Ozalp, Hasan BarisAlparslan, Mustafa2025-01-272025-01-2720111300-01791303-6114https://doi.org/10.3906/zoo-0907-80https://search.trdizin.gov.tr/tr/yayin/detay/120268https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12428/23040The Scleractinian Cladocora caespitosa is reported for the first time from the Marmara Sea, Turkey. Five colonies of the elliptical Cladocora caespitosa were discovered at 7 m by scuba divers around Posidonia oceanica beds colonising a substrate of sand and rock. The colonies' characteristics were recorded with underwater apparatus with a close-up device and with a video system. The present paper provides the new updated area of the species on the Turkish coast.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessScleractinianFaviidaeCladocora caespitosaMarmara Seafirst recordArticle35570170510.3906/zoo-0907-80Q4WOS:0002955012000082-s2.0-80051769270120268Q2