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J. Black Sea/Mediterranean Environment Vol. 19, No. 2: 143˗161 (2013)

RESEARCH ARTICLE Benthic marine algae in Northern Cyprus (Eastern Mediterranean Sea)

Ergün Taşkın*, Mehmet Öztürk, Oğuz Kurt, Sevilay Ulcay

Department of Biology, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Celal Bayar University, 45140, Muradiye, Manisa, TURKEY

*Corresponding author: ergun.taskin@bayar.edu.tr

Abstract

This paper reports 242 taxa at species and infraspecies level of the benthic marine algae (75 Phaeophyceae, 129 Rhodophyta, and 38 Chlorophyta) from Northern Cyprus. Among them, 107 taxa are recorded for the first time from the coast of Northern Cyprus. Sampling was made at seven different localities (Yeşilırmak, Koruçam, Girne, Dip Karpaz, Kumyalı, Salamis, and Gazi Mağusa) in North Cyprus in 2005˗2008.

Key words: Algae, Chlorophyta, Cyprus, Phaeophyceae, Rhodophyta.

Introduction

The benthic marine algae of the eastern Mediterranean Sea have been investigated by several researchers (Haritonidis and Tsekos 1976; Mayhoub 1976; Tsekos and Haritonidis 1977, Öztürk 1988, 1993, 1996a,b; Aysel and Gezerler 1996; Aysel 1997a,b; Öztürk and Taşkın 1999; Taşkın et al. 2001, Einav 2007). Taşkın et al. (2008a) reported 382 taxa (species and infraspecies level) to occur in the Turkish Mediterranean coast. Three hundred taxa (species and infraspecies level) were reported from Israel by Einav and Israel (2008). Recently, three alien marine algae, Codium parvulum (Bory ex Audouin) P. C. Silva, Codium arabicum Kützing, and Caulerpa taxifolia var. distichophylla (Sonder) Verlaque, Huisman et Procaccini, have been reported for the first time in the eastern Mediterranean Sea (Israel et al. 2010; Hoffman et al. 2011; Jongma et al. 2013).

Cyprus is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea (its area 9251 km2) found 390 km north of Egypt, 75 km south of Turkey and 380 km from the Rhodes. Several studies including or dealing only with the marine algae of Cyprus have been made by Argyrou et al. (1999), Benli et al. (1999), Cirik et al.

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(2000), Verlaque et al. (2000), Kurt et al. (2008), Taşkın et al. (2008b), and Öztürk et al. (2009). Seven alien and invasive marine plants taxa [Womersleyella setacea (Hollenberg) R. E. Norris, Polysiphonia fucoides (Hudson) Greville, Polysiphonia atlantica Kapraun et Norris, Stypopodium schimperi (Buchinger ex Kützing) Verlaque et Boudouresque, Caulerpa racemosa (Forsskål) J. Agardh var. racemosa, Caulerpa racemosa var. cylindracea (Sonder) Verlaque, Huisman et Boudouresque, and Halophila stipulacea (Forsskål) Ascherson] were reported from the Northern Cyprus by Taşkın et al. (2008). Recently, the benthic marine blue green algae have been studied from Northern Cyprus by Ulcay et al. (2013), and 47 taxa at species and infraspecies level have been reported, eight of which have been recorded for the first time in the Mediterranean Sea.

The aim of the present study is to increase the knowledge of the benthic marine algal flora (Phaeophyceae, Rhodophyta, and Chlorophyta) of Northern Cyprus.

Materials and Methods

Sampling was made at seven different localities [Yeşilırmak (35°10'28'' N ˗ 32°44'29'' E), Koruçam (35°24′14″ N ˗ 32°55′16″ E), Girne (35°20′44″ N ˗ 33°19′42″ E), Dip Karpaz (35°36′22″ N ˗ 34°26′53″ E), Kumyalı (35°24′59″ N ˗ 34°07′70″ E), Salamis (35°15′28″ N ˗ 33°54′29″ E), Gazi Mağusa (35°07′03′′ N ˗ 33°57′29′′ E)] in North Cyprus in 2005˗2008 (Figure 1). The materials were collected by snorkelling and SCUBA˗diving, and specimens were preserved in 4% formaldehyde in sea water. Voucher specimens are deposited in the Department of Biology of the Celal Bayar University (Manisa, Turkey) and Herbarium Center (NEUN), Near East University (Lefkoşa). The identifications of the marine algae were made according to previous studies (Hamel 1931˗1939; Feldmann 1937; Abbot and Hollenberg 1976; Aysel 1980; Coppejans 1983; Fletcher 1987; Öztürk 1988; Burrows 1991; Womersley 1998; Furnari et al. 2001; Bressan and Babbini 2003; Brodie and Irvine 2003). Nomenclature was checked against Guiry and Guiry (2013).

