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New records of the genus Gambierdiscus in marginal seas of the Indian Ocean

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 August 2013

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: [email protected]
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Abstract

The occurrence of the dinoflagellates belonging to the ciguatera-related genus Gambierdiscus is reported for the first time from the north-western Arabian Gulf and northern Red Sea in the Indian Ocean basin. Gambierdiscus yasumotoi was recorded from two sampling sites on the southern Kuwait coast, and co-occurrence of G. cf. belizeanus and G. yasumotoi was found also in the Gulf of Aqaba in Jordan. The morphology of cells is described on the basis of light microscopy and scanning electron microscopy examination.

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ciguateraDinophyceaeGambierdiscusIndian OceanJordanKuwait
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Marine Biodiversity Records , Volume 6 , 2013 , e91
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2013 

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