New Species
Considering all the ages that the earth has been through since its formation, Anatolia attracts attention as one of the most protected areas. Whether in terms of plants or animals, endemic species that have had a chance to survive in Anatolia have attracted the attention of researchers. It is very important to protect the richness of species in Anatolia which is a very strong historical background in terms of biodiversity.
The new species that have been identified by researchers at the Aegean University Aquatic Products Faculty are listed in the table below. It is certain that Turkey has many more species to be discovered in lakes, rivers and seas.
| No | Name of the New Species | Researchers | Year | Journal |
| 1 | Autolytus antondohrni | M. Ertan ÇINAR & M. Cristina GAMBI | 2005 | Journal of Natural History |
| 2 | Autolytus cognettii | M. Ertan ÇINAR & M. Cristina GAMBI | 2005 | Journal of Natural History |
| 3 | Gammarus ustaoglui | Murat ÖZBEK & M. Oktar GÜLOĞLU | 2005 | Israel Journal of Zoology |
| 4 | Sphaerosyllis boeroi | Luigi MUSCO, M. Ertan ÇINAR & Adriana GIANGRANDE | 2005 | Italian Journal of Zoology |
| 5 | Syllis ergeni | M. Ertan ÇINAR | 2005 | Zootaxa |
| 6 | Eleutheromenia carinata | Luitfried V. SALVINI-PLAWEN & Bilal ÖZTÜRK | 2006 | Spixiana |
| 7 | Echinogammarus baliki | Murat ÖZBEK & M. Ruşen USTAOĞLU | 2007 | Crustaceana |
| 8 | Gammarus izmirensis | Murat ÖZBEK | 2007 | Crustaceana |
| 9 | Marionina triplex | Lisa MATAMOROS, Seray YILDIZ, Christer ERSEUS | 2007 | Marine Biology Research |
| 10 | Nebalia kocatasi | Juan MOREIRA, Cengiz KOÇAK & Tuncer KATAĞAN | 2007 | Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the UK |
| 11 | Trypanosyllis sanmartini | M. Ertan ÇINAR | 2007 | Journal of the Marine Biological Associations of the UK |
| 12 | Anoplodactylus nanus | Franz KRAPP, Cengiz KOCAK & Tuncer KATAGAN | 2008 | Zootaxa |
| 13 | Eurythoe turcica | M. Ertan ÇINAR | 2008 | Journal of Natural History |
| 14 | Luciobarbus kottelati | Davut TURAN, F. Güler EKMEKÇİ, Ali İLHAN & Semih ENGİN | 2008 | Zootaxa |
| 15 | Gammarus topkarai | Murat ÖZBEK & Süleyman BALIK | 2009 | Zootaxa |
| 16 | Niphargus kirgizi | Cene FISER, Belgin ÇAMUR-ELİPEK & Murat ÖZBEK | 2009 | Zoologischer Anzeiger |
| 17 | Niphargus sertaci | Cene FISER, Belgin ÇAMUR-ELİPEK & Murat ÖZBEK | 2009 | Zoologischer Anzeiger |
| 18 | Prionospio ergeni | Ertan DAĞLI & M. Ertan ÇINAR | 2009 | Zootaxa |
| 19 | Chirocephalus algidus | Vezio COTTARELLI, Cem AYGEN & Graziella MURA | 2010 | Zootaxa |
| 20 | Chirocephalus brteki | Vezio COTTARELLI, Cem AYGEN & Graziella MURA | 2010 | Zootaxa |
| 21 | Gammarus kesanensis | Murat ÖZBEK & Belgin ÇAMUR-ELİPEK | 2010 | Zootaxa |
| 22 | Dikerogammarus istanbulensis | M. ÖZBEK, N. ÖZKAN | 2011 | Zootaxa |
| 23 | Megamphopus katagani | K. BAKIR, M. SEZGİN, A. MYERS | 2011 | Zootaxa |
| 24 | Ochthebius ustaoglui | E. Tarık TOPKARA, Manfred JÄCH & Ahmet KASAPOĞLU | 2011 | Zootaxa |
| 25 | Lumbrineris geldiayi | Luis F. CARRERA-PARRA, M. Ertan ÇINAR & Ertan DAĞLI | 2011 | Marine Biodiversity |