Results and Discussion

The present study reports 242 taxa at species and infraspecies level of the benthic marine algae (75 Phaeophyceae, 129 Rhodophyta, and 38 Chlorophyta) (Table 1), and most taxa were found in Girne (Figure 2). The number of taxa found at each sampling site is as follows: 25 taxa Girne, 10 taxa Gazi Mağusa, 5 taxa Dip Karpaz and 3 taxa Koruçam.

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Figure 1. Map of Cyprus showing sampling sites

Tabl

e 1.

Lis

t of b

enth

ic m

arin

e al

gae

from

Nor

ther

n C

ypru

s

Tax

a

Stat

ions

Yeşilırmak

Koruçam

Girne

Dip Karpaz

Kumyalı

Salamis

Gazi Mağusa

PHA

EO

PHY

CE

AE

(BR

OW

N A

LG

AE

)

Acin

etos

pora

cri

nita

(Car

mic

hael

) Sau

vage

au

+

+

C

lado

siph

on ir

regu

lari

s (Sa

uvag

eau)

Kyl

in

+

C

lado

siph

on m

edite

rran

eus K

ützi

ng

+

C

lado

step

hus s

pong

iosu

m (H

udso

n) C

. Aga

rdh

+

C

olpo

men

ia si

nuos

a (M

erte

ns e

x R

oth)

Der

bès e

t Sol

ier

+

+ C

oryn

ophl

aea

flacc

ida

(C. A

gard

h) K

ützi

ng

+ C

oryn

ophl

aea

umbe

llata

(C. A

gard

h) K

ützi

ng

+ +

+ C

utle

ria

adsp

ersa

(Rot

h) D

e N

otar

is

+

C

utle

ria

mul

tifid

a (T

urne

r) G

revi

lle

+ C

ysto

seir

a am

enta

cea

(C. A

gard

h) B

ory

var.

stri

cta

Mon

tagn

e

+

Cys

tose

ira

barb

ata

(Sta

ckho

use)

C. A

gard

h

+

Cys

tose

ira

com

pres

sa (E

sper

) Ger

loff

etN

izam

uddi

n f.

com

pres

sa

+

C

ysto

seir

a co

mpr

essa

f. p

lana

(Erc

egov

ic) C

orm

aci e

t al.

+

Cys

tose

ira

corn

icul

ata

(Tur

ner)

Zan

ardi

ni

+

C

ysto

seir

a cr

inita

Dub

y

+

Cys

tose

ira

foen

icul

acea

(L.)

Gre

ville

f. fo

enic

ulac

ea

+

+ C

ysto

seir

a fo

enic

ulac

ea f.

tenu

iram

osa

(Erc

egov

ic) G

ómez

Gar

reta

, Bar

celó

, Rib

era

et L

luch

+

Cys

tose

ira

hum

ilis K

ützi

ng v

ar. h

umili

s

+

+

Cys

tose

ira

hum

ilis v

ar. m

yrio

phyl

loid

es (S

auva

geau

) J.H

. Pric

e et

D.M

. Joh

n

+

Cys

tose

ira

med

iterr

anea

Sau

vage

au

+

C

ysto

seir

a sp

inos

a Sa

uvag

eau

+

C

ysto

seir

a zo

ster

oide

s C. A

gard

h

+

Dic

tyop

teri

s luc

ida

Rib

era

Sigu

an, G

ómez

Gar

reta

, Pér

ez R

uzaf

a, B

arce

ló M

artí

et L

luch

+

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Tabl

e 1.

Con

tinue

d

Tax

a

Stat

ions

Yeşilırmak

Koruçam

Girne

Dip Karpaz

Kumyalı

Salamis

Gazi Mağusa

PHA

EO

PHY

CE

AE

(BR

OW

N A

LG

AE

)

Dic

tyop

teri

s pol

ypod

ioid

es (D

e C

ando

lle) J

. V. L

amou

roux

+

+

+ +

Dic

tyot

a di

chot

oma

(Hud

son)

J. V

. Lam

ouro

ux v

ar. d

icho

tom

a +

+ +

+ +

+ +

Dic

tyot

a di

chot

oma

var.

intr

icat

a (C

. Aga

rdh)

Gre

ville

+

+

Dic

tyot

a fa

scio

la (R

oth)

J. V

. Lam

ouro

ux

+

+

D

icty

ota

linea

ris (

C. A

gard

h) G

revi

lle

+ D

icty

ota

spir

alis

Mon

tagn

e

+

Ec

toca

rpus

cro

uani

orum

Thu

ret

+

Ec

toca

rpus

fasc

icul

atus

Har

vey

+

Ec

toca

rpus

silic

ulos

us (D

illw

yn) L

yngb

ye v

ar. s

ilicu

losu

s

+

+

Ecto

carp

us si

licul

osus

var

. pen

icill

atus

C. A

gard

h

+

Eude

sme

vire

scen

s (C

arm

icha

el e

x B

erke

ley)

