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First record of Challengeron diodon (Protozoa: Radiolaria: Phaeodaria) from the Aegean Sea

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 February 2009

Neslihan Balkis*
Affiliation:
Istanbul University, Faculty of Science, Department of Biology, 34134 Vezneciler-Istanbul, Turkey
Benin Toklu-Alicli
Affiliation:
Istanbul University, Faculty of Science, Department of Biology, 34134 Vezneciler-Istanbul, Turkey
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: Neslihan Balkıs, Istanbul University, Faculty of Science, Department of Biology, 34134 Vezneciler-Istanbul, Turkey email: [email protected]
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Abstract

Challengeron diodon is reported for the first time from the north-eastern Aegean Sea. The specimen was collected on 18 February 2001 from subsurface (0.5 m) neritic waters with a depth of 30 m, off Bozcaada Island in the Aegean Sea.The primary hydrographic parameters, temperature 13.8°C, salinity 37.4 psu and dissolved oxygen 7.47 mg l−1, were recorded at the sampling station. A synonymy is given, together with a brief diagnosis based on morphological characters and supported by micrographs.

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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2007

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