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Slugs�(Gastropoda:�Pulmonata)�Of�The�Lakes�Region (Göller�Bölgesi)�In�Turkey TurkJZool 28(2004)155-160 ©TÜB‹TAK Slugs(Gastropoda:Pulmonata)oftheLakesRegion (GöllerBölgesi)inTurkey M.ZekiYILDIRIM SüleymanDemirelUniversity,BurdurEducationFaculty,Burdur–TURKEY ÜmitKEBAPÇI SüleymanDemirelUniversity,ScienceInstitute,Isparta–TURKEY Received:31.03.2003 Abstract: Threefamilies(Limacidae,AgriolimacidaeandMilacidae)and7species,(Limacusflavus,Derocerasreticulatum,Deroceras berytensis,Mesolimaxbrauni,Mesolimaxescherichi,Milaxcf.altenaiand Tandoniabudapestensis)wereidentifiedfromLakesRegion (Isparta,Burdur,andAfyonprovinces).Theseinclude1endemicgenuswith2species.Inthisstudysomenewhabitatinformatio n andmorphologicaldataofthespeciesaregiven.Additionally, Derocerasreticulatum,D.berytensis and Milaxcf.altenai arenew recordsforthearea. KeyWords: Slug,GöllerBölgesi,Turkey GöllerBölgesi(Türkiye)’ninSümüklüBöcekleri(Gastropoda:Pulmonata) Özet: GöllerBölgesi’nde(Isparta,Burdur,veAfyonilleri)3familyayaait(Limacidae,AgriolimacidaeveMilacidae)7türün( Limacus flavus,Derocerasreticulatum,Derocerasberytensis,Mesolimaxbrauni,Mesolimaxescherichi,Milaxcf.altenaiveTandonia budapestensis) yay›l›flgösterdi¤ibelirlenmifltir.Bunlar›niçindeikitüresahipbircinsendemiktir.Buçal›flmadatürlereaitbaz›yeni habitatbilgilerivemorfolojikbilgilerverilmektedir. Derocerasreticulatum,D.berytensisve Milaxcf.altenai çal›flmasahas›içinyeni kay›tt›rlar. AnahtarSözcükler: Sümüklüböcek,GöllerBölgesi,Türkiye Introduction Forty-sevenslugspeciesbelongingto5familieswere Slugisthecommonnameforgastropodsofvarious identifiedfromTurkey.Althoughspeciesrichnessisvery originsbearingnoshells.Theabsenceofashellprovides highcomparedtothatofmanycountriesinthe agilityandspacefororgans,butalsomeansdependence Palaearcticregion,Turkeyisamongtheleastknownin onhumidplaces.Theyliveonmostlyomnivorousor termsofofitsslugfaunaandalotmoreinformationis herbivorousdietsandcertainspeciesareconsidered neededaboutitsfauna(Simroth,1899;Wiktor,1971, seriousagriculturalpests,e.g.,forvegetables,when 1983,1984,1987,1994,1996,1997,2000;Schütt, numerous(LikharevandRammelmeier,1962;Kerney 2001). andCameron,1979). Characteristicsofthestudyarea ThefamiliesAgriolimacidaeandMilacidaepossess TheLakesRegionofsouth-westernTurkeyis morespeciesthantheremaininggroupsinthePalaearctic surroundedtothesouthbythewesternrangesofthe region;thereforetheseareofmosttaxonomic Taurusmountains,uplittingofwhichformedAntalyaBay significance.Themediterraneanarea,inabroadsense, inthesouthandtheregioninthenorthshifted especiallyfromtheBalkanstotheCaucasus,isthoughtto northwards.Itstopographyiscomposedofnarrowand betheoriginalrangeoratleastarefugiumformanytaxa longmountainrangessurroundingdepressionareasmost inallfamiliesconcerned. ofwhichhavechangedintolakes.Theselakesareinaline 155 Slugs(Gastropoda:Pulmonata)oftheLakesRegion(GöllerBölgesi)inTurkey paralleltoLakeE¤irdir.Thealtitudeisrelativelyhigh, Ourresultsshowthat Mesolimaxbrauni and escherichi decreasingslightlyindepressionareaslikeBurdurand attainlargersizesthanthoseinpreviousrecords. E¤irdir(Table). FamilyLimacidae Thecoordinatesandaltitudesofthelocationsare Limacusflavus (LINNEAUS,1758)(Figure2.1) givenintheTable. Description:Lengthnormallyupto120mminliving