Records of free-living ciliaates in Saudi Arabia. II. Freshwater benthic ciliates of Al-Hassa Oasis Eastern Region

Arab Gulf Journal of Scientific Research

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 187-205

  Al Rasheid, Khaled A S ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CILIOPHORA;

BENTHOS; CILIATE; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; NEW RECORD;

SAUDI ARABIA, AL-HASSA OASIS;

EID: 0030613599     PISSN: 19859899     EISSN: 25360051     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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