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- MakaleYalnız künye2026Nutritional value, heavy metal contamination and health risk assessment of Phalangium opilio Linnaeus, 1758 as a potential edible arachnid
Gürmeriç, Hüseyin Ender; Kurt, Pınar; Ürkek, Bayram
Edible insects and arachnids have increasingly been recognised as alternative food sources. The aim of the study was to evaluate the harvestman species Phalangium opilio (P. opilio) Linnaeus, 1758 as a new edible species. In this research, some chemical properties, fatty acid and mineral composition of the P. opilio were investigated. Additionally, the heavy metal contamination and its health risk assessment were evaluated. The fat and protein contents of the samples were 1.18% and 14.07%, respectively. The P. opilio had unsaturated fatty acids such as myristoleic, palmitoleic, linoleic and oleic acids. The P. opilio was analyzed for K, Mg, Na, Ca, Fe, Zn, Al, Mn, Se contents, estimated daily intake and contributions to the recommended daily mineral intake were calculated. The heavy metals detected in the P. opilio were Cu, Ni, Cd, Pb, As, Cr, Co and Ag. The Cd had the highest target hazard quotient value (2.16). The hazard index value of the P. opilio was 3.32 and it had a potential health risk level. Consequently, although P. opilio exhibited favourable nutritional properties, the THQ value for Cd and the cumulative HI value exceeded the recommended safety threshold, indicating a potential non-carcinogenic health risk associated with its consumption. Accordingly, considering the detected heavy metal levels and associated health risk indices, the consumption of wild-collected P. opilio should be approached with caution. © Hüseyin Ender Gürmeriç et al., 2026. Published with license by Koninklijke Brill BV. This work is published by Koninklijke Brill BV. Koninklijke Brill bv incorporates the imprints Brill, Brill Nijhoff, Brill Schöningh, Brill Fink, Brill mentis, Brill Wageningen Academic, Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, Böhlau and V&R unipress. Koninklijke Brill BV reserves the right to protect the publication against unauthorized use and to authorize dissemination by means of offprints, legitimate photocopies, microform editions, reprints, translations, and secondary information sources, such as abstracting and indexing services including databases. Requests for commercial re-use, use of parts of the publication, and/or translations must be addressed to Koninklijke Brill BV.
- MakaleAçık Erişim2025Morphological and molecular evidence for a new species of the genus Dicranolasma Sørensen, 1873 (Opiliones: Dicranolasmatidae) from Türkiye
Kurt, Kemal; Kurt, Pınar; Yağmur, Ersen Aydın
Dicranolasma ridvansahini sp. nov. (Opiliones: Dicranolasmatidae) is described from Nif mountain, İzmir, Türkiye on the basis of morphological and molecular characteristics. Detailed descriptions and diagnostic features of the new species, as well as illustration of relevant details are given. The new species was compared with some related species in the genus for morphological differences. Additionally, the 28S rRNA gene region was sequenced, and Bayesian Inference (BI) phylogenetic trees were constructed to clarify the species’ evolutionary relationships.
- MakaleYalnız künye2024A NEW HARVESTMAN GENUS RECORD OR TURKEY: KOVALIUS TCHEMERİS, 2023 (OPİLİONES: SCLEROSOMATIDAE, LEIOBUNINAE)1
Kurt, Kemal
The genus Kovalius is recorded as new for the Turkish harvestman fauna by the collection of Kovalius logunovi Tchemeris, 2023 from K & uuml;rt & uuml;n district of G & uuml;m & uuml;& scedil;hane province, Turkey. Brief morphological descriptions are provided for the newly record species. Also, the genital morphology of the female was described and photographed for the first time.
- MakaleAçık Erişim2024A New Harvestman Genus Record for Turkey: Kovalius Tchemerl;s, 2023 (Opl;ll;ones: Sclerosomatidae, Leiobuninae)
Kurt, Kemal
The genus Kovalius is recorded as new for the Turkish harvestman fauna by the collection of Kovalius logunoviTchemeris, 2023 from Kürtün district of Gümüşhane province, Turkey. Brief morphological descriptions are provided for the newly record species. Also, the genital morphology of the female was described and photographed for the first time.
