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First record of Kryptoperidinium foliaceum (Dinophyceae: Peridiniales) from a hypersaline environment in Kuwait, north-western Arabian Gulf

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 October 2012

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 the dinoflagellate Kryptoperidinium foliaceum is reported for the first time from a hypersaline environment in Kuwait based on recurrent observations of this species from a tidal creek in appreciable numbers. This new record extends the known range of salinity tolerance for K. foliaceum to more than 100 psu. The distribution of the species along a salinity gradient within the tidal creek was studied. The morphological features of the species on the basis of light and epifluorescence microscopy observations are described.

Keywords

Dinophyceaehypersaline creekKryptoperidinium foliaceumKuwait
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Marine Biodiversity Records , Volume 5 , August 2012 , e104
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2012

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