Topaloğlu, B. (2001). Sponge fauna in the littoral zone of the Marmara Sea. Rapports et Procès Verbaux des Réunions de la Commission Internationale pour l'Exploration de la Mer Méditerranée,. 36, 421.
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Topaloğlu, B.
2001
Sponge fauna in the littoral zone of the Marmara Sea
Rapports et Procès Verbaux des Réunions de la Commission Internationale pour l'Exploration de la Mer Méditerranée,
In this study, the samples were collected from 28 stations at depth of 0-65 meters both SCUBA diving and using dredge, grap, and beam trawl. This is first systematical study on sponge fauna in the the Marmara Sea. As a result 19 species were found from the Marmara Sea littoral zone Four of these taxons are new records for the Turkish sponge fauna (C. penicillus, D. plicata, M. strepsitoxa and P. pulitzeri).