First record of the family Rhizotrichidae (Copepoda, Harpacticoida) from Turkey with description of a new species

Interstitial harpacticoid (Copepoda, Harpacticoida) fauna inhabiting mediolittoral zone of the Gulf of Saros (Turkey)

“…List of harpacticoids and their localities determined in these study and comparison with the previous records from Turkey. A: Noodt [8], B: Karaytuğ & Huys [25], C: Huys et al [26], D: Karaytuğ & Sak [27], E: Sak et al [28], F: Pulat et al [29], G: Alper et al [22], H: Sönmez et al [30], I: Kaymak et al [31], J: Sönmez et al [32], K: Köroğlu et al [33], L: Alper et al [34], M: Sönmez et al [35], N: Karaytuğ & Koçak [11], O: Yıldız & Karaytuğ [12], P: Sönmez et al [36], Q: Alper et al [13]. ---------- ---------- ).…”

“…As a result, a total of 72 species/subspecies belonging to 44 genera in 15 families were identified. All identified taxa except Tryphoema gallipoliensis Alper et al, 2018 are new records for the study area, besides 16 species were also recorded for the first time from the Turkish seas.…”

“…After that the studies have accelerated and many literatures about harpacticoids were published in Turkey (see [11]) thus the number of harpacticoid species identified from the Turkish Seas was raised to 210 [12]. Recently six new species were added by several authors [13][14][15][16][17] so the number of species has reached to 216. Although the taxonomical researches about harpacticoids of Turkey have increased in the last 15 years, it would not be wrong to say that these studies are quite far from to reveal the real harpacticoid diversity.…”

The Relationship between the Rhizothrichidae Por (Copepoda: Harpacticoida) and the Cletodoidea Bowman & Abele, Including the Establishment of a New Genus and the Description of a New Species

“…Previously, both genera had already undergone a changeful assignment into different categories; for example, their optional assignment to the Canthocamptidae Sars, 1906, and subsequently to the Cletodidae T. Scott, 1904, the synonymising of Tryphoema with the genus Adelopoda Pennak, 1942, or the transfer of Tryphoema as a subgenus to Rhizothrix. For a detailed historical outline, see [2,4,[17][18][19]]. Por's [2] revision was therefore a valuable contribution to clarifying the systematic ambiguities.…”

Doolia, A New Genus of Nannopodidae (Crustacea: Copepoda: Harpacticoida) from off Jeju Island, Korea

“…In addition, Doolia gen. nov. has superficial similarities with Rhizothrix Sars G.O., 1909, and they share the following character sets: the presence of pinnate setae on the antennule and its segmentation, the segmentation of exopods and endopods in P1-P4, lack of sexual dimorphism in legs P1-P4, and lack of ornamentation on P6 in the male. Tryphoema Monard, 1926 shares similar characters with Doolia except for the segmentation of the legs [14]. Based on previous reports [15] and the present study, Rhizothrix has clear discrepancies from Doolia: clearly separated rostrum with anterior row of long setules (spinules) in Doolia ara (fused to cephalosome and lacking the spinules in Rhizothrix), the well-developed comb-shaped hyaline frill on the body somites in D. ara (all frills serrulate in Rhizothrix), the long and cylindrical caudal rami in D. ara (short and robust, or ovoid in Rhizothrix), absence of the brush setae in the exopod and endopod in P1 in D. ara (present in Rhizothrix), and presence of setae on the P6 of female in D. ara (absent in Rhizothrix).…”