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DOI :10.26650/EurJBiol.2019.0008   IUP :10.26650/EurJBiol.2019.0008    Full Text (PDF)

Karyotypes of Southeastern Turkish Scorpions Hottentotta saulcyi and Buthacus macrocentrus (Scorpiones: Buthidae)

Halil Koç, Ersen Aydin Yağmur, Frantisek Šťáhlavský

Objective: The species Hottentotta saulcyi is widely distributed from Mardin to Hakkari while the distribution of Buthacus macrocentrus is limited to the south-east of Turkey (only Şanlıurfa). The aim of this study is to analyze the cytogenetic structure of Hottentotta saulcyi and Buthacus macrocentrus. Materials and Methods: The specimens were collected during the night from Şırnak and Şanlıurfa using a UV lamp. The male Hottentotta saulcyi were collected from Şırnak and male and female Buthacus macrocentrus from Şanlıurfa. Chromosome preparations were made using cells from the male testes and the female ovariuteri of the species studied. Chromosome preparations were made using the classical spreading method. Results: The diploid chromosome number for Hottentotta saulcyi was 2n=14, and 2n=28 for Buthacus macrocentrus. Conclusion: The karyotypes of Hottentotta saulcyi and Buthacus macrocentrus have been presented for the first time. Both analyzed species have holocentric chromosomes that gradually decrease in size. Quadrivalent and hexavalent were observed during the first meiotic division in males of Buthacus macrocentrus.
Keywords: Karyotype, Hottentotta saulcyi, Buthacus macrocentrus

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Koç, H., Yağmur, E.A., & Šťáhlavský, F. (2019). Karyotypes of Southeastern Turkish Scorpions Hottentotta saulcyi and Buthacus macrocentrus (Scorpiones: Buthidae). European Journal of Biology, 78(2), 111-116. https://doi.org/10.26650/EurJBiol.2019.0008


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Koç H, Yağmur E A, Šťáhlavský F. Karyotypes of Southeastern Turkish Scorpions Hottentotta saulcyi and Buthacus macrocentrus (Scorpiones: Buthidae). European Journal of Biology. 2019;78(2):111-116. https://doi.org/10.26650/EurJBiol.2019.0008


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Koç, Halil, and Ersen Aydin Yağmur and Frantisek Šťáhlavský. 2019. “Karyotypes of Southeastern Turkish Scorpions Hottentotta saulcyi and Buthacus macrocentrus (Scorpiones: Buthidae).” European Journal of Biology 78, no. 2: 111-116. https://doi.org/10.26650/EurJBiol.2019.0008


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Koç, Halil, and Ersen Aydin Yağmur and Frantisek Šťáhlavský. “Karyotypes of Southeastern Turkish Scorpions Hottentotta saulcyi and Buthacus macrocentrus (Scorpiones: Buthidae).” European Journal of Biology, vol. 78, no. 2, 2019, pp. 111-116. [Database Container], https://doi.org/10.26650/EurJBiol.2019.0008


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Koç H, Yağmur EA, Šťáhlavský F. Karyotypes of Southeastern Turkish Scorpions Hottentotta saulcyi and Buthacus macrocentrus (Scorpiones: Buthidae). European Journal of Biology [Internet]. 26 Apr. 2024 [cited 26 Apr. 2024];78(2):111-116. Available from: https://doi.org/10.26650/EurJBiol.2019.0008 doi: 10.26650/EurJBiol.2019.0008


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Koç, Halil - Yağmur, ErsenAydin - Šťáhlavský, Frantisek. “Karyotypes of Southeastern Turkish Scorpions Hottentotta saulcyi and Buthacus macrocentrus (Scorpiones: Buthidae)”. European Journal of Biology 78/2 (Apr. 2024): 111-116. https://doi.org/10.26650/EurJBiol.2019.0008



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Submitted16.05.2019
Accepted17.09.2019
Published Online06.12.2019

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