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Journal of Plankton Research, doi:10.1093/plankt/fbm053
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First record of Ferosagitta galerita (Dallot, 1971) [Chaetognatha] in the Mediterranean Sea

Tuba Terbiyik1,*, Cem Cevik1, Benin Toklu-Alicli2 and Ercan Sarihan1

1 Cukurova University, Faculty of Fisheries, Department of Marine Biology, 01330 Balcali,Adana, Turkey 2 Istanbul University, Faculty of Science, Department of Biology, 34118 Vezneciler, Istanbul, Turkey

* CORRESPONDING AUTHOR: tterbiyik{at}yahoo.com

Received on January 23, 2007; revised on April 19, 2007; accepted on May 29, 2007


  Abstract

The first record of Ferosagitta galerita in the Mediterranean chaetognatha fauna is reported. The morphological and ecological features of this species, which was hitherto only known to live near Madagascar in the Indian Ocean, are given in detail. With this new finding, the number of chaetognath species to be known in the Mediterranean Sea is increased.

Key Words: Indian Ocean (Madagascar) • Mediterranean • Ferosagitta galerita • Chaetognatha

Communicating Editor: K.J. Flynn


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