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On the occurrence of Chelonibia patula (Cirripedia) on the coasts of Turkey

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 July 2010

Kerem Bakır ,
Tahır Özcan  and
Tuncer Katağan
Kerem Bakır*
Affiliation:
Department of Marine Biology, Fisheries Faculty, Ege University, TR-35100 Bornova-Izmir, Turkey
Tahır Özcan
Affiliation:
Department of Hydrobiology, Fisheries Faculty, Mustafa Kemal University31200, Iskenderun, Hatay, Turkey
Tuncer Katağan
Affiliation:
Department of Marine Biology, Fisheries Faculty, Ege University, TR-35100 Bornova-Izmir, Turkey
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: K. Bakir, Department of Marine Biology, Fisheries Faculty, Ege University, TR-35100 Bornova-Izmir, Turkey email: [email protected]
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Abstract

Some specimens of the blue crab are bearing barnacles which have been identified as Chelonibia patula. Although generally known in the Mediterranean Sea this is the first report of C. patula from the Turkish coasts. It has been photographed and some morphometric measurements are provided.

Keywords

Chelonibia patulabarnacleepibiosisTurkeyMediterranean Sea
Type
Research Article
Information
Marine Biodiversity Records , Volume 3 , June 2010 , e80
Copyright
Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2010

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