The marine arthropods of Turkey

WOS: 000344879100006This recent checklist of marine arthropods found on the coasts of Turkey represents a total of 1531 species belonging to 7 classes: Malacostraca (766 species), Maxillopoda (437 species), Ostracoda (263 species), Pycnogonida (27 species), Arachnida (26 species), Branchiopoda (7 species), and Insecta (5 species). Seventy-five species were classified as alien species in the region. This paper also includes the first record of the amphipod Melita valesi from the Levantine coast of Turkey (Kas, Gulf of Antalya).TUBITAK ProjectsTurkiye Bilimsel ve Teknolojik Arastirma Kurumu (TUBITAK) [111Y268, 104Y065]We would like to thank Dr Esat T. Topkara and Dr Ayse Tasdemir (Turkey) for their assistance on the marine insect species. Some data presented here were obtained within TUBITAK Projects 111Y268 and 104Y065