Author(s): Khaled A. S. Al-Rasheid
Article publication date: 1997-03-01
Vol. 15 No. 1 (yearly), pp. 187-205.
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Keywords
freshwater ponds, ciliates, Saudi Arabia
Abstract
Benthos samples were collected from the submerged topmost 1-3 cm of sediments in freshwater ponds in Al-Hassa Oasis, Eastern Region, Saudi Arabia for the identification and recording of free-living benthic ciliates of the Oasis. A total of 37 species belonging to 25 genera in 21 families was identified, 21 of which are know to be typical marine species. All represent new records to the fauna of Saudi Arabia. The distribution of each species within the Oasis was recorded.