Epizoic Algal Communities of Al-Hassa, Saudi Arabia PDF

Keywords

algae, Saudi Arabia, Epizoic communities

Abstract

Ten algal species are reported for the first time from Saudi Arabia (5 Cyanophyta, 5 Chlorophyta) growing episodically. The algae were discovered on the surfaces of 3 species of snail , 1 species o[ turtle and 1 species of frog. Snails were covered mostly by the green algae Cladophora glomerata and Enteromorpha intestinalis. The green alga Basic/adia chelonum (newly recorded [or Saudi Arabia) and the blue-green alga. Microcystis robust were the most common algae on turtles. Frogs were dominated by a species of the green alga Chlorella.