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First record of Cavernularia pusilla (Anthozoa: Pennatulacea) from the Sea of Marmara, Turkey basin

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 June 2015

Murat Sezgin  and
Ahsen Yüksek
Murat Sezgin*
Affiliation:
Faculty of Fisheries, Department of Marine Biology, Sinop University, TR57000 Sinop, Turkey
Ahsen Yüksek
Affiliation:
Istanbul University, Institute of Marine Sciences and Management, TR34116, İstanbul, Turkey
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: Murat Sezgin, Faculty of Fisheries, Department of Marine Biology, Sinop University, TR57000 Sinop, Turkey email: biologistms@gmail.com
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Abstract

The occurrence of Cavernularia pusilla is reported for the first time from the Sea of Marmara, extending the range of the species in the eastern Mediterranean and providing the first report of the species from Turkish waters.

Keywords

AnthozoaPennatulaceaCavernularia pusillafirst recordSea of MarmaraTurkey
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Research Article
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Marine Biodiversity Records , Volume 8 , 2015 , e95
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2015 

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