A NEW RECORD FOR THE MARINE ALGAL FLORA OF TURKEY: <i>TITANODERMA TROCHANTER</i> (BORY DE SAINT-VINCENT) BENHISSOUNE, BOUDOURESQUE, PERRET-BOUDOURESQUE AND VERLAQUE, 2002 (RHODOPHYTA, CORALLINALES, CORALLINACEAE)

OKUDAN E. Ş., Demir V., Karhan S. U., KALKAN TEZCAN E., Yokes M. B.

FRESENIUS ENVIRONMENTAL BULLETIN, vol.23, no.2A, pp.630-634, 2014 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 23 Issue: 2A
  • Publication Date: 2014
  • Journal Name: FRESENIUS ENVIRONMENTAL BULLETIN
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED)
  • Page Numbers: pp.630-634
  • Middle East Technical University Affiliated: No

Abstract

The coralline alga, Titanoderma trochanter, was recorded for the first time in Turkey. In 2009, thalli were observed in the wave-exposed lower eulittoral rock settings at depths of 0.1-0.5 m on the coasts of Fethiye Bay (south-eastern Aegean Sea) and Kas (Antalya, Levantine Sea). It often covered approximately 30-40% of rocky substrata where it was found in Fethiye Bay. The vegetative structure as well as habitat and the distribution of this species are described.