| 26 | Prosphaerosyllis marmarae | M. Ertan ÇINAR, Ertan DAĞLI & Şermin AÇIK | 2011 | Journal of Natural History |
| 27 | Levinsenia demiri | M. Ertan ÇINAR, Ertan DAĞLI & Şermin AÇIK | 2011 | Journal of Natural History |
| 28 | Levinsenia kosswigi | M. Ertan ÇINAR, Ertan DAĞLI & Şermin AÇIK | 2011 | Journal of Natural History |
| 29 | Levinsenia marmarensis | M. Ertan ÇINAR, Ertan DAĞLI & Şermin AÇIK | 2011 | Journal of Natural History |
| 30 | Levinsenia tribranchiata | M. Ertan ÇINAR, Ertan DAĞLI & Şermin AÇIK | 2011 | Journal of Natural History |
| 31 | Prinospio anatolica | Ertan DAĞLI & M. Ertan ÇINAR | 2011 | Zootaxa |
| 32 | Prinospio maciolekae | Ertan DAĞLI & M. Ertan ÇINAR | 2011 | Zootaxa |
| 33 | Gammarus katagani | M. ÖZBEK | 2012 | Zoology in the Middle East |
| 34 | Gammarus obruki | M. ÖZBEK | 2012 | Turkish Journal of Zoology |
| 35 | Gammarus baysali | M. ÖZBEK, L. YURGA, O. KÖYLÜOĞLU | 2013 | Turkish Journal of Zoology |
| 36 | Leonnates aylaoberi | M. Ertan ÇINAR, Ertan DAĞLI | 2013 | Journal of Natural History |
| 37 | Levinsenia materi | M. Ertan ÇINAR, Ertan DAĞLI | 2013 | Journal of Natural History |
| 38 | Gammarus komareki aznavensis | M. ÖZBEK, Hamidreza RASOULI | 2014 | Turkish Journal of Zoology |
| 39 | Myrianida rodosensis | M. Ertan ÇINAR | 2015 | Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the UK |
| 40 | Polydora brunneopunctata | M. Ertan Çınar, Ertan Dağlı, Senem Çağlar& Serhat Albayrak | 2015 | Zootaxa |
| 41 | Augeneria profundicola | Güley Kurt-Şahin, M. Ertan Çınar, Onur Gönülal | 2016 | Medxiterranean Marine Science |
| 42 | Monticellina marypetersenae | Marco Lezzi, M. Ertan Çınar & Adriana Giangrande | 2016 | Marine Biodiversity |
| 43 | Protocirrineris purgamentorum | Marco Lezzi, M. Ertan Çınar & Adriana Giangrande | 2016 | Marine Biodiversity |
| 44 | Gammarus gonensis | M. ÖZBEK | 2017 | Turkish Journal of Zoology |
| 45 | Cirrophorus turcicus | Deniz Erdoğan-Dereli, M. Ertan Çınar & Ertan Dağlı | 2017 | Zootaxa |
| 46 | Pseudobranchiomma marmarensis | M. Ertan ÇINAR & Adriana Giangrande | 2017 | Marine Biodiversity |
| 47 | Gammarus deryae | M. ÖZBEK | 2018 | Turkish Journal of Zoology |
| 48 | Calamactinia incubans | Oscar Ocaña & M. Ertan Çınar | 2018 | Journal of Natural History |
| 49 | Charisactis tetiana | Oscar Ocaña & M. Ertan Çınar | 2018 | Journal of Natural History |
| 50 | Diadumene turcica | Oscar Ocaña & M. Ertan Çınar | 2018 | Journal of Natural History |
| 51 | Epizoanthus marmarensis | Oscar Ocaña & M. Ertan Çınar | 2018 | Journal of Natural History |
| 52 | Marmara musculata | Oscar Ocaña & M. Ertan Çınar | 2018 | Journal of Natural History |
| 53 | Scolanthus mediterraneus | Oscar Ocaña & M. Ertan Çınar | 2018 | Journal of Natural History |
| 54 | Gammarus egmao | Murat ÖZBEK, M Oktar GÜLOĞLU | 2019 | Ege Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Science |
Note: The names written in bold are the elements of the Department of Marine and Inland Water Sciences and Technology.