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First records of noctilucoid dinoflagellates Abedinium dasypus and Scaphodinium mirabile (Dinophyceae) from the Indian Ocean

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 March 2013

Maria Saburova ,
Igor Polikarpov  and
Faiza Al-Yamani
Maria Saburova*
Affiliation:
Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, PO Box 1638, Salmiyah-22017, Kuwait
Igor Polikarpov
Affiliation:
Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, PO Box 1638, Salmiyah-22017, Kuwait
Faiza Al-Yamani
Affiliation:
Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, PO Box 1638, Salmiyah-22017, Kuwait
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: M. Saburova, Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, PO Box 1638, Salmiyah-22017, Kuwait email: msaburova@gmail.com
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Abstract

The occurrence of noctilucoid dinoflagellates Abedinium dasypus and Scaphodinium mirabile is reported for the first time from the Indian Ocean (Kuwait's waters, north-western Arabian Gulf). The morphology of live cells is described on the basis of light microscopic examination and photographically documented for both species. The world distribution of these dinoflagellates is reviewed.

Keywords

AbediniumDinophyceaeIndian OceanKuwaitNoctilucalesphytoplanktonScaphodinium
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Research Article
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Marine Biodiversity Records , Volume 6 , 2013 , e46
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2013

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