andupto80mminpreservedspecimens(largest MaterialsandMethods measuredas85.74mminIspartasamples).Dorsum Thematerialconsistsof97specimenscollected roundish,skinwithfinewrinkles(ca.22-23between between5.5.1993and5.2.2003fromthelocalities pneumostomeandmedianline). showninFigure1.Ofthespecimensexamined,most Peniscurvedlike“s”or“c”,notreachinghalfthebody werejuveniles.Adultspecimensweredissectedand length.Spermathecaisattachedtooviductunlikethe identifiedunderastereomicroscope.Standardcollecting similarspeciesL.maculatus. anddissectiontechniqueswereused(Kerneyand Localities:Isparta: E¤irdir(vineyards)(n=2, Cameron,1979;Wiktor,2000).Samplingsitesand 12.03.1998),E¤irdir(‹stasyondistrict)(n=6, datesaregivenwithinthelocalityinformation. 12.03.1998),Pınargözücave(n=1,07.05.1999), Sütçüler(n=24,18.10.1999),Kaplanlıvillage(n=3, ResultsandDiscussion 14.06.1998), Burdur: Baflpınar(n=1,10.06.2002), Afyon: Uzunpınarvillage(n=1,04.02.2003), Sevenspecieswereidentified: Limacusflavus , Derocerasreticulatum,Derocerasberytensis,Mesolimax Distribution:ThisisawidespreadEuropeanspecies brauni, Mesolimaxescherichi,Milaxcf.altenai and recordedfromGreatBritain,Ireland,theNetherlands, Tandoniabudapestensis. Ofthese,thefirst,fourth,fifth France,Germany,theformerYugoslavia,Austria, and Tandoniacretica (SIMROTH1885)wererecorded Slovakia,Hungary,Italy,Poland,thewesternformer fromtheareainpreviousstudies.Derocerasreticulatum, SovietUnionandCaucasus,Romania,Bulgaria,Greece D.berytensisandMilaxcf.altenai arenewrecords forthe andSyria.InTurkey,itisthemostwidespreadslug; region. Thehabitatsandmorphologyoflocalpopulations previousrecordsarefrom‹stanbul(Üsküdar),‹zmir, ofMesolimaxspp.aredescribedhereforthefirsttime. Bolu,Ankara(Hacılar),Zonguldak,Sinop,Mu¤la,Burdur, Table.Approximategeographicalcoordinatesandaltitudesoflocalities. Localities Latitude Longitude Altitude(m) 1 Baflp›nar 37°10,43'N 30°5,59'E 1566 2 Çand›r 37°21,65'N 30°53,20'E 884 3 Egirdir 37°52'N 30°51'E 916 4 Hüyüklütown 38°13,71'N 31°5,95'E 1062 5 Isparta-Deredistrict 37°45,80'N 30°32,83'E 1100 6 Isparta-‹stasyondistrict 37°46,11'N 30°34,11'E 1083 7 Kaplanl›Village 37°21,15'N 30°53,58'E 1188 8 Kocap›nar 37°32,30'N 29°59,04'E 1244 9 P›nargözücave 37°42,55'N 31°23,41'E 1152 10 SDUcampus 37°51,13'N 30°30,98'E 1026 11 Sütçüler 37°29,10'N 30°59,73'E 1244 12 Uluborlu 38°4,24'N 30°27,20'E 1031 13 Uzunp›narvillage 38°22,27'N 30°40,67'E 1168 14 Yakasinekvillage 38°32,57'N 31°10,53'E 1182 156 M.Z.YILDIRIM,Ü.KEBAPÇI N LakeEber 14 Lake Akflehir KONYA AFYON 13 4 12 Lake E¤irdir 7 10 3 ISPARTA 8 Burdur BURDUR 6 G Lake Beyflehir 9 Scale 1 2 11 1:400,000 Figure1. Localitymap.(Localitiesarenumberedinalphabeticalorderandtheirnamesaregiven intheTable). Isparta(E¤irdir),Antalya,Adana,Kayseri,Zonguldak, rearsideofthepenis.Rectalcaecumis3timeslonger Samsun,Trabzon(Derbent),Erzurum(Oltu),Diyarbakır, thanitisbroad. Mardin,SiirtandBitlis(Wiktor,1971,2000;Schütt, Localities:Isparta :Yalvac-Hüyüklütown(n=6, 2001). 