Abstracts:

POTENTIALLY HARMFUL PHYTOPLANKTON SPECIES FROM QATARI WATERS

A.R. Al-Muftah

Marine Sciences Department, Faculty of Science, University of Qatar, PO Box 2713

A preliminary survey of potentially toxic phytoplankton species was carried out in Qatari waters between 1993 and 1997. About 46 taxa were recorded during this survey of which dinoflagellates were the most abundant (25 species). Bacillariophyceae were represented by 17 species and Cyanophyceae (blue-green algae) by 4 species, among which Trichodesmium was most common. These preliminary results are promising for the practical monitoring of fish toxicity in the region.

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