J. A

gard

h

+

Feld

man

nia

irre

gula

ris (

Küt

zing

) Ham

el

+

+ +

+ Fe

ldm

anni

a le

belii

(P. L

. et H

. M. C

roua

n) H

amel

+

Feld

man

nia

padi

nae

(Buf

fham

) G. H

amel

+

Feld

man

nia

para

doxa

(Mon

tagn

e) H

amel

var

. par

adox

a

+

Feld

man

nia

para

doxa

var

. cae

spitu

la (J

. Aga

rdh)

Cor

mac

i et F

urna

ri

+

Hal

opte

ris f

ilici

na (G

rate

loup

) Küt

zing

+

+

+ +

Hal

opte

ris s

copa

ria

(L.)

Sauv

agea

u +

+ +

+ +

+ +

Hap

alos

pong

idio

n m

acro

carp

um (F

eldm

ann)

Leó

n Á

lvar

ez e

t Gon

zále

z

+

Hec

aton

ema

term

inal

e (K

ützi

ng) K

ylin

+

Hin

cksi

a m

itche

lliae

(Har

vey)

P. C

. Silv

a

Hyd

rocl

athr

us c

lath

ratu

s (B

ory

ex C

. Aga

rdh)

How

e

+

Kuet

zing

iella

bat

ters

ii (B

orne

t) K

ornm

ann

+

147

Tabl

e 1.

Con

tinue

d

Tax

a

Stat

ions

Yeşilırmak

Koruçam

Girne

Dip Karpaz

Kumyalı

Salamis

Gazi Mağusa

PHA

EO

PHY

CE

AE

(BR

OW

N A

LG

AE

)

Mic

rosp

ongi

um st

iloph

orae

(P. L

. et H

.M. C

roua

n) C

orm

aci e

t G. F

urna

ri

+

M

ikro

syph

ar p

olys

ipho

niae

Kuc

kuck

Myr

iact

ula

arab

ica

(Küt

zing

) Fel

dman

n

+

Myr

iact

ula

rivu

lari

ae (S

uhr)

Fel

dman

n

+

+

Myr

ione

ma

orbi

cula

re J.

Aga

rdh

+

+ +

+ M

yrio

nem

a st

rang

ulan

s Gre

ville

+ +

Myr

iotr

ichi

a cl

avae

form

is H

arve

y

+

+

Nem

acys

tus f

lexu

osus

(C. A

gard

h) K

ylin

var

. gir

audy

i (J.

Aga

rdh)

De

Jong

+

+

Ner

eia

filifo

rmis

(J. A

gard

h) Z

anar

dini

Padi

na d

itris

trom

atic

a N

i˗Ni˗W

in e

t Kaw

ai

+

Pa

dina

pav

onic

a (L

.) Th

ivy

+ +

+ +

+ +

+ Pe

talo

nia

fasc

ia (O

. F. M

ülle

r) K

untz

e

+

Prot

ecto

carp

us sp

ecio

sus (

Bør

gese

n) K

ornm

ann

+

Ps

eudo

litho

derm

a ad

riat

icum

(Hau

ck) V

erla

que

+

+

+ Pu

ncta

ria

latif

olia

Gre

ville

+

Ralfs

ia v

erru

cosa

(Are

scho

ug) A

resc

houg

+

Sarg

assu

m a

cina

rium

(L.)

Setc

hell

Sa

rgas

sum

hor

nsch

uchi

i C. A

gard

h

Sarg

assu

m v

ulga

re C

. Aga

rdh

Sc

ytos

ipho

n lo

men

tari

a (L

yngb

ye) L

ink

+

+

Sp

erm

atoc

hnus

par

adox

us (R

oth)

Küt

zing

+

Spha

cela

ria

cirr

osa

(Rot

h) C

. Aga

rdh

+

+ Sp

hace

lari

a fu

sca

(Hud

son)

S. F

. Gra

y

+

148

Tabl

e 1.

