The water mites of Isikli Lake (Denizli) fauna

In this study, the water mites collected from Isikli Lake (Denizli, Turkey) were examined. A total of 28 species belonging to 10 families were determined, of these, Piona conglobata punctata and Arrenurus nodosus is a new record for the Turkish fauna. The male of Piona coccinea was firstly recorded from Turkey and a faunal systematic study in Aegean region was conducted for the first time. The morphological characteristics, the measurements and drawings of various organs, habitats and distributions on the world of new species for the Turkish fauna were given. Furthermore, the index of species variation, the frequency to encounter and the constant, accessory, dominant, influent species together with the ecological characteristics of the study areas were determined.