First record of seven tintinnid species from the Lebanese waters

Seven ciliate tintinnids are reported in this study for the first time in Lebanese marine waters: Leprotintinnus nordqvisti (Brandt 1906) Kofoid and Campbell, 1929, Codonellopsis ostenfeldi Schmidt, 1902, Dictyocysta fundlandica Ehrenberg, 1854, Undellopsis subangulata (Jörgensen) Kofoid and Campbel...

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Published inJournal of the Black Sea/Mediterranean environment Vol. 28; no. 3; p. 309
Main Authors Saab, Marie Abboud-Abi, Ouba, Anthony, Lteif, Myriam, Ghsoub, Myriam, Mahfouz, Celine, Jemaa, Sharif, Hassoun, Abed El Rahman, Fakhri, Milad
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Istambul Turkish Marine Research Foundation 01.01.2022
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New records
Offshore
Species checklists
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Summary:Seven ciliate tintinnids are reported in this study for the first time in Lebanese marine waters: Leprotintinnus nordqvisti (Brandt 1906) Kofoid and Campbell, 1929, Codonellopsis ostenfeldi Schmidt, 1902, Dictyocysta fundlandica Ehrenberg, 1854, Undellopsis subangulata (Jörgensen) Kofoid and Campbell, 1929, Canthariella pyramidata (Jörgensen 1924) Kofoid and Campbell, 1929, Daturella striata Kofoid and Campbell, 1929 and Amphorides calida (Kofoid and Campbell) Strand, 1926. These species were collected in Lebanon at an offshore station facing Beirut between 0 and 600m depth. Morphological features of the shells (loricae) used to identify each species are described. This work is a contribution to the regional checklist of ciliates.
ISSN:1304-9550