Con

tinue

d

Tax

a

Stat

ions

Yeşilırmak

Koruçam

Girne

Dip Karpaz

Kumyalı

Salamis

Gazi Mağusa

PHA

EO

PHY

CE

AE

(BR

OW

N A

LG

AE

)

Spha

cela

ria

rigi

dula

Küt

zing

+

+

+

Spha

cela

ria

trib

uloi

des M

eneg

hini

+

+

Stilo

phor

a te

nella

(Esp

er) P

. C. S

ilva

+ +

+

St

ypop

odiu

m sc

him

peri

(Buc

hing

er e

x K

ützi

ng) V

erla

que

et B

oudo

ures

que

+ +

+

+ Ta

onia

ato

mar

ia (W

oodw

ard)

J. A

gard

h

+

Taon

ia p

seud

ocili

ata

(J. V

. Lam

ouro

ux) N

izam

uddi

n et

God

eh

+

Za

nard

inia

typu

s (N

ardo

) P. C

. Silv

a

+

+

RH

OD

OPH

YT

A (R

ED

AL

GA

E)

Ac

roch

aetiu

m m

icro

scop

icum

(Näg

eli e

x K

ützi

ng) N

ägel

i

+

Acro

chae

tium

savi

anum

(Men

eghi

ni) N

ägel

i

Acro

chae

tium

secu

ndat

um (L

yngb

ye) N

ägel

i

+

Acro

chae

tium

vir

gatu

lum

(Har

vey)

Bat

ters

+

+

Agla

otha

mni

on b

ipin

natu

m (P

. L. e

t H. M

. Cro

uan)

J. F

eldm

ann

et G

. Fel

dman

n

+ +

+

Agla

otha

mni

on p

seud

obys

soid

es (P

. L. e

t H.M

. Cro

uan)

Hal

os

+ +

+ Am

phir

oa b

eauv

oisi

i J. V

. Lam

ouro

ux

+ +

+

+ Am

phir

oa c

rypt

arth

rodi

a Za

nard

ini

+ +

+ +

+ Am

phir

oa ri

gida

J. V

. Lam

ouro

ux

+ +

+

+ An

otri

chiu

m te

nue

(C. A

gard

h) N

ägel

i

+

+

+ +

Antit

ham

nion

cru

ciat

um (C

. Aga

rdh)

Näg

eli

+

+ As

para

gops

is a

rmat

a H

arve

y

+

+

Bang

ia a

trop

urpu

rea

(Mer

tens

ex

Rot

h) C

.Aga

rdh

+

Bo

erge

seni

ella

frut

icul

osa

(Wul

fen)

Kyl

in

+ +

+

Bo

tryo

clad

ia b

otry

oide

s (W

ulfe

n) F

eldm

ann

+ +

+

149

Tabl

e 1.

Con

tinue

d

Tax

a

Stat

ions

Yeşilırmak

Koruçam

Girne

Dip Karpaz

Kumyalı

Salamis

Gazi Mağusa

RH

OD

OPH

YT

A (R

ED

AL

GA

E)

Bo

tryo

clad

ia m

adag

asca

rien

sis G

. Fel

dman

n

+

Botr

yocl

adia

skot

tsbe

rgii

(Bør

gese

n) L

evrin

g

+

Cal

litha

mni

on c

orym

bosu

m (S

mith

) Lyn

gbye

+

+ +

+ +

Cau

laca

nthu

s ust

ulat

us (M

erte

ns e

x Tu

rner

) Küt

zing

+

Cen

troc

eras

cla

vula

tum

(C. A

gard

h) M

onta

gne

+ +

+ C

eram

ium

cili

atum

(J. E

llis)

Duc

luze

au v

ar. c

iliat

um

+

+

+

C

eram

ium

cili

atum

var

. rob

ustu

m (J

. Aga

rdh)

Maz

oyer

+

+ +

+ +

+ +

Cer

amiu

m c

irci

natu

m (K

ützi

ng) J

.Aga

rdh

+ +

+ +

C

eram

ium

cod

ii (H

. Ric

hard

s) M

azoy

er

+ +

+ C

eram

ium

cup

ulat

um W

omer

sley

+

+

Cer

amiu

m d

iaph

anum

(Lig

htfo

ot) R

oth

+

+ C

eram

ium

gad

itanu

m (C

lem

ente

) Cre

mad

es v

ar. m

edite

rran

eum

(Deb

ray)

Cre

mad

es

+

C

eram

ium

gia

ccon

ei C

orm

aci e

t G. F

urna

ri

+ +

+ +

Cer

amiu

m se

cund

atum

Lyn

gbye

+

+

+

Cer

amiu

m si

liquo

sum

(Küt

zing

) Mag

gs e

t Hom

mer

sand

var

. lop

hoph

orum

(Fel

dman

n˗M

azoy

er) S

erio

+

Cer

amiu

m te

nerr

imum

(G. M

arte

ns) O

kam

ura

var.

brev

izon

atum

(H.E

. Pet

erse

n) F

eldm

ann˗

Maz

oyer

+

+ +

Cha

mpi

a pa

rvul

a (C

. Aga

rdh)

Har

vey

+ +

C

hond

raca

nthu

s aci

cula

ris (

Rot

h) F

rede

ricq

+

Cho

ndri

a ca

pilla

ris (

Hud

son)

M. J

. Wyn

ne

+

+

C

hond

ria

dasy

phyl

la (W

oodw

ard)

C. A

gard

h

+

+

Cho

ndri

a m

aire

i G. F

eldm

ann

+

C

hore

onem

a th

uret

ii (B

orne

t) Sc

him

itz

+

+

+

+ C

hroo

dact

ylon

orn

atum

(C. A

gard

h) B

asso

n

+ +

150

Tabl

e 1.

