Identification key of pelagic chaetognath species along Turkey coast

This study is the first attempt to create the identification key of pelagic chaetognath species inhabited in coastal waters of the Turkey. During the preparation of this identification key, personal observations and information obtained from previous studies were used. As a result of the studies performed on the coasts of our country, it was observed that a total of 13 chaetognath species of 9 genera were distributed along the Turkish coast. In the present study, their morphological and distributional characteristics were presented together with identification key and it was aimed to be base references for further studie