, Türkiye) Zooplankton Faunası

Abstract

In this study carried out on Sarıncof Lake on 13 July 2021, 27 species from Rotifera, 6 species from Cladocera, and 3 species from Copepoda, belonging to zooplankton groups were identified in a total of 36 species. Among the identified species, Rotifers were the dominant group with a rate of 51 %. This was followed by Copepoda 28.3 % and Cladocera 20.7 %, respectively. In addition, Ostracoda, Anostraca, Tardigrada, and Nematoda groups were also found in the samples taken from the lake. The identified species are the first record for Sarıncof Lake, which is the subject of the study.