29.12.1997), Afyon:Yakasinekvillage(n=5, Habitat:Nearhumansettlements:incellars,woods, 05.02.2003). gardens,parks,andvineyards.InTurkey,itisfoundalso Distribution:Asasynanthrope,itspreadsthroughout innaturalhabitats;Turkeyisthoughttobeapartofits Europe(tothesouthsynanthropismisbecoming originalrange. remarkable)andhasbeenintroducedinpartsofthe FamilyAgriolimacidae world(e.g.,NorthAmerica,Peru,Tasmania,New Derocerasreticulatum (MÜLLER,1774)(Figure Zealand,CentralAsia).NotexactlyknowninTurkey 2.5) (Wiktor,2000). Description:Sizeupto30.8mm(onaverageca.24 Habitat: Aspeciesofwidetolerance,foundalso mm).Bodyislightbrownwithsmalldarkspotsuptothe duringcoldperiodsandinopenhabitatslikefields, dorsumandareticulatepatterntowardsthesidesofthe graveyards,andhumansettlements.Itisabsentfrom back.Mantleinsomeexampleschocolatebrown, forests. contrastingwithlight,broadmarginalbelt. Derocerasberytensis (BOURGUIGNAT,1852 ) Genitalsystemishighlyvariablepenialinglandsand (Figure2.4) penis.Ingeneral,penissack-shapedwithamedian Description:Thisisaverydarkslugupto32mmin constrictionlackingwhenimmature.Penisupperedgeis size,whilematurityisobservedtobeattainedwhenmuch angularduetopresenceofthelargeconicalstimulator. smaller(seeFigure2.4).Bodyblackish,butmaybemuch Penialglands,with2minuteand3long,papillose lighter;uniformbrownorwithirregularspots, branches,arepresent.Vasdeferensisconnectedtothe underpartsandsidesbeinglightbrown.Specimens 157 Slugs(Gastropoda:Pulmonata)oftheLakesRegion(GöllerBölgesi)inTurkey Figure2. SlugsfromLakesregion(Turkey)(1. Limacusflavus,2.Milaxcf.altenai, 3.Tandoniabudapestensis,4.Deroceras berytensis,5.Derocerasreticulatum,6.Mesolimaxbrauni,7.Mesolimaxescherichi). studiedweremoreslenderandlargercomparedto branches.Specimensarequitevariableinsomerespects specimensofthefollowingcongener. (likecaecumandrectum). Penisisovalanddistendedanteriorly,posteriorpart Localities:Burdur: Kocapınarspring(Kocapınar beingquitenarroworindiscernible.Thereisablackblot spring(n=1,13.01.1999), Isparta: SDUCampus(n= nexttothedarkishpenialglandwith2long,undivided 158 M.Z.YILDIRIM,Ü.KEBAPÇI 1,14.11.2002)andinE¤irdir(Istasyondistrict)(n=4, Localities: Isparta: Pınargözücave(n=4, 12.03.1998). 07.05.1999),Uluborlu(1juv,5.5.1993). Distribution: Lebanon,Syria,Israel,Cyprusand Distribution: EndemictoSWAnatolia;inAntalya, Turkey.InTurkey:Aydın,Amasya,Kayseri,Samsun,Afyon, IspartaandtheSultanDaghMts.ArecordfromAnkara Çorum,Ankara(Kızılcahamam),Konya,Mu¤la(Ortaca), isdoubtful(Wiktor,2000;Schütt,2001). Antalya(Side,Manavgat,‹ncekum),‹çel,Adana(Seyhan) Habitat: Notexactlyknownsincethespeciesis (Wiktor,1971,1983,1994,2000;Schütt,2001). apparentlyrare(Wiktor,2000).Foundsympatricallyina Habitat: Maybefoundinopenhabitatsaswellas, localitywith L.flavus and M.brauni. Tendencytowater aquatichabitats.Onespecimenwascaughtunderastone proximity(banksofstreamsetc.)isobservedbyauthors. duringcoldweather(Nov.2002). FamilyMilacidae MesolimaxbrauniPollonera,1888(Figure2.6) Milaxcf. altenaiForcart,1972 (Figure2.2) Description: LargestamongtheAgriolimacidslugs, Description: Relativelysmall(20.8mm)species, reaching59.7mm(largestknownspecimen)in mantlebeingblackmottledwithlightpatches,dorsum (preserved)samplesfromÇandır.Bodyslenderand blackishandsideslighter.Thereare11groovesbetween roundish,mantlebeingsmallerthan1/3ofbodylength thedorsalkeelandpneumostome.Caudalportionis (as escherichi)anddarker(nearlyblack)contrastingwith narrowunlike budapestensis.Genitaliawithashort
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