Con

tinue

d

Tax

a

Stat

ions

Yeşilırmak

Koruçam

Girne

Dip Karpaz

Kumyalı

Salamis

Gazi Mağusa

RH

OD

OPH

YT

A (R

ED

AL

GA

E)

C

hylo

clad

ia v

ertic

illat

a (L

ight

foot

) Blid

ing

+

C

olac

onem

a da

vies

ii (D

illw

yn) S

tege

nga

+ +

C

olac

onem

a en

doph

ytic

um (B

atte

rs) J

. T. H

arpe

r et G

.W. S

aund

ers

+

+ +

+ C

oral

lina

elon

gata

J. E

llis e

t Sol

ande

r

+

+

Cor

allin

a of

ficin

alis

L.

+ +

+ C

oral

loph

ila c

inna

bari

na (G

rate

loup

ex

Bor

y de

Sai

nt˗V

ince

nt) R

.E. N

orris

+

+

Cro

uani

a at

tenu

ata

(C. A

gard

h) J.

Aga

rdh

+ +

+ D

asya

cor

ymbi

fera

J. A

gard

h

+

+

Das

ya o

cella

ta (G

rate

loup

) Har

vey

+

+

D

asya

rigi

dula

(Küt

zing

) Ard

isso

ne

+ +

+

+ D

igen

ea si

mpl

ex (W

ulfe

n) C

. Aga

rdh

+

D

ipte

rosi

phon

ia ri

gens

(Sch

ousb

oe e

x C

.Aga

rdh)

Fal

kenb

erg

+ +

Er

ythr

ocys

tis m

onta

gnei

(Der

bès e

t Sol

ier)

P. C

. Silv

a

+

+

Eryt

hrot

rich

ia c

arne

a (D

illw

yn) J

.Aga

rdh

+ +

+ +

+ +

+ Er

ythr

otri

chia

refle

xa (P

. L. e

t H. M

. Cro

uan)

Thu

ret e

x D

e To

ni

+ Er

ythr

otri

chia

rose

a P.

J. L

. Dan

gear

d

+

Eupo

godo

n pl

anus

(C. A

gard

h) K

ützi

ng

+

G

anon

ema

fari

nosu

m (J

. V. L

amou

roux

) K. C

. Fan

et Y

ung

C. W

ang

+ +

+ +

+ +

+ G

astr

oclo

nium

refle

xum

(Cha

uvin

) Küt

zing

+

Gay

liella

flac

cida

(Har

vey

ex K

ützi

ng) T

.O.C

ho e

t L. J

. McI

vor

+

+ +

+ G

elid

iella

lubr

ica

(Küt

zing

) Fel

dman

n et

G. H

amel

+

+

Gel

idie

lla n

igre

scen

s (Fe

ldm

ann)

Fel

dman

n et

G. H

amel

+ +

Gel

idie

lla ra

mel

losa

(Küt

zing

) Fel

dman

n et

G. H

amel

+

+ +

151

Tabl

e 1.

Con

tinue

d

Tax

a

Stat

ions

Yeşilırmak

Koruçam

Girne

Dip Karpaz

Kumyalı

Salamis

Gazi Mağusa

RH

OD

OPH

YT

A (R

ED

AL

GA

E)

G

elid

ium

cor

neum

(Hud

son)

J. V

. Lam

ouro

ux v

ar. p

ectin

atum

Ard

isso

ne e

t Stra

ffor

ello

+

+

Gel

idiu

m sp

athu

latu

m (K

ützi

ng) B

orne

t

+

+

Gri

ffith

sia

scho

usbo

ei M

onta

gne

+ +

G

ymno

gong

rus g

riffi

thsi

ae (T

urne

r) M

artiu

s

+

Hal

iptil

on a

ttenu

atum

(Küt

zing

) Gar

bary

et J

ohan

sen

+

+ +

+ +

+ H

alop

ithys

incu

rva

(Hud

son)

Bat

ters

+

+ +

+ +

+ +

Hal

ymen

ia la

tifol

ia P

. L. C

roua

n et

H. M

. Cro

uan

ex K

ützi

ng

+

H

aral

diop

hyllu

m b

onne

mai

soni

i (K

ylin

) A. D

. Zin

ova

+ +

H

erpo

siph

onia

secu

nda

(C. A

gard

h) A

mbr

onn

f. se

cund

a

+

+

Her

posi

phon

ia se

cund

a f.

tene

lla (C

. Aga

rdh)

