ANADOLU ÜNİVERSİTESİ BİLİM VE TEKNOLOJİ DERGİSİ –C Yaşam Bilimleri ve Biyoteknoloji ANADOLU UNIVERSITY JOURNAL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY –C Life Sciences and Biotechnology Cilt/Vol.: 2-Sayı/No: 2 : 89-99 (2012) ARAŞTIRMA MAKALESİ /RESEARCH ARTICLE THE RECORDS OF HYDRACARINA (ARACHNIDA, ACARINA) FROM ESKIŞEHIR AND ITS SURROUNDINGS Sevgi ÜNAL ULUKÜTÜK 1, Yalçın ŞAHİN 2 ABSTRACT This work was done between August 1995 and August 1996 to determine the systematic of Hydracarina fauna in Eskişehir and in its surroundings where also include the Sakarya River. The other aim of this work is to make a contribution to Turkish water-mites fauna. In this study, from 9 families, 4 genuses and 14 species which belong to Hydracarina fauna was determined; identifıcation keys pertaining to the species were organized and explanations supported with pictures and diagrams were illustrated. Keywords: Arachnida, Chelicerata, Acarina, Hydracarina, Water-mite, Turkey. ESKİŞEHİR İLİ VE ÇEVRESİNDEKİ HYDRACARINA (ARACHNIDA, ACARINA) FAUNASININ KAYITLARI* ÖZ Bu çalışmada Ağustos 1995 ve Ağustos 1996 yılları arasında Sakarya Nehri’ni de içine alan Eskişehir ili ve çevresinde Hydracarina faunasının sistematiği yapılmıştır. Bu çalışmanın bir başka amacı da Türkiye su akarları faunasına katkıda bulunmaktır. Bu çalışmada Hydracarina faunasına ait 9 familyadan, 4 genus ve 14 tür tanımlanmıştır. Tür teşhisleri anahtar kullanılarak yapılmış, resim ve diagramlar gösterilerek desteklenmiştir. Anahtar Kelimeler: Arachnida, Chelicerata, Acarina, Hydracarina, Su akarları, Türkiye. *This Project as Sevgi Ünal Ulukütük’s graduate thesis was presented in 1996 1, Afyon Kocatepe University, Science and Arts Faculty, Biology Department, Afyonkarahisar. 2, Eskişehir Osmangazi University Science and Arts Faculty, Biology Department, Eskişehir. Recieved: 16 May 2011; Revised: 20 May 2011; Accepted: 29 February 2012 90 Anadolu Üniversitesi Bilim ve Teknoloji Dergisi - C 2 (2) Yaşam Bilimleri ve Biyoteknoloji 1. INTRODUCTION 1982; Smith, 1995), in our country (Boyacı & Özkan, 1994; Demirsoy, 1982; Erman, 1992; As known, watery areas are being destroyed Özkan, 1989; Özkan et. al., 1995, 1996; Özkan; in a great extend. This is because of the natural Ayyıldız & Soysal, 1988; Özkan; Erman & events such as drought, biotic factors, precipita- Boyacı, 1993). tion, typhoon, tide, erosion and people's inter- ferences beside agriculture, forest, transportation There are various researches about our and accumulation of solid wastes, drilling of country's water acariologs. We see that many of petroleum, gas and other minerals and hydrolog- these studies are spreading extensively in East ical changes occur in canals and barrages and South Anatolian (Boyacı & Özkan, 1994; (Özkan et. al., Anonymous according to Erman, 1992; Özkan, 1989; Özkan et. al., 1995; 1996,1987). Özkan et. al., 1996; Özkan, Erman & Boyacı, 1993). This studies in which species determina- It is known that containing more than 3000 tion & morphologic information have been pre- species, for Hydrachnidia. Indeed, this is the sented can be summarized as in below: best evidence of increased species which take place in world water-mites catalogues that have The structural features of female Hygro- been caught in particular time and place but bates fluviatilis and Sperchon (s.str.) squamosus have never been seen again (Özkan et.al., Viets, (Kramer, 1879) which have been defıned recent- 1956 according to, 1956; 1987). ly as the new species d Hydracarina fauna in North California and their dispersion in the It is stated that Turkey has one million hec- world have been found out in these studies tare watery area, and according to its superficies, (Crowell, 1952). this country is in the first row within Europe and Middle East countries. It is also stated that Also, the list of Atractides nodipalpis ro- Turkey has 60% fresh water, 20% salty water bustus (Sokolow), Limnesia undulata (Müller) and 20% hard water (Özkan et. al., 1996). and Unionicola minör (Soar), which include their location in Turkey, takes place in it with 11 It is thought that the species determination species which are important for Turkish fauna of Hydracarina fauna will help to gain (Smith, 1995). important findings for Anatolia Fauna History. Because this is going to put forward the species Gerecke has dealt with Hydracarina fauna variety around the city of Eskişehir and the in a Palearctic area in a general sense but exten- Sakarya River which have been on the way of sively; and thus has organized genus identifica- migration since the glacial period (Erman et. al., tion key (Gerecke, 1994). 