A Contribution to the Marine Harpacticoid (Crustacea, Copepoda) Fauna of Turkey

Phytal and intersititial harpacticoids inhabiting in the coasts which situated within the border of Balikesir province were determined in order to contribute the Turkish harpacticoid fauna. As a result, 37 species and 1 subspecies belonging to 33 genera distributed within 16 families were identified. Twenty four species and 1 subspecies were recorded for the first time from the Turkish seas. According to the species numbers, the families Diosaccidae and Ameiridae ranked first with 6 species, Paramesochridae and Laophontidae with 4 species, Ectinosomatidae and Tetragonicipitidae with 3 species, Harpacticidae and Tisbidae with 2 species, Longipediidae, Canuellidae, Thalestridae, Parastenheliidae, Metidae, Orthopsyllidae, Leptastacidae and Latiremidae with 1 species.