M. J

. Wyn

ne

+ +

+

H

eter

osip

honi

a cr

ispe

lla (C

. Aga

rdh)

M. J

. Wyn

ne

+

+ H

ydro

litho

n cr

ucia

tum

(Bre

ssan

) Y. M

. Cha

mbe

rlain

+ +

+

+

Hyd

rolit

hon

fari

nosu

m (J

. V. L

amou

roux

) D. P

enro

se e

t Y. M

. Cha

mbe

rlain

+

+

Hyp

nea

mus

cifo

rmis

(Wul

fen)

J. V

. Lam

ouro

ux

+

+

H

ypog

loss

um h

ypog

loss

oide

s (St

ackh

ouse

) F.C

ollin

s et H

erve

y

+

Irvi

nea

boer

gese

nii (

Feld

man

n) R

. J. W

ilkes

, L. M

. McI

vor e

t Gui

ry

+

+

Ja

nia

long

ifurc

a Za

nard

ini

+ +

+ +

+ Ja

nia

rube

ns (L

.) J.

V. L

amou

roux

+

+ +

+ +

+ +

Jani

a vi

rgat

a (Z

anar

dini

) Mon

tagn

e

+

+

+ +

Laur

enci

a m

icro

clad

ia K

ützi

ng

+

+

+ La

uren

cia

min

uta

H. V

ande

rmeu

len,

D. J

. Gar

bary

et M

. D. G

uiry

+

Laur

enci

a ob

tusa

(Hud

son)

J. V

. Lam

ouro

ux

+ +

+ +

+ +

+ La

uren

cia

pyra

mid

alis

Bor

y ex

Küt

zing

+

+

152

Ta

ble

1. C

ontin

ued

Tax

a

Stat

ions

Yeşilırmak

Koruçam

Girne

Dip Karpaz

Kumyalı

Salamis

Gazi Mağusa

RH

OD

OPH

YT

A (R

ED

AL

GA

E)

Li

thop

hyllu

m c

oral

linae

(P. L

. et H

.M.C

roua

n) H

eydr

ich

+ +

+ Li

thop

hyllu

m c

ysto

seir

ae (H

auck

) Hey

dric

h

+

+

Lith

ophy

llum

stic

taef

orm

e (A

resc

houg

) Hau

ck

+ +

+ Li

thot

ham

nion

phi

lippi

i Fos

lie

+

+ Lo

men

tari

a ch

yloc

ladi

ella

Fun

k

+

Lom

enta

ria

clav

ello

sa (L

ighf

oot e

x Tu

rner

) Gai

llon

+ +

Lo

phos

ipho

nia

cris

tata

Fal

kenb

erg

+

+ +

+

+ Lo

phos

ipho

nia

obsc

ura

(C. A

gard

h) F

alke

nber

g

+ +

+

+

Mel

obes

ia m

embr

anac

ea (E

sper

) J.V

. Lam

ouro

ux

+ +

+

M

ered

ithia

mic

roph

ylla

(J. A

gard

h) J.

Aga

rdh

+

+ M

esop

hyllu

m li

chen

oide

s (J.

Ellis

) M. L

emoi

ne

+ +

+ N

eogo

niol

ithon

bra

ssic

a˗flo

rida

(Har

vey)

Set

chel

l et M

ason

+

+ +

Neo

goni

olito

n m

amill

osum

(Hau

ck) S

etch

ell e

t Mas

on

+ +

+

+ N

eosi

phon

ia e

long

ella

(Har

vey)

M. S

. Kim

et I

. K. L

ee

+

+ +

+

+ N

itoph

yllu

m p

unct

atum

(Sta

ckho

use)

Gre

ville

+

+

Palis

ada

perf

orat

a (B

ory)

K.W

. Nam

+

+ +

+

+

Parv

iphy

cus p

anno

sus (

Feld

man

n) G

.Fur

nari

+

Peys

sonn

elia

rosa˗m

arin

a B

oudo

ures

que

et D

eniz

ot

+

+ +

Pe

ysso

nnel

ia ru

bra

(Gre

ville

) J. A

gard

h

+

Peys

sonn

elia

squa

mar

ia (S

. G. G

mel

in) D

ecai

sne

+ +

+ Pe

ysso

nnel

ia st

oech

as B

oudo

ures

que

et D

eniz

ot

+

+

Pn

eoph

yllu

m fr

agile

Küt

zing

+

+

+

Poly

siph

onia

atla

ntic

a K

apra

un e

t J. N

. Nor

ris

+

153

Ta

ble

1. C

ontin

ued

Tax

a

Stat

ions

Yeşilırmak

Koruçam

Girne

Dip Karpaz

Kumyalı

Salamis

Gazi Mağusa

RH

OD

OPH

YT

A (R

ED

AL

GA

E)

