Turkish Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
2022, Vol 22, Num, 8 (Pages: TRJFAS19319)
New Records for The Turkish Freshwater Algal Flora in Twenty-five River Basins of Turkey, Part II: Chlorophyta, Cyanobacteria, Euglenozoa
2 Trakya University, Faculty of Science, Department of Biology, 22030 Edirne, Turkey
3 Sakarya University, Faculty of Arts and Science, Department of Biology, 54187 Adapazarı, Turkey
4 Giresun University, Faculty of Arts and Science, Department of Biology, 28100 Giresun, Turkey
5 Ankara University, Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture, 06110 Ankara, Turkey
6 Gaziantep University, Faculty of Art and Science, Department of Biology, 27310 Gaziantep, Turkey
7 İzmir Katip Çelebi University, Faculty of Fisheries, Department of Aquaculture, İzmir, Turkey
8 Dumlupınar University, Faculty of Arts and Science, Department of Biology, Kütahya, Turkey
9 T.R. Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Directorate General of Water Management, Ankara, Turkey DOI : 10.4194/TRJFAS19319 Viewed : 1769 - Downloaded : 1872 Turkish lakes which have different morphometry and hydrology, have a great potential that supports distinct algal diversity as a result of different climate types and geographical variation (latitudinal, longitudinal, and altitudinal gradients). However, the algal flora of Turkey has not been completed, and the number of new taxa has increased due to new studies in Turkey. This study aims to describe new planktonic algal taxa for the Turkish freshwater algal flora. A total of 330 Chlorophyta, 164 Cyanobacteria and 187 Euglenozoa taxa were determined in a study conducted from 2017 to 2019 in 275 lakes of 25 river basins of Turkey. During this study, 116 Chlorophyta, 41 Cyanobacteria, and 81 Euglenozoa were found new records for the freshwater algal flora of Turkey. Keywords : Phytoplankton Taxonomy First record Lakes Turkey