2008). Davids etal., has put forth the morphologi- In the past, the numbers of Acariologs were cal discriminations of Unionicola crassipes and insufficient. However, in recent years their Unionicola minör that pass the growing phase numbers have increased in a large extend; this is on sponge (Davids; Crowell & Groot, 1985). because their roles both in nature and in the gen- eral structure of the world have been under- These results of the researches about eco- stood. From the view of universal biology, logic circle of Unionicola minör North America acaris are very important because they have and Holland have been given (Crowell & Da- many features to adapt themselves to different vids, 1979). kinds of life conditions. General systematic information, which had Symposiums as EURAAC Symposium are been gotten from Germany Acari Fauna re- being organized to help young researchers and searches, has been used (Schaefer, 1982). scientists who work on Acariologs to get infor- mation about them. Different works are being In the studies which had been done on East done (Crowell 1979; Davids; Crowell; Groot, Anatolia water acaris, definitions and disper- 1985; Gerecke, 1991; Gerecke, 1994; Schaefer, sions of the species Sperchonopsis verrucosa Anadolu University Journal of Science and Technology - C 2 (2) 91 Life Sciences and Biotechnology (Protz, 1896), Sperchon (s.str) squamosus longiporus Thor, 1898 and H. (s.str.) nigro- (Kramer, 1879) and Sperchon (Hispidosper- maculatus Lebert, 1879 are recorded from chon) hispidus Koenike, 1895 have been put Turkey for the first time.The morphological forward and identification keys of Sperchon and characters, the measurements and drawings of Sperchonopsis genus have been organized various organs and distributions in Turkey and (Özkan, 1989). on the world of all above species and H. (s.str.) fluviatilis (Ström, 1768) and H. (s.str.) calliger In the list, which had been prepared for de- Piersig 1896 and termination of acari fauna in Turkey, the subdis- tribution species of Trombidiformes in Turkey H. (s.str.) longipalpis (Hermann, 1804) are have been presented (Özkan, Ayyıldız & Soysal, given. Thus, the numbers of Hygrobates species 1988). known from Turkey have been reached nine (Erman et. al., 2008). For Turkish fauna, organ shapes, their measures and dispersion of Arrenurus (s.str.) The water mite species of the Sperchon Duges, 1834 species Arrenurus (s.str.) albator denticulatus-species group (Acari, Hydrachnidia, (Müller, 1776), Arrenurus (s.str.) furcillatus (Viets, 1930) have been given with identifica- Sperchontidae) from Turkey and Iran. tion key of Arrenurus (s.str.) species (Erman, Sperchon akdagensis Aşçi, Bursali & Özkan, 1992). 2010 is synonymized with S. hibernicus Halbert, 1944; S. cf. senguni Özkan, 1982 is reported for New species for Sultan Sazlığı (Kayseri) the first time for Iran (Pesic, V.& Smit, H., fauna have been determined. Structural features, 2011). measurements of some of the organs, living are- as and the dispersions in the world of those new- In this study, structural properties and an ly determined species Limnesia undulata original drawing of males of the water mite At- (Müller, 1776), Unionicola minör (Soar, 1900), ractides nodipalpoides n.sp, from Turkey are Neumania deltoides Piersig, 1894 have been described. which is a new discovery in the world given (Özkan et. al., 1996). Beside the species, of science have been presented and This species which were identified for Sultan Sazlığı (Kayse- was examined for structural features and drawn ri) fauna, the determination of female Arrenurus shapes and various organs was measured (Aşçı, (s.str.) furcillatus, whose males were known be- F.; Boyacı, Y.O.; Ozkan, M., 2011). fore, has been done. The shapes of those deter- mined species have been given, their organs Lebertia insignis Neuman, 1880 (Acari, measurements have been done and their disper- Hydrachnidia, Lebertiiade) was collected from sions in the world have been presented (Özkan, Tifi stream with rich aquatic plants in Tokat, Boyacı & Erman, 1993). Turkey between 2000 and 2005. The structural properties, zoogeographical distribution and Sperchon (Porosperchon) tienemanni drawings of male Lebertia insignis, which is a (Koenike, 1907) are the new species for Turkish new record for the Turkish fauna, are given. fauna from the city Konya. Their structural fea- Furthermore, An identification key the subgene- tures and the dispersions in the world have been ra of Lebertia Neuman, 1880 is provided presented (Boyacı & Özkan, 1994). (Bursalı, A.; Aşçı, F.; Özkan, M., 2011). For Sultan Sazlığı Hydracarina fauna, 46 An other study, the structural characteris- species and the names of subspecies of 2 degree, tics, unique features, various organ measure- their sample numbers, frequency to be soon, ments of males and females of the water mite dominancy values and variation indexes have Atractides (Atractides) turcicus sp.