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- 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.
- MakaleAçık Erişim2022A new species of the genus Buresilia Šilhavý, 1965 (Opiliones: Phalangüdae) from Cyprus
Kurt, Kemal; Kunt, Kadir Boǧaç; Gücel, Salih
A new harvestman species, Buresilia kibrisensis sp.n. (Opiliones: Phalangüdae), is described and illustrated based on males collected from Beşparmak Mountains Cyprus. Differences between the new species and other species of the genus Buresilia are compared.
- MakaleYalnız künye2022Hidden Diversity in a Narrow Valley: Description of New Endemic Palearctic Rock Lizard Darevskia (Squamata: Lacertidae) Species from Northeastern Turkey
Kurnaz, Muammer; Şahin, Mehmet Kürşat; Eroğlu, Ali İhsan
Darevskia is a particularly species-rich radiation of Palearctic rock lizards from the Caucasus region. Thanks to intense systematic and taxonomic research, the knowledge of species-level diversity within this genus has increased over the last quarter century. Here, we described a new species, Darevskia salihae sp. nov. from northeastern Turkey. The new taxon is differentiated from other nearby taxon by the low number of dorsal scales in the middle of the body, the shorter body length, and the absence of blue dots both on the lateral region above the forelimbs and on the margin of the ventral plates. In addition to their morphological differences, the new taxon is phylogenetically different from close groups. It is located in a separate subclade from the rudis-valentini-portschinskii subclade. This distinction is supported by both a high bootstrap value (100) and a high posterior probability value (1.00). These two subclades are separated from each other by a genetic distance of almost 4%. This separation is supported not only genetically and morphologically, but also geographically. Since the habitat of the new taxon is limited to a high mountain and a narrow valley, it does not provide an opportunity for a different Darevskia species to shelter because it creates geographical isolation. However, Darevskia parvula that live closest to the habitat of the new taxon live only at the habitat boundaries and do not enter areas where the new taxon is found. Therefore, it might be possible that while it was separated from the rudis-valentini-portschinskii group during the evolutionary transformation, it remained as a refuge and relict in a narrow area as a result of the collapse of the valleys and the partial uplift of the Kaçkar Mountains.
- MakaleYalnız künye2021Contribution to the taxonomic knowledge of acanthodactylus (Squamata, lacertidae): Description of a new lacertid lizard species from eastern anatolia, turkey
Kurnaz, Muammer; Şahin, Mehmet Kürşat
Acanthodactylus Wiegmann, 1834 is one of the most diverse and widespread lizard genus in the Palearctic realm. Here, we describe a new species, - Acanthodactylus ilgazi sp. nov. - from the Anatolian Peninsula. This new species ranges approximately 250 km north from the closest population of this genus in Turkey. Compared to other fringe-fingered lizards, the new species is phylogenetically close to A. robustus, A. tristrami and A. orientalis but it has some distinct morphological characteristics: Reddish coloration under the tail, a sharp white or grayish stripe in the middle of the dorsum, and four plates in a row on the 4th finger. Moreover, phylogenetic molecular data, based on cyt b gene fragment, verifies that the new species is phylogenetically a member of the tristrami species group with 13.03%, 17.35% and 20.56 genetic distance respectively from A. orientalis, A. tristrami and A. robustus. Lastly, the known range of this species, located in Yazıhan, Malatya in Eastern Anatolia, is restricted by a dam, thus habitat loss endangers its continuity. Therefore, the conservation status of this species should be assessed immediately.
- MakaleAçık Erişim2018A new species of the genus microliobunum from Turkey (Opiliones, Sclerosomatidae)
Kurt, Kemal
A new harvestman species, Microliobunum erseni sp. nov., is described and illustrated with photographs of both sexes from Kilis Province, Turkey. It is the second species in this genus, which is otherwise known only from Lebanon.
- MakaleAçık Erişim2016Mediostoma izmirica sp. nov.: A new harvestman species (Arachnida, Opiliones, Nemastomatidae) from Turkey
Snegovaya, Nataly Yu.; Kurt, Kemal; Yağmur, Ersen A.
A new harvestman species of the genus Mediostoma Kratochvil, 1958, Mediostoma izmirica sp. nov., is described and illustrated based on males and females from İzmir Province, Turkey. Differences between the new species and other species of the genus Mediostoma are indicated. Scanning electron microscope photographs of its characteristic structures are also given.
- MakaleYalnız künye2015A new species and a new record of the Genus Rilaena Šilhavý, 1965 (Opiliones: Phalangiidae) from Turkey
Kurt, Kemal
Two harvestmen species were collected from Trabzon Province in Turkey. Rilaena ermani sp. n. is described as new to science, and Rilaena zakatalica Snegovaya & Chemeris, 2005 is recorded for the first time in Turkey. Detailed descriptions and illustrations of new species are provided. Differences between the new species and related species are discussed. In addition, illustrations of new record are also presented.
- MakaleYalnız künye2015A new species of the harvestmen genus Rilaena (Opiliones: Phalangiidae) from Turkey
Kurt, Kemal
A new harvestman species, Rilaena artvinensis sp. n. (Opiliones: Phalangiidae), is described and illustrated based on males collected in north-eastern Anatolia, Turkey. The new species is similar to R. buresi (Šilhavý, 1965) and R. lenkoranica Snegovaya, 2007. The differences between these species are elaborated.
- MakaleAçık Erişim2015A new species of Zachaeus C.L. Koch from Turkey (Opiliones, Phalangiidae)
Kurt, Kemal; Koç, Halil; Yağmur, Ersen Aydın
A new species of harvestmen, Zachaeus seyyari sp. n. (Opiliones, Phalangiidae), is described and illustrated on the basis of both sexes from Şırnak Province in Turkey. Differences between the new species and related species are indicated. Photographs of its characteristic structures are also provided.
- MakaleYalnız künye2015A new species of the genus homolophus (Opiliones, Phalangiidae) from Turkey
Kurt, Kemal
A new species, Homolophus snegovayae sp. nov. (Opiliones, Phalangiidae), is described and illustrated based on a male and females collected in southeast Anatolia, Turkey. Differences between the new species and related species are discussed. Photographs of characteristic structures are also provided.