The first record of Cladocora caespitosa (Linnaeus, 1767) (Anthozoa, Scleractinia) from the Marmara Sea

Bu çalışmada ince tüp mercan Cladocora caespitosa Marmara Denizi’nden ilk kez rapor edilmektedir. Eliptik şekilli beş farklı Cladocora caespitosa kolonileri scuba dalgıçları tarafından 7 metre derinlikte Posidonia oceanica çayırları etrafında bulunmuştur. Dip bölgedeki substrat yapısı aynı zamanda yer yer gözlenen kum ve kaya oluşumlarından meydana gelmektedir. Alandaki mercan kolonilerinin varlığı manta-tow tekniği uygulanarak saptanmıştır. Kolonilerin scuba dalgıçları tarafından sualtında makro fotoğrafl arı çekilmiş ve video kayıtları yapılmıştır. Ek olarak, türün Türkiye kıyılarındaki yeni yayılım alanı belirtilmiştir.

Marmara Denizi’nden Cladocora caespitosa Linnaeus 1767’nın ilk kaydı

The Scleractinian Cladocora caespitosa is reported for the fi rst time from the Marmara Sea, Turkey. Five colonies of the elliptical Cladocora caespitosa were discovered at 7 m by scuba divers around Posidonia oceanica beds colonising a substrate of sand and rock. The colonies’ characteristics were recorded with underwater apparatus with a close-up device and with a video system. The present paper provides the new updated area of the species on the Turkish coast.

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