- MakaleAçık Erişim2024A new species of Buresilia (Opiliones, Phalangiidae) from Turkey
Kurt, Kemal; Kurt, Pinar
A new harvestman species, Buresilia gumushanensis sp. nov. (Opiliones: Phalangiidae), is described based on male specimens collected from Gümüşhane province, Turkey. Detailed descriptions, diagnostic features and pictures of the new species are provided, together with mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) sequences. The phylogenetic tree constructed using the COI gene region revealed the phylogenetic position of the genus Buresilia within the family Phalangiidae. In addition, the new species is compared with known species of the genus Buresilia.
- MakaleAçık Erişim2023Two new species of Phalangium (Opiliones: Phalangiidae) from Turkey
Kurt, Kemal; Erdek, Melek; Kurt, Pinar
Two new harvestmen species, Phalangium nalanae sp. n. and Phalangium taylani sp. n., are described, diagnosed and illustrated based on male material from Hakkari Province, Turkey. Also, the differences between two new species and similar species of the genus Phalangium are discussed.
- MakaleYalnız künye2023Description of the Unknown Female of the Harvestman Rafalskiaazizsancari Kurt, Yagmur & Tezcan, 2019 (Arachnida: Opiliones: Phalangiidae) from Turkey
Kurt, Kemal; Yagmur, Ersen Aydln; Kurt, Plnar
The female of Rafalskia azizsancari Kurt, Yagmur & Tezcan, 2019, previously known only from the male in Turkey, is now described based on new material from Ödemiş District, Izmir Province, Turkey. Detailed morphological descriptions, photographs and illustration of the female ovipositor are provided.
- MakaleYalnız künye2021The first record of Lacinius dentiger (C. L. Koch, 1848) (Opiliones: Phalangiidae) in Turkey
Kurt, K.; Elverici, M.; Kunt, K. B.
The Lacinius dentiger (C.L. Koch, 1848) of the family Phalangiidae is recorded from Turkey for the first time. Its dorsal body view, chelicerae, and pedipalp are illustrated. Locality data of this species are also given.
- Derleme MakaleYalnız künye2019Redescription and New Record of the Harvestman Lacinius insularis Roewer, 1923 (Opiliones: Phalangiidae) from Turkey
Kurt, Kemal; Yaǧmur, Ersen Aydin
Lacinius insularis Roewer, 1923, is recorded for the first time as part of the Turkish harvestmen fauna. Prior to this, the species was only known from the island of Crete in Greece. The new collections were made on Nif mountain in İzmir Province (far western Turkey). In this study, L. insularis is redescribed based on adults from Turkey. Its detailed description, morphological characteristics, distribution and measurements are given. Also, genitalia, body dorsal view, chelicerae, and pedipalp are illustrated. In addition, this species is compared with similar species.
- MakaleAçık Erişim2014Updated checklist of harvestmen (Arachnida: Opiliones) in Turkey
Kurt, Kemal
In this work, faunistic studies on harvestmen from Turkey are reviewed. A total of 88 species and 7 subspecies from 35 genera belonging to 7 families were determined. The distribution in Turkey and the world of these taxa is given and their distribution in the geographical regions of Turkey are presented.
- MakaleAçık Erişim2012The first record of the species Lacinius erinaceus Staręga, 1966 (Opiliones, Phalangiidae) in Turkey with some SEM studies on its morphology
Kurt, K.; Erman, Ö.K.
The harvestman species of Lacinius erinaceus Stare{ogonek}ga 1966, recorded for the first time in Turkey, is presented in this paper. The characteristic features of this species are described and illustrated and data regarding collecting sites and distribution all over the world are given. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) studies on the dorsal integument, dorsal habitus, chelicerae, pedipalpus, trident, the ocularium and legs of the specimens are also presented. Localities of the collecting sites are plotted on a map.
- MakaleAçık Erişim2011The first record of the genus Odiellus (opiliones, phalangiidae) in Turkey with some SEM studies on its morphology
Kurt, K.; Erman, O. Köksal
The harvestmen species Odiellus lendli (Soerensen, 1894), with its genus Odiellus Roewer, 1923, was found in Anatolia. It represents a new record of Turkish harvestmen fauna. The characteristic features of this species are described and illustrated. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) studies on the dorsal integument, ventral habitus, chelicerae, pedipalpus, trident, the ocularium and legs of female specimens are also presented. Localities of the collecting sites are photographed and plotted on a map.