A RESEARCH ON THE OSTRACODA (CRUSTACEA) FAUNA OF DARDANELLES

Abstract

By means of this study, a part of Ostracoda (Crustacea) fauna of the Dardanelles has been completed. Since all the reported genera are old records for Turkey, their disturbition from Turkey has been given in this study too. So, the Dardanelles has been added to the zoogeographical distribution of these reported genera, in the literature, by this study. The material for this research was obtained from fourteen areas during the months of summer, 1999 and winter, 2000, and the evulation and classification of the materials were made. Sixteen species were determined. Key Words: Ostracoda, Crustacea, Dardanelles.