title: New records of five sponge species (Porifera) for the Black Sea.
abstract: The present study deals with five sponge species [Chalinula renieroides, Haliclona (Halichoclona) fulva, H. (Rhizoniera) rosea, Hymedesmia (Hymedesmia) pansa and Ircinia variabilis] belonging to 3 families (Chalinidae, Hymedesmiidae, and Irciniidae) found at one locality (near the opening of Kızılırmak River) on the Black Sea coast of Turkey. All these species are new records for the Black Sea. Three species (Chalinula renieroides, H. (R.) rosea and H. (H.) pansa] are also new records for the marine fauna of Turkey. All these species were previously reported from Mediterranean Sea and the eastern Atlantic Ocean. The morphological and distributional features of these species are presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Hydrobiology, Faculty of Fisheries, Ege University, 35100 Bornova, İzmir - TURKEY; Email: alperevcen@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Alper
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Evcen
authors.affiliation: Department of Hydrobiology, Faculty of Fisheries, Ege University, 35100 Bornova, İzmir - TURKEY; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Melih Ertan
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Çinar
authors.affiliation: Central Fisheries Research Institute, Yomra,Trabzon, Turkey; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Mustafa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zengin
authors.affiliation: 19 Mayıs University, Faculty of Science and Art, Department of Biology, Atakum, Samsun, Turkey; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Serdar
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Süer
authors.affiliation: 19 Mayıs University, Faculty of Science and Art, Department of Biology, Atakum, Samsun, Turkey; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Melih
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rüzgar
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution; D000825:Animal Structures / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000254:growth & development; D000818:Animals; D001267:Atlantic Ocean; D059038:Black Sea; D049628:Body Size; D017753:Ecosystem; D047129:Haliclona / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000254:growth & development; D008522:Mediterranean Sea; D009929:Organ Size; D014421:Turkey