Research Article

Checklist of marine diatoms from the Turkish coastal waters with updated nomenclature

Volume: 4 Number: 1 December 25, 2020
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Checklist of marine diatoms from the Turkish coastal waters with updated nomenclature

Abstract

Marine diatom research in the coastal waters of Turkey started nearly two centuries ago. In the last decades, increasing numbers of contributions extended the knowledge of the marine phytoplankton. While several studies dedicated to planktonic forms and the checklists published concerning on the phytoplankton, relatively low numbers of benthic diatom studies were performed. Therefore, this is the first detailed list of the marine diatoms including both planktonic and benthic forms in Turkish coasts. This paper brings up the checklist of the past research referring to the authors in the last two centuries within the scope of the latest nomenclature. A total of 767 taxa (species, varieties and forms) belonging to 183 genera were listed. This study focussed into the study areas according to the reviewed literature and showed that many areas are yet to be investigated. 

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Supporting Institution

TÜBİTAK Tübitak Short Term R&D Funding Programme; National Postdoctoral Research Scholarship Program (2218).

Project Number

119Y347

Thanks

Authors express their appreciation to researchers who provided literature for this study.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Hydrobiology

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

December 25, 2020

Submission Date

October 8, 2020

Acceptance Date

December 23, 2020

Published in Issue

Year 2021 Volume: 4 Number: 1

APA
Akçaalan, R., & Kaleli, A. (2021). Checklist of marine diatoms from the Turkish coastal waters with updated nomenclature. Aquatic Research, 4(1), 88-115. https://doi.org/10.3153/AR21008

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