Author(s): M.M. Dorgham and A. Muftah
Article publication date: 1986-12-01
Vol. 4 No. 2 (yearly), pp. 421-436.
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Keywords
Qatar, phytoplankton, taxa
Abstract
The species composition of the phytoplankton community in the Arabian Gulf of the Qatar peninsula was studied. The presented data were obtained from the analysis of samples collected seasonally during 1984. A total number of 390 taxa were recorded including 225 diatoms, 152 dinoflagellates, 2 silicoflagellates and 11 blue green algae. The given table represents the first comprehensive list of phytoplankton species occurring in the Qatari waters