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Free-living dinoflagellates of the central Red Sea, Saudi Arabia: Variability, new records and potentially harmful species

Abstract

The diversity of free-living dinoflagellates in the coastal areas of the central Red Sea, Saudi Arabia, was studied from April 2016 to March 2017. A total of 106 dinoflagellates belonging to 36 genera, 20 families and 7 orders were identified and characterized using light microscopy. Of these, 47 taxa were potentially harmful, and 60 taxa were recorded for the first time from the Red Sea. The unexpectedly high species diversity, including new records, was due to the benthic species. The monthly variability of planktonic species records exhibited negative correlations with temperature and salinity, although in most cases, the links between them were insignificant. Subsequently, the dinoflagellates checklist for the entire Red Sea was updated and showed that there were currently 395 taxa and 66 genera. The results of this study provide a solid foundation for future studies of dinoflagellate biodiversity in the Red Sea, particularly for benthic and harmful species.

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https://www.webofscience.com/wos/woscc/full-record/WOS:000465509700071

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Prabowo, D.A.; Agusti, S. (2019). Free-living dinoflagellates of the central Red Sea, Saudi Arabia: Variability, new records and potentially harmful species. Mar. Pollut. Bull. 141: 629-648. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2019.03.012

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