Po

lysi

phon

ia a

tra

Zana

rdin

i

+

+

+

Poly

siph

onia

bre

viar

ticul

ata

(C. A

gard

h) Z

anar

dini

+

Poly

siph

onia

den

udat

a (D

illw

yn) G

revi

lle e

x H

arve

y

+

+ +

+

Poly

siph

onia

deu

sta

(Rot

h) S

pren

gel

+

+ +

Po

lysi

phon

ia e

long

ata

(Hud

son)

Spr

enge

l

+

+

+

Poly

siph

onia

fuco

ides

(Hud

son)

Gre

ville

+ +

+

+ +

Poly

siph

onia

kam

psax

ii B

ørge

sen

+

Po

lysi

phon

ia o

paca

(C. A

gard

h) M

oris

et D

e N

otar

is

+

+ +

+

Po

lysi

phon

ia te

nerr

ima

Küt

zing

+

+ +

+

Porp

hyra

um

bilic

alis

Küt

zing

+

Ptilo

tham

nion

plu

ma

(Dill

wyn

) Thu

ret

+

Py

ropi

a le

ucos

ticta

(Thu

ret)

Nee

fus e

t J.B

rodi

e

+

Ry

tiphl

aea

tinct

oria

(Cle

men

te y

Rub

io) C

. Aga

rdh

+

+ Sa

hlin

gia

subi

nteg

ra (R

osen

ving

e) K

ornm

ann

+

Sp

erm

otha

mni

on re

pens

(Dill

wyn

) Ros

envi

nge

+ +

+

Sp

yrid

ia fi

lam

ento

sa (W

ulfe

n) H

arve

y +

+ +

+ +

+ +

Styl

onem

a al

sidi

i (Za

nard

ini)

K.M

. Dre

w

+ +

+ St

ylon

ema

corn

u˗ce

rvi R

eins

ch

+

Ta

enio

ma

nanu

m (K

ützi

ng) P

apen

fuss

+

+

Tita

node

rma

troc

hant

er (B

ory)

Ben

hiss

oune

, Bou

dour

esqu

e, P

erre

t˗Bou

dour

esqu

e et

Ver

laqu

e

+

Wom

ersl

eyel

la se

tace

a (H

olle

nber

g) R

. E. N

orris

+

Wra

ngel

ia p

enic

illat

a (C

. Aga

rdh)

C. A

gard

h

+

+

+ +

154

Tabl

e 1.

Con

tinue

d

Tax

a

Stat

ions

Yeşilırmak

Koruçam

Girne

Dip Karpaz

Kumyalı

Salamis

Gazi Mağusa

CH

LO

RO

PHY

TA

(GR

EE

N A

LG

AE

)

Acet

abul

aria

ace

tabu

lum

(L.)

P. C

. Silv

a +

+ +

+

+ +

Anad

yom

ene

stel

lata

(Wul

fen)

C. A

gard

h +

+ +

+ +

+ +

Bryo

psis

cor

ymbo

sa J.

Aga

rdh

Br

yops

is c

upre

ssoi

des J

. Aga

rdh

+

Br

yops

is h

ypno

ides

J. V

. Lam

ouro

ux

+

+

Br

yops

is p

lum

osa

(Hud

son)

C. A

gard

h

+

Cau

lerp

a pr

olife

ra (F

orss

kål)

J. V

. Lam

ouro

ux

+ +

+ +

+ +

+ C

aule

rpa

race

mos

a (F

orss

kål)

J. A

gard

h va

r. ra

cem

osa

+

+

+ +

+ C

aule

rpa

race

mos

a va

r. cy

lindr

acea

(Son

der)

Ver

laqu

e, H

uism

an e

t Bou

dour

esqu

e

+

Cha

etom

orph

a ae

rea

(Dill

wyn

) Küt

zing

+ +

+

Cha

etom

orph

a lin

um (O

. F. M

ülle

r) K

ützi

ng

+

C

lado

phor

a co

elot

hrix

Küt

zing

+

Cla

doph

ora

dalm

atic

a K

ützi

ng

+

+ C

lado

phor

a gl

omer

ata

(L.)

Küt

zing

+

Cla

doph

ora

laet

evir

ens (

Dill

wyn

) Küt

zing

+

Cla

doph

ora

lehm

anni

ana

(Lin

denb

erg)

Küt

zing

+

Cla

doph

ora

pellu

cida

(Hud

son)

Küt

zing

+

Cla

doph

ora

prol

ifera

(Rot

h) K

ützi

ng

+ +

C

lado

phor

opsi

s mem

bran

acea

(Hof

man

Ban

g ex

C. A

gard

h) B

ørge

sen

+

C

odiu

m b

ursa

(L.)

