E.Ü. Su Ürünleri Dergisi 2004 © Ege University Press E.U. Journal of Fisheries & Aquatic Sciences 2004 ISSN 1300 - 1590 Cilt/Volume 21, Sayı/Issue (3-4): 191– 199 http://jfas.ege.edu.tr/ A Check-list for Zooplankton of Turkish Inland Waters M. Ruşen Ustaoğlu Ege University, Faculty of Fisheries, Department of Hydrobiology, Section of Limnology, Bornova, 35100, Izmir, Türkiye E mail:
[email protected] Özet: Türkiye içsuları zooplankton kontrol listesi. Türkiye içsularında yapılmış olan zooplankton araştırmaları bir araya getirilerek bir kontrol listesi hazırlanmıştır. 1940 yılında başlatılan ve günümüze kadar yapılan araştırmalar sonucunda rotiferlerden 229, kladoserlerden 92, kopepodlardan ise 106 olmak üzere toplam 427 takson listelenmiştir. Anahtar Kelimeler: Rotifera, Cladocera, Copepoda, Zooplankton, İçsular, Türkiye, Kontrol listesi Abstract: A checklist is presented, based on compilation of previous zooplankton studies carried out at Turkish inland waters. As a result of studies conducted since 1940 to date, 229 rotiferans, 92 cladocerans and 106 copepods totalling 427 taxa is listed. Key Words: Rotifera, Cladocera, Copepoda, Zooplankton, Inland Waters, Turkey, Check-list Introduction The cladocer, copepod and rotifer fauna of Turkish inland waters were exposed to a greater extend between 1950 and Inventory works on the zooplankton diversity of Turkish 1970, with enterprises of foreign researchers (Muckle, 1951; inland waters are recent, where majority of the studies was Kiefer, 1952, 1955; Lindeberg, 1953, 1955; Noodt, 1954; Hauer, carried out within the past 65 years. Pioneering researches 1957; Margaritora and Cottarelli, 1970). Studies of Turkish began by the early 1900’s by Daday (1903), Vavra (1905) and scientists clearly outnumbered after 1970. When the number of Zederbauer and Brehm (1907).