Records of free-living ciliates in Saudi Arabia. III. Marine interstitial ciliates of the Arabian Gulf Island of Tarut

Arab Gulf Journal of Scientific Research

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 733-766

  Al Rasheid, Khaled A S ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACIDITY; CILIATE; HABITAT; SALINITY; SAUDI ARABIA;

CILIOPHORA; DIOPHRYS APPENDICULATA; FRONTONIA; FRONTONIA MARINA; LOXOPHYLLUM; LOXOPHYLLUM PSEUDOSETIGERUM; PLEURONEMA CORONATUM; PROTOCRUZIA; TROTOCRUZIA; TROTOCRUZIA DEPRESSA; URONYCHIA; URONYCHIA SETIGERA;

ABUNDANCE; SPECIES RICHNESS; ZOOBENTHOS;

PERSIAN GULF, TARUT ISLAND;

EID: 0031284467     PISSN: 19859899     EISSN: 25360051     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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