C. A

gard

h

+

+

Das

ycla

dus v

erm

icul

aris

(Sco

poli)

Kra

sser

+

+ +

+ +

+ +

Der

besi

a te

nuis

sim

a (M

oris

et D

e N

otar

is) P

. L. e

t H.M

. Cro

uan

+

D

idym

ospo

rang

ium

repe

ns L

ambe

rt

+

155

Tabl

e 1.

Con

tinue

d

Tax

a

Stat

ions

Yeşilırmak

Koruçam

Girne

Dip Karpaz

Kumyalı

Salamis

Gazi Mağusa

CH

LO

RO

PHY

TA

(GR

EE

N A

LG

AE

)

Flab

ellia

pet

iola

ta (T

urra

) Niz

amud

din

+ +

+ G

ayra

lia o

xysp

erm

a (K

ützi

ng) V

inog

rado

va e

x Sc

agel

et a

l.

+

Hal

imed

a tu

na (E

llis e

t Sol

ande

r) J.

V. L

amou

roux

+

+

Perc

ursa

ria

perc

ursa

(C. A

gard

h) R

osen

ving

e

+

Phae

ophi

la d

endr

oide

s (P.

L. e

t H.M

. Cro

uan)

Bat

ters

+

Pseu

dobr

yops

is m

yura

(J. A

gard

h) B

erth

old

+

U

loth

rix

impl

exa

(Küt

zing

) Küt

zing

+

Ulv

a co

mpr

essa

L.

+

+

+ U

lva

inte

stin

alis

L. f

. cyl

indr

acea

(J. A

gard

h) M

. J. W

ynne

+

Ulv

a in

test

inal

is L

. f. r

amos

a (V

inog

rado

va) E

. Taş

kın

+

U

lva

inte

stin

alis

L.

+

+ U

lva

lact

uca

L.

+

+ U

lva

linza

L.

+

+ U

lvel

la le

ns P

. L. e

t H. M

. Cro

uan

+ U

mbr

aulv

a ol

ivas

cens

(Dan

gear

d) B

ae e

t Lee

+

Tot

al

17

38

173

106

45

54

108

156

157

The most common taxa were Phaeophyceae Cystoseira spp., Dictyopteris polypodioides, Dictyota spp., Padina pavonica, Stypopodium schimperi and Sargassum acinarium, Rhodophyta Amphiroa cryptarthrodia, Callithamnion corymbosum, Ceramium ciliatum var. robustum, Erythrotrichia carnea, Ganonema farinosum, Haliptilon attenuatum, Halopithys incurva, Jania rubens, Laurencia obtusa, Polysiphonia spp. and Spyridia filamentosa, and Chlorophyta Caulerpa prolifera, Caulerpa racemosa var. cylindracea, Flabellia petiolata and Ulva spp. Rare and small benthic marine algae were also found: Cladosiphon irregularis, Corynophlaea flaccida, Dictyopteris lucida, Microspongium stilophorae, Padina ditristromatica, (Phaeophyceae), Botryocladia madagascariensis, Botryocladia skottsbergii, Ceramium cupulatum, Colaconema endophyticum, Erythrotrichia rosea, Gastroclonium reflexum, Laurencia minuta (Rhodophyta), Didymosporangium repens, Ulva intestinalis L. f. cylindracea, and Ulva intestinalis L. f. ramosa (Chlorophyta).

Figure 2. Number of taxa (species and infraspecies) at sampling stations

in Northern Cyprus

Cirik et al. (2000) reported 135 taxa at species and infraspecies level of the benthic marine algae (27 Phaeophyceae, 83 Rhodophyta, and 25 Chlorophyta) from Northern Cyprus. Therefore, we carried out a detalied algal study of a narrow area along the northern coast of Cyprus, and 107 taxa are reported for the first time for Northern Cyprus.

158

Kuzey Kıbrıs Bentik Deniz Algleri (Doğu Akdeniz)

Özet

Bu çalışmada Kuzey Kıbrıs’tan bentik deniz alglerinden 242 taksa (tür ve türaltı seviyede) (75 Phaeophyceae, 129 Rhodophyta, and 38 Chlorophyta) rapor edilmektedir. Bunlardan 107 taksa Kuzey Kıbrıs kıyılarından ilk kez için kayıt edilmektedir. Örnekleme Kuzey Kıbrıs’ta yedi farklı istasyondan (Yeşilırmak, Koruçam, Girne, Dip Karpaz, Kumyalı, Salamis ve Gazi Mağusa) 2005 ve 2008 yılları arasında yapılmıştır.

Acknowledgements

This study has been supported by TUBITAK, Ankara, Turkey (104T484). We are grateful to Assoc. Prof. Salih Gücel (Near East University, Northern Cyprus) and Dr. Burak Ali Çiçek (Eastern Mediterranean University, Northern Cyprus).

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Received: 26.02.2013 Accepted: 15.04.2013