Volume 2 - No: 1
First Record of Janthina globosa Swainson, 1822 (Mollusca, Gastropoda) and Prostheceraeus giesbrechtii Lang, 1884 (Platyhelminthes) in the Gulf of Antalya
- Serkan Teker
Fisheries Faculty, Akdeniz University. 07058 Antalya, Turkey.
- Mehmet Gökoğlu
Fisheries Faculty, Akdeniz University. 07058 Antalya, Turkey.
- David Julian
Fisheries Faculty, Akdeniz University. 07058 Antalya, Turkey.
Keywords: Prostheceraeus giesbrechtii, Janthina globosa, Gastropoda, pink flatworm, Gulf of Antalya
Abstract
During the survey study, a holo-planktonic gastropod species Janthina globosa Swainson, 1822 was captured for the first time during trawl shootings at 20-30 m depths from the Gulf of Antalya on 24th June 2015. On 15th July 2015, during the underwater diving, a colourful flatworm Prostheceraeus giesbrechtii was observed at the hard substratum depths of 5-7 m near the old Harbour (Antalya) (36o 35’ 5,15’’N; 30o 42’ 1,45’’E). The flatworm was taken to laboratory and photographed. Its length was approximately 2-3 cm and 1-1.5 mm thick. This species is the first record for the Gulf of Antalya, the North-eastern Mediterranean part of Turkey.